Remit Payment

Overview:

Remitting Payment can be a paper check, electronic bank payment, or a direct deposit ACH file.  Once invoices have been selected the next steps taken depend on the organizations preferred method of making payment.

Depending on payment method, the steps are below:

• Paper Check - the check files need to be created, then printed, then stuffed into envelopes, and lastly the checks are mailed
  1. Start AP Check Processing
  2. Print Checks from the Report Monitor, Print, and View
  3. Complete AP Check Processing
• ACH File - the ACH file payments are created with check file creation process, then the file is created, and lastly the file is uploaded
  1. Start AP Check Processing
  2. Create AP Direct Deposit File
  3. Complete AP Check Processing
• Electronic Bank Payment - the payment against an invoice is submitted online, no check or ACH file is needed, the WIRE (or check form created to not generate a check) is assigned during selection, and lastly the check processing is started and completed to clear the invoice with a system assigned number for the payment
  1. Start AP Check Processing
  2. Complete AP Check Processing

Benefits:

• Various methods to remit payment on a payable

Roles:

• Controller

Additional Content

• see Pay Vendors for more info on the steps to follow
• see Manual Payment if recording payment outside the system

Location:

• Accounts Payable > Check Processing > Automated Check Processing

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