[SchoolFinance] Looking for Feedback on Arbiter Pay

[Seth A. Hurd '90]

Andrea --

I switched over to Arbiter Pay at the start of last school year and it has
been a great experience for me.  Our athletic department was already using
ArbiterSports for scheduling, etc so it was a quick and easy add on.

Athletic department approves the officials / workers and then I approve the
payments.

You do have to pre-fund the account so you can't really get a perfect in
the moment budget to actual.  Once the officials or workers are set up in
Arbiter Pay they get paid quickly (faster than if I did it in house).

Arbiter sends the 1099's at the end of the year so it takes some of that
off your plate.

There is a mobile app for initiating payments but I caution against using
it because from my perspective you can't clearly see which payments have
been approved and which ones are still pending and I once initiated payment
for officials which weren't approved yet when I used the app.  It's much
clearer and cleaner on the web version.

Hope that helps,

-- Seth





*Seth A. Hurd '90 (he/him/his)*
Director of Information Systems
Financial Controller

Schedule a meeting:  sethahurd.youcanbook.me
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On Fri, Nov 14, 2025 at 9:56 AM Andrea Disch <adisch at msad11.org> wrote:

> Our Athletic Director has asked us to consider *Arbiter Pay*, and before
> I dig in too far, I’d really like to hear from those of you who’ve used it.
>
> If you’re currently using it — or have used it in the past — I’d
> appreciate any thoughts from a *business manager’s perspective*: what
> works well, what doesn’t, any challenges, and anything you wish you’d known
> ahead of time.
>
> Thanks in advance for sharing ...
>
> Andrea
>
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