Penn Disbursements Introduction - Comptroller Home Disbursements Introduction Accounts Payable Payroll Travel Disbursements Introduction Welcome to the Disbursements Section of the Comptrollers Office home page. For additional contact information in Accounts Payable, Payroll, and Travel, please see below. Accounts Payable Accounts Payable has responsibility for processing non-payroll payments to University employees, students and vendors.
Payments made to employees include reimbursements for travel and related expenditures.
Payments to students may be for travel and related expenditures, if the travel has been sponsored by the University and student refund or loan payments. Payments to vendors would be made for services rendered to the University, goods ordered and received by the University or other obligations of the institution. Payables transactions are initiated via a number of mechanisms. The Commodity Matrix is a useful ready reference in determining the proper mechanism to use when procuring goods and or services for the University. Checks are produced based upon the payment terms that are assigned to the vendor.