Accounts Payable SOP

    Updated: 10/13/23

    Help interested parties understand
    1. The process for getting invoices paid

    2. The process for getting reimbursements for travel, etc.

    3. The process for getting conference registrations processed

    Travel Voucher

    1. 1

      Monthly for Regular Accounts Payable

      1. Match invoice to purchase order and receiving information
      2. If invoice detail does not match purchasing/receiving information then follow up
      with vendor that sent the invoice and secure corrected invoice or other supporting
      paperwork
      3. Accounts payable enters correct invoices into Skyward for review and approval
      4. Finance Manager and CFO approve all invoices for payment via electronic
      workflow and generates a report for Board of Education approval
      5. Time sensitive invoices are paid each Friday and approved ex post facto at the
      next regularly scheduled BOE meeting
      6. Other invoices are approved and paid monthly at the regularly scheduled Board of
      Education meeting
      7. Checks, electronic payments, etc. are initiated after BOE approval
    2. 2

      Monthly for Travel Related Expenses and Conference Registrations

      1. For travel expenses, district approved travel voucher is completed and submitted to the principal or other supervisor for approval
      2. For conferences, conference registration forms are completed by the participant and submitted to the principal or other supervisor for approval
      3. Principal/Supervisor approves and forwards to accounts payable for processing
      4. Steps 3-7 above are followed
    3. 3

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