How a payment run works
Payments are gathered through the week and leave together, once two people have looked at them.
A run is a list of transfers with one date. Anyone on the desk can add to it; only a treasurer can approve it. Each transfer keeps the field requested_by, so a question always has someone to go to.
Approvals
A run needs two approvals before the cut-off at 15:00. After that it is locked and sent to the bank as one file.
What stops a run
- A transfer larger than the limit of the account.
- A payee whose details changed in the last seven days.
- A balance that would fall below the agreed floor.
run: friday
cutoff: 15:00
approve: 2 of 3
floor: 5,000.00
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In this guide
Who may approve?
Any treasurer who did not add the transfer.
What if the cut-off passes?
The run is locked at 15:00 and anything unapproved moves to the next one.
Can a sent transfer be recalled?
No. Ask the payee to return it and record it as received.