The Invoice and attached order are then sent to the ordering person for coding and signing to signify that the goods have been received and invoice details are correct. The invoice is counter signed by the manager of the ordering person as authorization for payment where the person does not have delegated authority.
Invoices are returned to Daphne and Velma who check that the ordering person and appropriate manager have signed the invoice. Daphne does not have a copy of the current delegation but says she is aware of the delegations various staff have. The check focusses on staff with smaller limits as these are the ones more likely to exceed their limit.
Daphne and Velma perform no check of coding to ensure that costs have been put into the appropriate expenditures codes but will query and coding that looks unusual. The system will however not accept invalid codes. It is the responsibility of the ordering officer and the authorizing manager to ensure that invoices are correctly coded.