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title: "Approve and pay bills and statements"
slug: "approve-and-pay-bills-and-statements"
updated: 2026-10-15T00:05:26Z
published: 2026-10-15T00:05:26Z
canonical: "help.servicetitan.com/approve-and-pay-bills-and-statements"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.servicetitan.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Approve and pay bills and statements

## Overview

After you create a payment for a bill or statement, a payment record is created with the status *Ready for Approval*. To ensure the payment is delivered to your payee, review and approve the payment so your remittance vendor can process it.

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#### Who uses this feature

- Administrators, office employees, managers, accountants, and bookkeepers
- Applies to all business types
- Applies to all trades

#### Feature configuration

- Account configuration is required to use this feature. Please contact [Technical Support](http://go.servicetitan.com/ask) for details.
- The *Purchasing Module* is required to use this feature.
- Permission is required to use this feature. Please contact the account administrator on your team.

## Things to know

If you haven't already enabled *Payables*, see [Set up Accounts Payable](/construction/docs/set-up-accounts-payable).

## Approve and pay a bill or statement

1. Go to the navigation bar and click **Accounting**.
2. In the side panel, click **Payments**.
3. Click the **Ready for Approval** tab.
4. Click a bill or statement you want to approve and pay.

> [!TIP]
> **Tip:** Use the filters to quickly find a bill or statement.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/961862ab-d0f2-4d91-bb62-a62ee8184eff/Images/Documentation/approve-and-pay-bills-and-statements-image-2sz0q1zx.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-31T01%3A49%3A14Z&se=2026-10-31T02%3A49%3A14Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=1%2BCs%2Fnyhzq4bu%2F%2Bpfi3qcYMlK4EV4IoGibVdM0rhcoY%3D) The payment record opens.
5. Click **Approve and Pay**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/961862ab-d0f2-4d91-bb62-a62ee8184eff/Images/Documentation/approve-and-pay-bills-and-statements-image-zddt3hqr.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-31T01%3A49%3A14Z&se=2026-10-31T02%3A49%3A14Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=1%2BCs%2Fnyhzq4bu%2F%2Bpfi3qcYMlK4EV4IoGibVdM0rhcoY%3D)

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:** If this is your first time making a payment to the specified remittance vendor, the *First-time Transaction Verification* pop-up opens. Review the vendor details, then click **Approve and Pay**.

The payment record status updates to *Initiated*.

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:** When you complete a payment and [add the payment to a Batch](/construction/docs/add-payments-to-batches), a link to the batch number appears in the payment details so you can review the payment.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/961862ab-d0f2-4d91-bb62-a62ee8184eff/Images/Documentation/approve-and-pay-bills-and-statements-image-jgvv42l7.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-31T01%3A49%3A14Z&se=2026-10-31T02%3A49%3A14Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=1%2BCs%2Fnyhzq4bu%2F%2Bpfi3qcYMlK4EV4IoGibVdM0rhcoY%3D)

## Want to learn more?

- Visit the ServiceTitan Academy to enroll in [Accounts Payable in ServiceTitan](https://servicetitan.docebosaas.com/learn/courses/295/accounts-payable-in-servicetitan)
- See [Accounts Payable](/construction/docs/accounts-payable-home)

A batch, or invoice batch, is a set of invoices that have been audited and are ready to post. You will use the Invoice screen in ServiceTitan to create invoice batches. On the Invoice screen, you'll have access to unbatched and batched invoices.

[Learn more →](https://help.servicetitan.com/docs/servicetitan-glossary) · [See the full glossary →](https://help.servicetitan.com/docs/glossary-overview)