You can configure the settings for the bill expense type in Payhawk according to the requirements of your company.
Enabling bills and setting their default payment schedules
You can enable employees at your company to submit expense requests for bills in the following way:
In the Payhawk web portal, go to Settings > Expense types > Bill.
Switch on the toggle.
From the drop-down lists, define the following settings by selecting the corresponding options:
The Payhawk roles that will be able to submit expense requests for bill payments.
Everyone - Enables all employees at your company to submit bills.
Accounts and Administrators - Enables only Payhawk accountants and administrators at your company to submit bills.
The default payment execution method for bills at your company.
Immediately - Defaults the payment execution of bills to immediate payment and is seen by employees in the Expenses > Pay > Confirm details field.
Expense due date - Defaults the payment execution of bills to the due date of the expense based on the extracted data by Payhawk's OCR and is seen by employees in the Expenses > Pay > Confirm details field.
When done, click on Save changes.
Disabling bills
You can disable bills for your company in the following way:
In the Payhawk web portal, go to Settings > Expense types > Bill.
Switch off the toggle.
In the dialog that opens, confirm your choice and click on Disable.