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How to Add Charges and Post Payments to a Customer's Account

Step-by-step instructions for recording charges, editing invoices, and collecting payments as an Admin

Written by Serena Edwards

As an Admin, you can view and manage all invoices — current, paid, and upcoming — from a customer's Billing page. This article covers how to manually add or edit a charge on an invoice and how to post a payment to that invoice. Use the sections below based on what you need to do.

Before You Start

Both posting a charge and posting a payment require an existing invoice on the customer's account. If no invoice exists yet, you will need to create one before following any of the steps in this article, How to Create an Invoice.

If an invoice already exists, you're ready to proceed.

NOTE: Payments are collected twice daily — see the schedule below.

How to Find a Customer Invoice

There are two ways to locate a customer's invoice in Enrollsy:

Option 1 — Customer's Billing Page Use the search bar at the top of the screen to search for the customer by name, email address, or phone number. Click on the customer's name in the results, then select the Billing tab to view their invoices.

Option 2 — The Invoices Page From the left-hand menu bar, navigate to the Invoices page. Use the Filter field to search for the customer by name and locate the invoice you need.

filter by customer name on Enrollsy invoices page

Once you've found the correct invoice, press Cmd+F (Mac) or Ctrl+F (Windows) to search within the page if you need to narrow down to a specific invoice. When you find it, click Edit to open it.

edit invoices in Enrollsy

How to Post a Charge to an Invoice

Watch the video below for a quick walkthrough of how to add a charge and post a payment to a customer's invoice, then follow the step-by-step instructions in each section below.

When you post a "charge," you are recording tuition or another fee to a customer's account — essentially adding a line item to an invoice for a specific dollar amount.

Use the steps below if the customer already has an existing invoice and you need to edit the charge amount or add an additional charge to it. If no invoice exists yet, you will need to create an invoice before proceeding.

To get started, find and open the customer's invoice using the steps in the How to Find a Customer Invoice section above, then continue below.

Step 1 — Edit an Existing Charge

To edit a charge that is already on the invoice, click the three-dot menu on the charge row, then select Edit.

edit an existing charge in Enrollsy

The Edit Transaction window will open. You can add public or private comments at the top. Scroll down and click the down arrow next to Charge Items to add additional charge items, or click directly on the amount to edit the current value.

edit a transaction in Enrollsy

Step 2 — Add a New Charge to the Invoice

To add a new charge to the same invoice, click the plus (+) button. The Post Transaction window will appear. Select Post Charge. You can add a public or private comment in the fields provided.

add a new charge item to an invoice in Enrollsy

Scroll down to the Set Up Charge section. Click the down arrow next to Charge Items to add one or more charge items and enter the amounts. When finished, click Post.

add a charge item to an invoice in Enrollsy

How to Post a Payment to an Invoice

Posting a payment is also referred to as "charging a customer's card or bank account." When you post a payment, you are either:

  • Collecting and recording an electronic payment (credit/debit card or ACH) — funds are collected from the customer at the time you post it, or

  • Recording a cash or check payment that has already been received.

Important: Always post a payment to a specific invoice. Avoid posting payments only to the Transaction History without linking them to an invoice. If no invoice exists, create one first before posting the payment.

To get started, find and open the customer's invoice using the steps in the How to Find a Customer Invoice section above, then continue below.

Step 1 — Post the Payment

In the Edit window, click the plus (+) button. The Post Transaction window will appear. Select Post Payment, then click the correct Classification (location). You can also add a public or private comment in the fields provided.

post a payment in Enrollsy

Admins Must Manually Add a Convenience Fee

If you select Credit/Debit Card as the payment method, you must manually calculate and add any applicable payment fees (e.g., Convenience Fee, Sales Tax) before posting. Follow these steps to manually add a convenience fee.

  1. Select Post charge (along with Post payment)

    post charge when manually adding a convenience fee in Enrollsy

  2. Add the Convenience fee charge item and the amount (manually calculated). For example, if the total is $200 and the credit card convenience fee is 3%, the amount would be $6.00.

    add a manual convenience fee in Enrollsy

  3. Continue to the next step.

Step 2 — Set Up the Payment

Scroll down to the Set Up Payment section. Enter the total amount under Total. Click the down arrow next to Choose Payer to select the correct payer if there is more than one on the account. Then select the payment method.

set up payment in Enrollsy

Step 3 — Finalize and Post

When finished, click Post. You can also check the Print receipt box to print a receipt for the customer.

finalize and post payment in Enrollsy

How the Automated Invoice & Payment Schedule Works

Enrollsy runs automated background processes to create invoices, reconcile credits, and collect payments on a set schedule. Understanding this schedule helps explain why a payment and an invoice might appear unlinked temporarily.

Task

Frequency

When

Beginning

Ending

Invoice Creation
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Every 1 hr

Hourly

12:15 am PT/

3:15 am ET

N/A

Credit Reconciliation

Every 1 hr

Hourly

12:00 am PT/

3:00 am ET

N/A

Payment Collection

Twice a Day

Morning/ Evening

5:45 am PT/

8:45 am ET

8:45 pm PT/

11:45 pm ET

If a payment and an invoice remain unconnected for more than 24 hours, please contact support via chat.

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