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About Financial Services

Committed to integrity in financial reporting and excellent customer service, Financial Services supports the University community by making business operations cost-effective and efficient, allowing others to focus on teaching, research, and outreach. The team maintains official accounting records and internal controls in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, standards set by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, University policies, and the requirements of federal and state agencies and external funding sources.

Cashier Window Services

Payments for BU tuition charges by check only are accepted at the Cashier windows. Payments for Health Center fees, parking fines and other miscellaneous charges can be made by check or credit card.

Cashier Window Hours

Monday – Friday

9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Who Do I Ask?

Use the list of below to find the email that is best for answering your standard procedural or transactional questions.

I have a question about …Please email …
General financial servicescontroller@bradley.edu
Vendor invoices, inquiries, payments, expense reimbursement, and general A/P questionsaccountspayable@bradley.edu
Payroll and timekeepingpayroll@bradley.edu
Grants/contracts accounts, gift accounts, university designated accounts, endowment spending, and student organizationsrestrictedaccounts@bradley.edu
Bursar and student fees (i.e., tuition bills, tuition payments, outstanding and past due balances)stufees@bradley.edu
Entrance counseling, exit counseling, Perkins, Master Promissory Notes, and miscellaneous student loan itemsloans@bradley.edu
Distance Ed and Online student related finance questionssfsonline@bradley.edu
Quickcash transactions, balance, and general inquiresquickcard@bradley.edu
Bradley University investments correspondence and investment statements and general questions related to investmentsvpba@bradley.edu
Parking permit, citation, and general parking questionsparking@bradley.edu
HEERF, HEERF disbursements, and HEERF student eligibilitycares@bradley.edu
Request for door access (both key and card access) plus establishment of Aramark, Barnes & Noble, and other vendor employeeskeyandcardaccess@bradley.edu
Student, faculty, and staff ID photo questionsidphoto@bradley.edu
Distance Ed and Online student ID photo questionsonlineidphoto@bradley.edu

The Centers of Expertise will actively manage these inboxes and respond promptly.

Additional Financial Services

The Payroll office facilitates the accurate and timely payment of all employees. The office also manage payroll schedules, earnings, deductions, taxes, and time reporting.

This area is responsible for account management, monthly departmental reports, student organizational accounts, transfer of accounts, and more.

The Restricted Funds area of the Controller’s Office supports accounting and business functions related to grants, contracts and sponsored projects, gifts and endowments, and university designated funds. Its primary responsibilities include restricted account establishment and maintenance, review of restricted account transactions, preparation of general ledger entries, analytical reviews and reconciliations of restricted accounts, financial reporting, and fulfillment of various internal and external reporting requirements.

Responsibilities of this department include establishment and administering purchasing policies, initiating reports necessary to permit analysis of purchasing performance, determining the method of purchasing, consolidating purchases of like or common items, and analyzing prices paid for material, equipment and services. Purchasing-A/P has the authority to question any aspect of a purchase including but not limited to the quality and quantity, suggested vendor and kind of materials that have been requested.