Welcome to Accounts Receivable

The Central Accounts Receivable department provides a web-based billing and collection system for local units wishing to bill “external” customers.

• “External” customers include Harvard affiliated individuals who pay for services or goods using their own funds rather than those of the University.
• “External” customers also include non-affiliated individuals, corporations, universities, and hospitals that purchase goods and services from the University.

Oracle Receivables is part of the Oracle Financial package, which includes General Ledger, Accounts Payable/Web Voucher and Budget Tool.

Using Oracle Receivables, local billing units at Harvard can:

• Create invoices and credit memos
• Answer invoice related customer inquiries
• Run AR reports to help track departmental receivables
• Record and schedule collection activities

Central AR is not used to bill actively enrolled students. Local units needing to bill actively enrolled students should contact the Student Term Bill office for instructions. Central AR does not process interdepartmental billings, which are processed by journal vouchers.

If you are currently depositing income on a credit voucher for services and goods sold by your local billing unit, consider using the services of Central AR to meeting your billing needs. For more details on why you may want to consider AR please review the AR brochure.