How to track team expenses
A shared place, a small category list and a monthly close handle most teams. Anything beyond that is usually a finance system wearing a spreadsheet.
What matters here
- One shared place for entries, not individual files
- A small set of fixed categories
- Receipts attached at the moment of spending
- An approver named per entry
- A monthly close so nothing accumulates
The category list
Five to eight categories is enough for most teams. More categories means more decisions per receipt, which means fewer receipts get filed correctly and the report becomes unreliable.
Capture at the till
Expenses remembered a month later are reconstructed rather than recorded, and reconstructions are wrong. Photograph the receipt and add a line immediately, even if approval comes later.
The monthly close
Once a month, review everything open, approve or query it, and close the period. An open period that runs for a quarter turns into an audit rather than a review.
Frequently asked questions
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