Can I check the status of my payment?

STEP 1: LOOK UP YOUR VENDOR ID NUMBER

If you are an employee, faculty member, student, or a business and have been reimbursed or paid by CU in the past, you can use this tool to check the status of a payment.

Columbia University's Accounts Payable system assigns all parties with a unique Vendor ID number (10-digits, usually with 3-5 leading zeros). In order to search for a payment status, you can use their search tool. To do so, you must first have your Vendor ID number handy.

Businesses

You can search for your Vendor ID by using the ARC Vendor ID Lookup tool.

Individuals

You can search for your Vendor ID by using the ARC Vendor/Payee Request Web Form

Once you have the Vendor ID number you can proceed to Step 2.

STEP 2: SEARCH ACCOUNTS PAYABLE PAYMENT STATUS SYSTEM

Go to the AP Payment Status & Remittance website.

For payments to business entities:

• by entering the Vendor ID number and the Invoice number, you will be able to search and view the status of your payment request.

STEP 3: INTERPRETING THE PAYMENT STATUS

Status	Definition	Next Steps
Not found	Voucher has not been entered into the system yet by the department	Call or email department contact to confirm that the invoice has been received
Pending Dept Action	Voucher entered, but awaiting dept approval or resolution of audit item	Call or email department contact if the invoice is experiencing significant delays
Pending Central AP Action	Voucher is awaiting or in the midst of the audit process by AP	Check the AP is Now Auditing dates on the AP website
Paid	Voucher has been approved and processed for payment	Refer to the AP Remittance tool for additional details