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Spend Controls

Spend Controls: Set the rules once, then step back

With Spendesk's Spend Controls, finance teams can build spending rules directly into the platform. Set budgets, define policies, route approvals, and enforce compliance automatically. Your team gets the freedom to spend what they need, while you maintain company spending control without being in the way.

Creado con el conocimiento de más de 12,000 líderes financieros de la comunidad CFO Connect

How Spend Controls work

Build policies that match how you work

Set spend limits for any expense category with flexible time periods. £15 per day for lunch. £50 per month for learning. £1000 for travel annually. Once your policies are in the platform, you choose what happens next. Requests within policy can skip approval entirely. Requests outside policy can get blocked automatically. The rules enforce themselves.

Approvals route to the right people

Use the visual workflow builder to set up approval paths based on spend type, cost centre, expense categories, analytical fields, amount, and more. Invoices over £5,000 go to the CFO. Marketing expenses route to the Marketing Director. Team expenses under £100 go to reporting managers. No coding, no confusion.

Set card controls that work 24/7

Build spending controls into every card. Block purchases on weekends, limit cards to specific categories, turn off ATM withdrawals. When someone tries to spend outside the rules, the card simply won't work. The card does the enforcing, not you.

Receipt and payment compliance runs itself

Set deadlines for receipt submission & mandatory payment info and limit late submissions allowed. The system sends automatic reminders. Users who don't comply get blocked from new card requests until they catch up. You get 95%+ receipt collection & payment info without chasing anyone.

Routine decisions happen automatically

Set requests within policy to skip approval entirely, or block out-of-policy requests automatically. Your team spends less time on routine approvals and more time on work that matters.

Let automation handle the routine, so you can focus on what matters

Flexible spend policies

Set company-wide policies or tailor rules by seniority and role. C-level with no approval threshold, department heads with a monthly cap, junior members requiring sign-off on every purchase — all configured from one place

Custom approval workflow builder

Design approval flows that keep everyone aligned. Customise workflows to fit your processes and get real-time status updates and automated notifications via email, Slack, or directly in Spendesk.

Advanced card controls

Get instant notifications for any transaction that falls outside policy. Approve or deny directly from your phone, with full context — merchant, amount, and category — before you decide

Automatic receipt compliance enforcement

Give employees a clear path to stay compliant. Automated prompts, in-app notifications, and deadline reminders mean they always know what's outstanding — and the consequences of missing it.

Cards with built-in controls

Every card comes pre-loaded with your company's spending rules. Merchant restrictions, category limits, and time controls are built in before the card reaches the employee — no manual oversight needed.

Policy-driven request handling

Requests within policy skip the approval queue entirely. Requests outside policy are blocked before anyone sees them. You define the rules once — the system applies them consistently, every time.

Role-based approver assignment

Route every request to the right approver automatically, based on amount, spend type, team, or department. When someone changes role, update in seconds — no requests fall through the gaps.

95%

Receipt collection rate

3,000+

Finance teams trust Spendesk to control their spending

0

Manual enforcement needed when policies are built into the platform

Unlimited

Approval workflow combinations with the visual builder

4

Types of virtual and physical cards to match every spending scenario

Real-time

Policy limit visibility for employees, approvers, and finance

Lo que puedes hacer con Spendesk en 90 días

Control del gasto en tiempo real, métodos de pago seguros, automatizaciones inteligentes y mucho más: la contabilidad deja de ser un quebradero de cabeza.

Configuración inicial completada. La IA empieza a leer documentos y a construir tu historial de transacciones de forma segura. Configura presupuestos e integraciones en esta etapa.

Las sugerencias contables empiezan a aparecer a medida que el sistema gana confianza. Los flujos de aprobación ya están configurados y en marcha.

Detección de duplicados y marcado de anomalías totalmente activos. El equipo se centra en revisar, no en introducir datos.

El cierre mensual, más rápido que antes. Datos exportados, libros cerrados. Tu equipo recupera tiempo.

Lo que puedes hacer con Spendesk en 90 días

Control del gasto en tiempo real, métodos de pago seguros, automatizaciones inteligentes y mucho más: la contabilidad deja de ser un quebradero de cabeza.

Configuración inicial completada. La IA empieza a leer documentos y a construir tu historial de transacciones de forma segura. Configura presupuestos e integraciones en esta etapa.

Las sugerencias contables empiezan a aparecer a medida que el sistema gana confianza. Los flujos de aprobación ya están configurados y en marcha.

Detección de duplicados y marcado de anomalías totalmente activos. El equipo se centra en revisar, no en introducir datos.

El cierre mensual, más rápido que antes. Datos exportados, libros cerrados. Tu equipo recupera tiempo.

Con la confianza de equipos financieros que avanzan rápido sin perder el control

100% de adopción en menos de 30 días

Leer el caso completo

"No puedo imaginar cómo funcionaría nuestra empresa sin Spendesk. No podríamos pedir un mejor sistema de gestión de gastos."

Julie Rodrigues

Directora Financiera

12x volumen de transacciones

Leer el caso completo

“Spendesk nos da la agilidad que necesitamos para gestionar el gasto y la contabilidad a escala. Hoy no podría imaginarme trabajar sin él.”

Responsable Financiera

Integraciones sin fricciones

Leer el caso completo

“La integración sin fricciones con NetSuite fue uno de los factores decisivos para nosotros.”

Nicoletta Hinrichs

Responsable Senior de Finanzas

+3 días al mes recuperados

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“Cómo Evaneos gana 3 días al mes con la conciliación automatizada.”

Guillaume Lalau

Responsable Contable y Financiero