1. PSA for Managed Service Providers
  2. Roles and access
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Who can do what in PSA for Managed Service Providers

Give account, delivery, review and billing staff access that matches their work.

How permissions work

Separate entry from follow-up

Engineer records service, time and expenses; Service Reviewer checks approval results and follows exceptions.

Keep billing accountable

Billing Specialist maintains monthly billing records and checks milestone invoice outcomes.

Make ownership visible

Account Owner, Service Delivery Manager and Finance Manager each read the records needed for their part of the agreement.

Who can do what

Permissions by role
RoleClients and agreementsService deliveryTime and expensesMilestonesBilling and collectionsMargin and capacityReview evidence
AdminEditViewEditViewViewEditView
Account OwnerEdit——ViewViewEdit—
Service Delivery Manager—ViewViewEdit—Edit—
Engineer—EditEditView—EditEdit
Service Reviewer—View—ViewViewViewEdit
Billing Specialist—View—ViewEditViewView
Finance Manager—View—ViewEditViewView

Each role in detail

Admin

Configures users, organizations and access for the service firm.

Can

  • Manage Users, Organizations, Engineers
  • View operation receipts, review decisions

Account Owner

Maintains client records and the commercial handoff to delivery.

Can

  • Manage Clients, managed service agreements
  • View Milestones, monthly billing

Starts on: Agreement Schedule

Service Delivery Manager

Owns agreement scope, delivery and milestone readiness.

Can

  • Manage managed service agreements, Milestones
  • View recurring service entries, time entries, Expenses, Engineers

Starts on: Milestone Billing Exceptions

Engineer

Records delivered service, time and expenses against assigned agreements.

Can

  • Manage recurring service entries, time entries, Expenses, record attachments
  • View managed service agreements, Milestones

Starts on: Rejected Recurring Service Entries

Service Reviewer

Inspects service approval outcomes and follows up on lines that fail validation.

Can

  • Manage review decisions
  • View recurring service entries, managed service agreements, operation receipts

Starts on: Approved Not Invoiced

Billing Specialist

Raises milestone billing records and reconciles collections.

Can

  • Manage monthly billing
  • View Milestones, managed service agreements, operation receipts

Starts on: Milestone Billing Exceptions

Finance Manager

Reviews agreement economics, disputed billing and billing evidence.

Can

  • Manage monthly billing
  • View managed service agreements, Milestones, recurring service entries, operation receipts

Starts on: Payments Overdue Or Disputed

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