diff --git a/app/controllers/facility_accounts_reconciliation_controller.rb b/app/controllers/facility_accounts_reconciliation_controller.rb
index 46c17c8df6..1b2ac26664 100644
--- a/app/controllers/facility_accounts_reconciliation_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/facility_accounts_reconciliation_controller.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ class FacilityAccountsReconciliationController < ApplicationController
   before_action :check_acting_as
   before_action :init_current_facility
   before_action :check_billing_access
+  before_action :check_billing_access_to_mark_as_unrecoverable
   before_action :set_billing_navigation
 
   def index
@@ -81,4 +82,10 @@ def unreconciled_details
     OrderDetail.complete.statemented(current_facility)
   end
 
+  def check_billing_access_to_mark_as_unrecoverable
+    if params[:order_status] == "unrecoverable" && !(current_user.administrator? || current_user.global_billing_administrator?)
+      flash[:error] = t("controllers.facility_accounts_reconciliation.cannot_mark_as_unrecoverable")
+      redirect_to([account_route.to_sym, :facility_accounts])
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/config/locales/en.controllers.yml b/config/locales/en.controllers.yml
index 39a76d9496..87a370b0bf 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.controllers.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.controllers.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ en:
         success: "Payment source activated successfully"
         failure: "Cannot activate. %{errors}"
 
+    facility_accounts_reconciliation:
+      cannot_mark_as_unrecoverable: "You do not have permission to mark payments as unrecoverable. Please contact your Global Administrator for help."
+
     facility_notifications:
       no_selection: No orders selected
       errors_html: We experienced the following errors. Please try again.<br/>%{errors}