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Expense captureTurn receipts and expense details into a report ready for review. Expense policiesMake expense rules clear before a report reaches approval. Mileage and travelKeep travel claims connected to their dates, routes and approved rates.
Approval workflowGive each expense decision a clear owner and a lasting record. ReimbursementsTrack eligible claims from approval to confirmed payment. Corporate cardsMatch company-card spending and close each statement with evidence.

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Capture and submit expensesPrepare an evidenced report and send the right revision for review. Approve and reimburse expensesFollow the required decisions through to a confirmed employee payment.
Review high-value expensesAdd the required Controller decision without losing the report history. Reconcile corporate-card statementsExplain the closing balance before approving issuer settlement.

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Field sales and serviceKeep on-the-road expense evidence close to the claim. Professional servicesKeep project expense context with the financial evidence.
Distributed teamsGive employees a consistent submission and approval experience.

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Roles and permissionsGive each employee and reviewer the scope their expense work requires. Reports and analyticsUnderstand approved spending, policy findings and payment follow-up. Data modelKeep expense evidence, approvals and payment identities connected.
IntegrationsConnect the actual sources and retain their confirmed outcomes. ImplementationStart with a small policy and employee population you can reconcile. Agent and automationPrepare expense work with an agent while retaining assigned decisions.

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Modules
Expense captureTurn receipts and expense details into a report ready for review.Expense policiesMake expense rules clear before a report reaches approval.Mileage and travelKeep travel claims connected to their dates, routes and approved rates.Approval workflowGive each expense decision a clear owner and a lasting record.ReimbursementsTrack eligible claims from approval to confirmed payment.Corporate cardsMatch company-card spending and close each statement with evidence.
Processes
Capture and submit expensesPrepare an evidenced report and send the right revision for review.Approve and reimburse expensesFollow the required decisions through to a confirmed employee payment.Review high-value expensesAdd the required Controller decision without losing the report history.Reconcile corporate-card statementsExplain the closing balance before approving issuer settlement.
Industries
Field sales and serviceKeep on-the-road expense evidence close to the claim.Professional servicesKeep project expense context with the financial evidence.Distributed teamsGive employees a consistent submission and approval experience.
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Roles and permissionsGive each employee and reviewer the scope their expense work requires.Reports and analyticsUnderstand approved spending, policy findings and payment follow-up.Data modelKeep expense evidence, approvals and payment identities connected.IntegrationsConnect the actual sources and retain their confirmed outcomes.ImplementationStart with a small policy and employee population you can reconcile.Agent and automationPrepare expense work with an agent while retaining assigned decisions.
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Expense Reporting System Modules
Corporate cards6 of 6
  • Expense capture1 of 6
  • Expense policies2 of 6
  • Mileage and travel3 of 6
  • Approval workflow4 of 6
  • Reimbursements5 of 6
  • Corporate cards6 of 6

Corporate cards

Match company-card spending and close each statement with evidence.

Unmatched Card TransactionsCardTransactions
Expense captureExpense policiesMileage and travelApproval workflowReimbursementsCorporate cards
YouUnmatched
Transaction DateMerchant NameAmountMCCRaw DescriptionStatus
05 SepMerchant 40935,930.81MCC-280Unmatched ct-756Unmatched
11 SepMerchant 65031,817.19MCC-100Unmatched ct-661Unmatched
04 SepMerchant 10529,046.56MCC-869Unmatched ct-515Unmatched
13 SepMerchant 9092,594.58MCC-624Unmatched ct-579Unmatched
03 SepMerchant 67022,332.89MCC-915Unmatched ct-296Unmatched
14 SepMerchant 53022,184.48MCC-110Unmatched ct-919Unmatched
Records in this module
  • CorporateCards
  • CardTransactions
  • CardReconciliations
  • ExpenseReports
  • ExpenseLines
  • Receipts
  • Employees

Match the issuer transaction to its expense

The card-program feed imports posted activity using a stable provider identity and FeedRefID so repeated imports resolve to the existing transaction. A matching proposal compares card, date, amount and merchant evidence. Cardholder confirms ambiguous candidates within their own scope; Finance Reviewer handles the reconciliation backlog. The same issuer transaction cannot support duplicate costs, and company-paid spending must never flow into the employee reimbursement amount. A match links records and leaves the required expense approval and statement reconciliation decisions intact.

Explain every part of the statement balance

Reconcile opening balance, signed charges and refunds, statement payments counted once, and the issuer’s closing balance. ImportedTransactionsTotal is statement activity and cannot by itself stand in for the closing balance. Unmatched work, disputed charges and personal spending need explicit disposition. Disputing a transaction or marking it Excluded does not remove the issuer liability while the issuer still carries it. Retain any employee recovery separately, and apply a financial reduction only when the relevant issuer credit or payment is confirmed.

Open Card ReconciliationsCardReconciliations
StatusInProgressUnbalancedBalanced
Reconciliation NumberCardStatement Period StartStatement Period EndStatement Balance
CR-54661CC-879613 Sep15 Sep21,795.87
CR-26417CC-940125 Sep29 Sep3,600.88
CR-51544CC-215105 Sep10 Sep40,980.79
CR-25316CC-462613 Sep17 Sep2,759.48
CR-51237CC-550125 Sep29 Sep21,241.08
CR-24213CC-132810 Sep16 Sep7,561.49
Corporate cards →

Approve reconciliation before settlement

Finance Reviewer prepares the reconciliation and explains outstanding differences. Balanced means the preparation checks reconcile; Controller / CFO signs the transition to Approved. The approved statement can then enter the accounts-payable settlement route under its own source identity. Eligible matched transactions advance to Reconciled after that decision. Expense recognition and issuer payment must not book the same cost twice. Keep the statement, original card transactions, report evidence and settlement references linked so Audit can follow both an ordinary purchase and a corrected or disputed charge.

Modules

  • My DraftsDraft
    Report NumberReport TitleReport DateTotal Amount

    Expense capture

    Turn receipts and expense details into a report ready for review.

  • Top Policy Violations This Month
    Rule TypeSeverityExpense LineExceeded By
    Single Meal Cap

    Expense policies

    Make expense rules clear before a report reaches approval.

  • Mileage Log (YTD)
    Entry DateVehicle EmployeeVehicleFrom Address

    Mileage and travel

    Keep travel claims connected to their dates, routes and approved rates.

  • Reports Awaiting My ApprovalSubmitted
    Report NumberSubmitterReport TitleReport Date

    Approval workflow

    Give each expense decision a clear owner and a lasting record.

  • Pending ReimbursementsPending
    Reimbursement NumberEmployeeReportAmount

    Reimbursements

    Track eligible claims from approval to confirmed payment.

  • Unmatched Card TransactionsUnmatched
    Transaction DateMerchant NameAmountMCC

    Corporate cards

    Match company-card spending and close each statement with evidence.

Reports

All reports

Corporate Card Reconciliation

Per-Card per statement period: StatementBalance, ImportedTransactionsTotal, MatchedTotal, UnmatchedTotal, Difference, Status, and aging of any Disputed CardTransactions. The CardReconciliation close report.

Open Card ReconciliationsCardReconciliations
StatusInProgressUnbalancedBalanced
Reconciliation NumberCardStatement Period StartStatement Period EndStatement Balance
CR-54661CC-879613 Sep15 Sep21,795.87
CR-26417CC-940125 Sep29 Sep3,600.88
CR-51544CC-215105 Sep10 Sep40,980.79
CR-25316CC-462613 Sep17 Sep2,759.48
CR-51237CC-550125 Sep29 Sep21,241.08
CR-24213CC-132810 Sep16 Sep7,561.49

Roles and permissions

Controller / CFO

Oversight role. Reviews high-value reports, audits PolicyViolations trends, signs off CardReconciliations, and owns the relationship with the card program and the reimbursement-channel decision (PayrollAddOn vs SeparateACH).

Permissions and records
  • CRUD on ExpensePolicies, PolicyRules, CardReconciliations
  • Read on all tables
  • Approve ExpenseReports above ExpensePolicies.HighValueThreshold (the auto-added Controller step in the approval chain)
  • Override or waive Hard PolicyViolations
  • CardReconciliations
  • ExpenseReports
  • CorporateCards
  • CardTransactions
Reports Awaiting FinanceExpenseReports
ApprovedByMgrall required prior Managerconditional Controller decisions for SubmissionRevision are Approved
  • ER-43681 ApprovedByMgr er-310 29
  • ER-61623 ApprovedByMgr er-269 30
  • ER-47607 ApprovedByMgr er-590 4
  • ER-73681 ApprovedByMgr er-393 2
  • ER-31656 ApprovedByMgr er-828 7
ER-43681
Submitter
VL
ReportTitle
ApprovedByMgr er-310
TotalAmount
35,011.81
ApprovedAmount
12,625.87
OOPAmount
12,279.74

Expense review waits for the finance reviewer.

Finance Reviewer

The post-manager approver. Checks policy compliance, releases the reimbursement, owns the CardTransactions matching backlog, and is the primary preparer on CardReconciliations.

Permissions and records
  • CRUD on Reimbursements, CardReconciliations, MealsAndEntertainment
  • Update on ExpenseReports (approve / reject / hold at the Finance step), ExpenseLines (adjust ApprovedAmount and Disallowance), ExpenseApprovalSteps, PolicyViolations (mark Justified or Waived for Soft / Hard)
  • Update on CardTransactions (set Status: Disputed or Excluded, manually pair to MatchedExpenseLine)
  • Read on CorporateCards.CardLast4, CardTransactions.RawDescription, all Receipts including OCR fields
  • CardReconciliations
  • ExpenseReports
  • ExpenseLines
  • CardTransactions
  • CorporateCards
  • Receipts
Reports Awaiting FinanceExpenseReports
ApprovedByMgrall required prior Managerconditional Controller decisions for SubmissionRevision are Approved
  • ER-43681 ApprovedByMgr er-310 29
  • ER-61623 ApprovedByMgr er-269 30
  • ER-47607 ApprovedByMgr er-590 4
  • ER-73681 ApprovedByMgr er-393 2
  • ER-31656 ApprovedByMgr er-828 7
ER-43681
Submitter
VL
ReportTitle
ApprovedByMgr er-310
TotalAmount
35,011.81
ApprovedAmount
12,625.87
OOPAmount
12,279.74

Expense review waits for the finance reviewer.

Manager

Line manager with scope over direct reports only. The first approver in the chain. Sees aggregate spend for own team but cannot see another team's reports.

Permissions and records
  • Read on ExpenseReports and ExpenseLines where ExpenseReports.Submitter.Manager = self
  • Update on ExpenseReports for own reports' chain step (approve / reject / hold at the Manager step)
  • Read on Receipts and PolicyViolations for those same lines
  • Cannot see another manager's team's reports, cannot see CorporateCards, CardTransactions.RawDescription, or Reimbursements.Amount of reports
  • ExpenseReports
  • ExpenseLines
  • Receipts
  • CorporateCards
  • CardTransactions
Reports Awaiting My ApprovalExpenseReports
SubmittedYou
  • ER-50134 Submitted er-829 32 8 d
  • ER-94429 Submitted er-689 40 11 d
  • ER-77463 Submitted er-909 28 in 12 d
  • ER-59471 Submitted er-683 14 9 d
  • ER-29956 Submitted er-252 24 10 d
ER-50134
Submitter
AJ
ReportTitle
Submitted er-829
ReportDate
09 Sep
TotalAmount
37,454.05
ViolationCount
32

Business-purpose approval waits for the manager.

Employee

Self-service submitter. Files own ExpenseReports, uploads Receipts, captures Mileage, registers own Vehicles. Reads own reimbursement status. Cannot see anyone else's data.

Permissions and records
  • CRUD on own ExpenseReports, ExpenseLines, Receipts, MileageEntries, Vehicles, MealsAndEntertainment (when authoring own M&E lines) while ExpenseReports.Status IN (Draft, Held, Rejected)
  • Read on own Reimbursements (Amount, Status, ScheduledFor, PaidAt)
  • Read on ExpenseCategories, ExpensePolicies, PolicyRules, MileageRates, PerDiemRates (the published rule set the submitter must comply with)
  • Cannot edit a Submitted report without recall (recall flips Status back to Draft and voids the prior approval steps)
  • ExpenseReports
  • ExpenseLines
  • Receipts
My DraftsExpenseReports
YouStatusDraftHeldRejected
Report NumberReport TitleReport DateTotal AmountViolation Count
ER-55874Draft er-86223 Sep35,007.6840
ER-85238Held er-81809 Sep6,045.0324
ER-67722Rejected er-94806 Sep22,364.5140
ER-55379Draft er-23321 Sep20,652.0637
ER-50233Held er-29927 Sep17,294.0025
ER-10944Rejected er-60824 Sep35,083.6114
Cardholder

A Permissions attribute on Employee — set true when the Employee has at least one CorporateCards.Cardholder = self row in Status: Active. Inherits all Employee permissions plus card-specific surfaces.

Permissions and records
  • Read on own CorporateCards (CardLast4 visible to self, masked to non-self Employees)
  • Read on own CardTransactions (RawDescription visible to self)
  • Update on own CardTransactions to advance Status: Unmatched → Matched by linking to a self-authored ExpenseLines.PaymentMethod = CorporateCard row, or to flag Status: Disputed with a dispute reason
  • Required to justify (attach Receipt + Category + Description) every CardTransaction within ExpensePolicies.JustificationWindowDays (default 30)
  • CorporateCards
  • Employees
  • CardTransactions
  • ExpenseLines
My DraftsExpenseReports
YouStatusDraftHeldRejected
Report NumberReport TitleReport DateTotal AmountViolation Count
ER-55874Draft er-86223 Sep35,007.6840
ER-85238Held er-81809 Sep6,045.0324
ER-67722Rejected er-94806 Sep22,364.5140
ER-55379Draft er-23321 Sep20,652.0637
ER-50233Held er-29927 Sep17,294.0025
ER-10944Rejected er-60824 Sep35,083.6114
Audit

Read-only seat for periodic audit sampling — internal Audit team, external auditor, or controls reviewer. Full visibility across the expense surface; access is audit-logged at the row level.

Permissions and records
  • Read on all tables including CorporateCards.CardLast4, CardTransactions.RawDescription, Receipts (including OCR fields), PolicyViolations, ExpenseApprovalSteps, Reimbursements, and CardReconciliations
  • Cannot create, update, or delete any row
  • Can export reports
  • All Audit reads write a row to the access log
  • CorporateCards
  • CardTransactions
  • CardReconciliations
  • Receipts
High-Value ReportsExpenseReports
HighValue = TRUEStatusApprovedByMgrApprovedByFinance
ApprovedByMgr
ER-93404ApprovedByMgr er-44710 violation count
ER-63948ApprovedByMgr er-16922 violation count
ER-14851ApprovedByMgr er-1315 violation count
ApprovedByFinance
ER-61937ApprovedByFinance er-20225 violation count
ER-47214ApprovedByFinance er-80632 violation count
ER-89210ApprovedByFinance er-47122 violation count

Related processes

Reports Awaiting My ApprovalSubmitted
Report NumberSubmitterReport TitleReport Date

Capture and submit expenses

Prepare an evidenced report and send the right revision for review.

4 stages · 0 approvals

Reports Awaiting My ApprovalSubmitted
Report NumberSubmitterReport TitleReport Date

Approve and reimburse expenses

Follow the required decisions through to a confirmed employee payment.

5 stages · 2 approvals

Reports Awaiting My ApprovalSubmitted
Report NumberSubmitterReport TitleReport Date

Review high-value expenses

Add the required Controller decision without losing the report history.

4 stages · 2 approvals

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