Travel Expense Approvals
Authorization of documents plays a critical role in maintaining internal controls over budgets and safeguarding university assets. Occasionally, a situation arises where a department different from the employee’s home department may fund a particular trip for an employee. Since electronic workflow is determined by department ID, it is probable that the traveler’s supervisor will not have the “electronic opportunity” to approve the traveler’s expense statement or paper authorization. When this occurs, the traveler’s supervisor will need to sign the last page of the travel expense statement in the approving signature box located beside the employee’s signature. The supervisor’s signature constitutes agreement with the charges and consent for the time away.
