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Expense checks against policy

AI expense report review against your policy

Every expense claim is checked against your written policy, with receipts read and clear notes on what breaks the rules, before a manager approves it.

01 today

The problem

Managers approve expense claims on their phones between meetings and rarely open the receipts. Finance finds the problems later: missing receipts, alcohol on a client lunch, a hotel above the cap, the same taxi claimed twice.

02 the run

What the AI does

  1. Step 1: Picks up new claims from Expensify, Ramp or Xero Expenses as soon as they are submitted.
  2. Step 2: Reads each receipt and checks that the merchant, date, amount and tax match what the employee entered.
  3. Step 3: Compares every line against your expense policy, such as meal caps, travel class, approved vendors and receipt rules.
  4. Step 4: Looks for repeat claims across employees and past months, including the same receipt submitted twice.
  5. Step 5: Adds a plain note to the claim that lists each issue and quotes the policy clause it relates to.

paused: waiting for a person to approve

03 human in the loop

Where a person approves

The employee's manager still approves or rejects every claim, now with the policy notes in front of them. Finance makes the final call on anything flagged as a possible duplicate.

04 after

What changes

Managers approve with the facts in front of them, and finance stops reopening claims weeks later. Employees get a clear reason when something is sent back.

Results from a real build

[CASE STUDY] We only publish results we can name and check with the client.

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Working with teams in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia.