Finance Office

The Finance Office supports and advances Wilkes University’s mission by ensuring the University’s fiscal integrity through effective administration, direction and financial stewardship over University resources.

Our office is responsible for student tuition billing and payments, treasury, budgeting, payment obligations and accounting. This includes maintaining a sound and effective internal control environment to ensure compliance with generally accepted accounting principles as well as relevant federal and state regulations. The Finance Office includes the following departments:

The Bursar's Office provides financial services support to students, parents, faculty, staff, deans, department heads and administration.

Bursar's Office

Accounts Payable is responsible for processing all non-payroll payments including invoices, petty cash reimbursements, and employee travel and entertainment reimbursements.

All vendor invoices are to be addressed as follows:

Wilkes University
Accounts Payable/Finance Office
84 W. South Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766

Faculty and staff who are need of more information in regards to accounts payable please visit:

Accounts Payable Portal

Budget and Analysis administers and coordinates the planning, development, and implementation of the University’s budgeting and allocation process. We set up new Banner users in the system, provide Banner Finance training upon request for budget managers and assistants and meet with budget managers and assistants to review and answer questions about their operating fund.

Faculty and staff who are need of more information in regards to accounts payable please visit:

Budget & Analysis Portal

General Accounting maintains the general ledger for the University and reports financial information internally and externally. We are responsible for the preparation for the University’s financial statements, annual not-for-profit 990 tax return and for maintaining the accuracy and integrity of the University’s capital asset database.

Faculty and staff who need more information in regard to accounts payable, please visit:

General Accounting Portal

Wilkes University provides information to investors in the form of both mandatory periodic compliance update reports and voluntary disclosure of supplementary information of interest to investors, at times offered in the form of Frequently Asked Questions.

Investor Relations

Contact Us

Feel free to contact any staff member via email or phone, or to set up an appointment. We’ll be happy to assist you in any way we can.

Anne Kotarski

Director Treasury and Student Accounts
Finance Office

Miller Hall 107
anne.kotarski@wilkes.edu
(570) 408-4654

Joann Tomko

Accounts Payable Supervisor
Finance Office

Miller Hall 102
joann.tomko@wilkes.edu
(570) 408-4662