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title: "List of role extension permissions for Administrators - Payhawk Help Center"
slug: "list-of-role-extension-permissions"
description: "See the predefined permissions of Team Manager, Executive Assistant, Category Manager and Custom Field Manager role extensions and what each one allows."
updated: 2026-08-25T10:47:46Z
published: 2026-08-25T10:47:46Z
canonical: "payhawk.com/list-of-role-extension-permissions"
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> ## Documentation Index
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# List of role extension permissions

Payhawk role extensions have predefined permissions limited to specific contexts, such as teams or individuals.

## Team Manager permissions

The Team Manager role comes with some modifiable permissions that can be switched on or off if the account is managed at the group level. For single-entity accounts, the Team Manager comes with the default set of permissions, which cannot be modified. For more information, see the article about the [Payhawk role extensions](/help/payhawk-role-extensions).

The following table lists the default permissions assigned to the Team Manager role extension.

> [!WARNING]
> Team Managers:
> 
> - Can issue cards only with the default spend policy.
> - Cannot issue metal Payhawk cards.

| **Permission** | **Team Manager** | **Modifiable** **at the group level** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| View cards | **✔** | Yes |
| Create cards | **x** | Yes |
| Card freeze/unfreeze | **✔** | Yes |
| Delete cards | **x** | Yes |
| View employees in Payhawk | **x** | Yes |
| View team members | **✔** | No |
| Invite employees to Payhawk | **x** | Yes |
| Delete employees from Payhawk | **x** | Yes |
| Add members to a team | **x** | Yes |
| Delete members from a team | **x** | Yes |
| View expenses | **✔** | No |
| Update expenses | **✔** | No |
| Submit expenses | **✔** | No |
| View purchase orders | **✔** | No |
| Update purchase orders | **✔** | No |
| Submit purchase orders | **✔** | No |

## Executive Assistant permissions

The following table lists the default permissions assigned to the Executive Assistant role extension.

| **Permission** | **Executive Assistant** | **Modifiable at the group level** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| View expenses | **✔** | No |
| Create expenses | **✔** | No |
| Update expenses | **✔** | No |
| Submit expenses | **✔** | No |
| View purchase orders | **✔** | No |
| Create purchase orders | **✔** | No |
| Update purchase orders | **✔** | No |
| Submit purchase orders | **✔** | No |

## Category Manager permissions

The following table lists the default permissions assigned to the Category Manager role extension.

| **Permission** | **Category Manager** | **Modifiable at the group level** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| View expenses | **✔** | Yes |
| Update expenses | **✔** | Yes |
| Submit expenses | **✔** | Yes |

## Custom Field Manager permissions

The following table lists the default permissions assigned to the Custom Field Manager role extension.

| **Permission** | **Category Manager** | **Modifiable at the group level** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| View expenses | **✔** | Yes |
| Update expenses | **✔** | Yes |
| Submit expenses | **x** | Yes |