Accounts Payable

About Us

The goal of the Accounts Payable Department is to disburse payments, in an accurate and timely manner while ensuring compliance with 黑料福利网 and CSU policies and guidelines, as well as State and Federal laws and regulations. Activities include payments to vendors for goods and services, processing reimbursements, training and administration of the Procurement Credit Card (PCard) Program, providing supporting documentation for annual audits, providing travel and moving information to the campus community, submission of AP sales/use tax and issuing annual 1099-Misc forms.

CSU Travel Policy Updates

  • Mileage Rate Increases for Personal Car ($0.70) and Moving & Relocation ($0.21) - Effective Jan 1, 2025.
  • Domestic Lodging Limit has been increased from $275 to $333 per night to adjust for inflation and align with other state public higher education institutions. - Effective Apr 18, 2024.
  • Our campus will be implementing Meals and Incidental Expenses (M&IE) per diem, according to the updated   - Effective Jan 1, 2024.
  • Per diem rates for students and non-employees - standard per diem of $59 a day, and for 1st and last day of travel, it is up to 75% at the rate of $44.25.

 

Departmental Resources

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  • When using the version, please select from USE A WORKFLOW.

    Note that forms begin with the letters AP (e.g., AP-Check Request Form).


    • Catering Invoice Payment Workflow
    • Check Request Guidelines
      • It is the policy of the 黑料福利网 (CSU) that reimbursement for hospitality expenses are appropriate, reasonable and serve a clear purpose consistent with the mission and fiduciary responsibilities of the CSU. This policy governs the manner and extent to which the CSU and its auxiliaries may provide hospitality to its employees, students, donors, guests, and volunteers. For more information, please refer to the Policies and Procedures section above.
    • Paying Invoices to Vendors
    • Signing PDF Documents in Adobe Acrobat Reader
    • Student Reimbursements
      • Student reimbursements should be submitted on a Check Request form (anything NOT related to travel, i.e., supply purchases).
      • Student travel reimbursements must be submitted on the web form (which would include anything travel related  i.e., registration, mileage, airfare, lodging, etc).

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    For any further questions, please contact the Accounts Payable department directly for additional assistance.


  • Accounts Payable Duties 


    Travel (By Last Name)


    Shengmei Chen                  A-B


    Isabel Contreras                 C-H

    Celestina Coleman               I-M


    Prabhjit Kaur                       N-S           
    Anna Bento                         T-Z
    Purchase Orders (By Name of Vendor)/Check Requests

    Shengmei Chen                    A-B, Vendors with #'s in their name


    Isabel Contreras                   C-H


    Celestina Coleman                 I-M
    Prabhjit Kaur                         N-S
    Anna Bento                           T-Z

    International Claims


    Celestina Coleman                A-Z (By employee last name)

    STLS Forms


    Shengmei Chen                           A-Z       

    P-Card/Travel Cards


    Celestina Coleman                A-K (By employee last name)
    Anna Bento                          L-Z (By employee last name)
    Certify Administrator
    Shengmei Chen                 

    Processes check runs, Handles Voids and Reissue payments
    Sonia Libiran

                                 

    Contact Information 


    Name
    Postion 
    Phone & Email 

    Anna Bento 

     


    Accounting Technician 

     


    Phone: 510-885-4386

    Email:  anna.bento@csueastbay.edu 


    Celestina Coleman

     


    Accounting Technician

     


    Phone: 510-885-3277

    Email:  celestina.coleman@csueastbay.edu


    Isabel Contreras

     


    Accounting Technician

     


    Phone: 510-885-3638

    Email:  isabel.contreras@csueastbay.edu


    Prabhjit Kaur 

     


    Accounting Technician

     


    Phone: 510-885-3807

    Email: prabhjit.kaur@csueastbay.edu   


    Shengmei Chen

     


    Accounting Technician

     


    Phone: 510-885-2830

    Email: shengmei.chen@csueastbay.edu


    Sonia Libiran

     


    Accounting Technician

     


    Phone: 510-885-3637

    Email:  sonia.libiran@csueastbay.edu

     

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Accounts Payable

黑料福利网, East Bay
Student Services and Administration, SA2750
25800 Carlos Bee Blvd
Hayward, CA 94542

Manager, Accounts Payable

Lana Lewis

510-885-2854

lana.lewis@csueastbay.edu

University Controller

Nicole Yu

510-885-7363

nicole.yu@csueastbay.edu