What Is Accruals On-Hold?
Accruals On-Hold is a Brightflag feature that temporarily pauses invoice review at the end of a month.
It applies after the accrual submission deadline and before the new month begins.
During this time, invoices can still be submitted — but they cannot be reviewed.
What Happens in Practice?
After the accrual deadline:
Any new invoices submitted move to “Ebilling on Hold”
They cannot be reviewed
On the first day of the new month:
Those invoices automatically move to Pending
Review can begin as normal
No manual action is required.
When Does the On-Hold Period Apply?
The on-hold period runs:
From the day after the accrual deadline
Until the last day of that month
Example
If the deadline is May 27:
On-Hold runs May 28–May 31
Invoices submitted during that time show a status of - Ebilling on Hold
On June 1, they automatically move to Pending
How Does This Affect Reporting?
The Accruals Report includes a field for on-hold invoices.
This allows finance teams to:
Separate on-hold invoices from active invoices
Avoid double-counting accruals and invoices
Keep monthly spend reporting accurate
The feature helps ensure that invoices submitted late in the month do not distort month-end totals.