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Make.com
Finance

Expense Approval Workflow

Automated expense submission, policy check, and multi-level approval routing.

Key result3d→4h
4h
Approval time
100%
Policy compliance
0
Email chains
The problem

What needed
solving

Employees submitted expense reports by email; finance teams manually checked against policy and chased approvers. Reimbursement took 3+ days and compliance was inconsistently enforced.

How it works

The automation steps

Trigger

Expense report submitted via mobile app or web form

Process

Policy check run automatically; out-of-policy items flagged and noted

Output

Routed to correct approver based on amount and department; reminder loop active

Notify

Approved expenses auto-synced to Xero; employee notified of outcome

Make.comGoogle FormsXeroSlackAirtable
Automation architecture

How the workflow runs

Each step fires automatically. Click "Simulate run" to see the sequence.

trigger
Expense Form
Submitted
process
Make.com
Policy check
output
Slack
Routed to approver
output
Xero
Auto-synced
result
4h
vs 3 days

Click "Simulate run" to see the automation sequence step by step.

Results

The numbers

Concrete, measurable outcomes delivered in production.

4h
Approval time
100%
Policy compliance
0
Email chains
How we work

From brief to production

01

Discovery & scoping

We map the problem, understand the existing stack, and write a fixed-price proposal. No surprises.

1–3 DAYS
02

Build & weekly demos

You see working software every week. Feedback is incorporated immediately — not at the end.

2–4 WEEKS
03

Testing & QA

Every integration is stress-tested before go-live. Edge cases handled, fallbacks in place.

3–5 DAYS
04

Go live & handover

Full documentation, team training, monitoring setup, and 30-day post-launch support.

1 WEEK
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