Dynamics 365 Business Central: Expense Agent - Add an interim approver when you submit an expense report

🚨 The Signal: Dynamics 365 Business Central now supports an interim approver for expense reports. This adds an extra layer of review, potentially reducing financial fraud risk and improving compliance with internal spending policies.

The Impact

Finance teams and approvers are affected, with a reduced risk of unapproved or non-compliant expenses.

• Finance teams: Reduced risk of processing non-compliant expense reports.
• Expense approvers: Enhanced control over spending before final approval.
• Auditors: Improved audit trail and internal control evidence.
• End-users: Potential for slightly longer expense report approval times.

The Action

1. Review existing expense approval workflows in Dynamics 365 Business Central.
2. Identify scenarios where an interim approver would enhance control.
3. Configure interim approver roles and responsibilities within Dynamics 365 Business Central.
4. Communicate new interim approval processes to relevant staff and approvers.

Domain: Other · Impact: low · Workload: Other