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Fees and payments

Configure fee items and structures, generate invoices, record payments with receipts, and chase outstanding balances.

Who does what​

RoleResponsibility
FINANCEOwns Fee Setup, generate, Record Payment, Receipts, outstanding, defaulters, reconciliation
ADMINSame finance screens plus Admin Finance / allowances oversight
STUDENTViews Fees, Invoices, Payments, Balance
PARENTViews parent Fees

End-to-end​

  1. Fee Setup - Add fee item, Structures tab, assign classes, Save
  2. Generate Invoices - filter term/class/stream, generate cohort
  3. Record Payment - search learner, pick invoice lines, Post payment
  4. Receipts - print/download every time (receipt always)
  5. Outstanding Balances / Defaulters / Aging to chase
  6. Student/parent statement screens reflect posted activity

Screens​

ScreenRolesId
FinanceADMINadminFinance
AllowancesADMINadminAllowances
FeesSTUDENT, ADMINstudentFees
InvoicesSTUDENT, ADMINstudentInvoices
PaymentsSTUDENT, ADMINstudentPayments
BalanceSTUDENT, ADMINstudentBalance
Fee SetupFINANCE, ADMINfinanceFees
Fee OverridesFINANCE, ADMINfinanceOverrides
DiscountsFINANCE, ADMINfinanceDiscounts
Billing & InvoicingFINANCE, ADMINfinanceBilling
Generate InvoicesFINANCE, ADMINfinanceGenerate
Payments & ReceiptsFINANCE, ADMINfinancePayments
Record PaymentFINANCE, ADMINfinanceRecordPayment
ReceiptsFINANCE, ADMINfinanceReceipts
Payment ReversalsFINANCE, ADMINfinanceReversals
Student AccountsFINANCE, ADMINfinanceAccounts
Reports & AnalyticsFINANCE, ADMINfinanceReports
Outstanding BalancesFINANCE, ADMINfinanceOutstanding
DefaultersFINANCE, ADMINfinanceDefaulters
Aging ReportFINANCE, ADMINfinanceAging
CollectionsFINANCE, ADMINfinanceCollections
Cashier ReconciliationFINANCE, ADMINfinanceReconciliation
Finance auditFINANCE, ADMINfinanceAudit
FeesPARENTparentFees

Common mistakes​

  • Generating invoices before fee items/structures exist
  • Recording payment to the wrong learner
  • Skipping the receipt after Post payment
  • Class/term/stream filters hiding the cohort
  • Reversing without a documented reason
  • Billing Alumni/Departed as if still active