Automate Expense Approval Process and Eliminate Month-End Chaos
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ElasticFlow Team
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Setup time
15 minutes
What You Get
Reduce expense processing time by 80%
Automatic routing based on amount and category
Real-time notifications for all stakeholders
Automate Expense Approval Process and Eliminate Month-End Chaos
Finance teams lose hours chasing receipts, routing approvals, and manually syncing expenses. This workflow automates the entire expense approval process—from receipt submission to accounting sync—so your team can close books faster with complete audit trails and real-time spending visibility.
The Problem
What you're dealing with
Manual expense processing takes 5-10 minutes each
Delays in reimbursement due to manual checks
Errors in manual data entry
Frustration for employees waiting for reimbursement
The Solution
How we fix it
Automatic receipt extraction from emails
Real-time routing based on amount and policy
Centralized tracking in Google Sheets
Direct sync to QuickBooks for approved expenses
Automate Expense Approval Process and Eliminate Month-End Chaos
Finance teams lose hours chasing receipts, routing approvals, and manually syncing expenses. This workflow automates the entire expense approval process—from receipt submission to accounting sync—so your team can close books faster with complete audit trails and real-time spending visibility.
What You'll Get
Reduce expense processing time by 80%
Automatic routing based on amount and category
Real-time notifications for all stakeholders
Direct sync with accounting software
When To Use This
Expense approvals regularly take more than 3 business days
Finance team of 2-5 people managing 50+ expense reports per month
Multiple approval levels based on amount thresholds ($100, $500, $1000+)
Need audit-ready expense documentation for compliance
Month-end closing delayed by expense processing backlog
Who This Is For
Finance Managers handling expense approvals across departments
Controllers at companies with 50-500 employees
Operations teams managing reimbursement workflows
CFOs seeking spending visibility and policy enforcement
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This workflow is fully customizable to match your specific business needs:
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Adjust logic and conditions - Modify triggers, filters, and branching logic to fit your processes
Map custom fields - Define how data flows between your tools with our visual field mapper
Set up notifications - Get alerts when workflows complete, fail, or need attention
Tools & Integrations
How to Set Up
Get started in 15 minutes with these simple steps
Set Up Email Parsing
GmailConfigure Gmail to detect expense submission emails and extract receipt attachments
Define Approval Rules
Set up routing logic based on expense amount, category, and department policies
Configure Google Sheets Tracker
Create a centralized expense tracker with automatic status updates
Connect QuickBooks
QuickBooksMap expense categories to your chart of accounts for automatic sync
Set Up Slack Notifications
SlackConfigure notification channels for submitters and approvers
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