Accounts Payable and Reimbursements

Your guide to payments, reimbursements, and support at Lakehead University.

The Accounts Payable team supports faculty, staff, students, and suppliers by ensuring non-salary payments are processed accurately, efficiently, and on time. We're also here to help answer questions and resolve payment-related concerns. 

What We Process
  • Vendor payments, including invoices for goods and services (PO/BPO and non-PO)
  • Employee reimbursements (non-salary)
  • Payment-related questions and assistance 

Instructions & Resources

Cheque Requisitions

Ineligible Operating Expenses

Invoice Approvals

Travel Expenses

Concur Login (Submit Travel Requests & Expenses)

Concur Training Video

 Method of Payment

Most payments are issued by Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT).To set up or update your banking information, please complete the appropriate form and e-mail it to treasury.finance@lakeheadu.ca with the either the subject line:

  • "New EFT Information" or 
  • "Updated/Amended EFT Information"
Forms:

Request for Electronic Payment Form (Domestic)

Request for Electronic Payment Form (International)

Current Lakehead Employees

Accounts Payable is authorized to use the account information provided to Payroll (i.e. via the Payroll Mandatory Direct Deposit form).  If you were previously a student, you may need to request an update so that your reimbursement account matches your Payroll account. Please email treasury.finance@lakeheadu.ca to make this adjustment.

 

Contact

Accounts Payable

For all vendor payments, reimbursements, purchase-order questions, or general inquiries:  acctspayable@lakeheadu.ca

Team Members

Melissa Lamke | Accounts Payable Clerk | (807) 343-8010 ext. 8138 | mlamke@lakeheadu.ca

Matthew Ryan | Accounts Payable Clerk | (807) 343-8010 ext. 8242 | mjryan@lakeheadu.ca

Samson Busch | Accounts Payable Clerk | (807) 343-8010 ext. 8139 | sdbusch@lakeheadu.ca

Treasury

Handles bank reconciliations, ledger monitoring, wire payments, U.S. exchange, and cheque reconciliation.

Crystal Kondreska | Accounting Analyst | (807) 343-8010 ext. 8336 | cellis2@lakeheadu.ca 

Department Head (Escalations)

Pia Hirvas-Kiiskila | Assistant Manager, Treasury(807) 343-8010 ext. 8626 | pjhirvas@lakeheadu.ca