Hold Check for Pickup
Hold Check for Pickup
Who Completes This Task: Clerks
Process
Use the voucher process to request a check for hand pickup.
Criteria
- Checks requiring a 24-hour turnaround must be approved by the Accounts Payable Manager and Accountant 5
Steps
- Checks that require hand pickup, need a written request with justification in the voucher
- On the Payments tab, click the Payment Comments link to enter this
- Include a phone number, name and email where the originator of the request can be contacted if a hand pickup is denied
- Approval of the request is circumstantial and at the discretion of the accounts payable manager
Documentation Required
- The request and justification for hand pickup should be included on the respective Purchase Order in the “receiving copy instructions” area
Why This Is Important
- It’s the law (see 2 CFR 200.302-303)
- This in an internal control to prevent fraud, waste and abuse