Emburse Expense Management
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Emburse is the program used to manage expenses for employees. This is for P-Cards, Reimbursements for Travel, or Cash Advances.
Emburse Training
Any employee who has been granted a P-Card, has budget responsibility, travels, or is required to purchase goods on behalf of the University will have an Emburse profile.
User Quick-Start Guide – Get up and running with Emburse in just a few minutes as you learn how to access the application; create, submit, and track a report; approve expenses and view all your activity.
Canvas Course – PDFN223: Emburse Expense Training
This course reviews the basics of how to use Emburse for reconciling P-Card Transactions and other activities. It is a requirement in order to obtain a P-Card.
Expense Reports – P-Card
Expense Reports (ER) can be used to reconcile the charges made to your P-Card. These charges must be directly related to an official LU business purpose and will be approved by the Financial Approvers for the FOAPAL you select.
Here is a short video on how to submit a simple ER *Coming Soon*
Expense Reports – Reimbursements
Expense Reports (ER) can be used to request a reimbursement for an out-of-pocket expense. This expense must be directly related to official LU business purpose and cannot conflict with P-Card Policies and Procedures.
Here is a short video on how to request a reimbursement * Coming Soon *
Expense Reports – Per Diem
Per diem is allowed if you are traveling on behalf of the University for 12+ hours and outside of the 50 mile radius of homebase (typically LU Campus).
Here is a help document on how to claim per diem
Here is a short video that shows how to claim per diem * Coming Soon *
Per diem can and should be requested on the same ER as either your P-Card transactions from that trip or the reimbursement requests from that same trip.
Expense Reports – Cash Advance
- Cash Advances are available to full-time employees who do not have a P-Card and who do not travel often. It must be requested 2 weeks prior to being needed, and must be $100 or more.Here is a help document on how to request and reconcile the Cash Advance
Here is a short video on how to request a Cash Advance *Coming Soon*
Here is a short video on how to reconcile a Cash Advance *Coming Soon*
Receipts in Emburse
Receipts in Emburse are a little different than what you may be used to. They can be stored there instead of on your computer. You can upload them from the app, via email, or from your computer. They will be stored/held in the Receipts section of your E-Wallet.
You will also receive automated travel details and receipts for flights purchased via Concur and Anthony Travel. These will remain in your Travel Data section or in the receipts section of your E-Wallet until the transaction posts into your Credit Card section and then it will merge automatically.
It is important to remember that if you have a P-Card, you do not need to reconcile anything until you have that charge in your credit card section of your E-Wallet.
Expense Report Approvals
Approvals will be dependent on the FOAPAL selected during reconciliation. If multiple FOAPALs are used, then the items will be separated and go to each approver as needed. This is based on the financial approvals set for all systems for Liberty University – utilizing the APPQs.
Emburse Help Documents
Emburse – Where’s the account number?
Emburse – Helpful Tips
Emburse Online Help Center
How to set up a delegate – someone to assist with creating and submitting your ERs
Emburse App for iPhone
Emburse App for Android