As it is already noticed by everyone, we are currently in the period of another digital revolution, which is driven by data – generated and processed in huge quantities. The value and role of Business Intelligence increase as the importance of data grows. Data is being more frequently taken into account when making decisions and handling business processes as in medium companies as in big enterprises.
Accounting is a crucial aspect of your company's success. Automation and Artificial Intelligence (AI) now allow you to optimize accounting, from expense management to VAT reporting.
After facing the pandemic situation the economic crisis is raging, it became clear for companies to reduce the budget related to employee's travel expenses - both for sanitary and budget reasons. However, one must be careful as this charge revision must not have negative consequences on the operational efficiency of the company. So, how can this be done? Jenji gives you a few pieces of advice:
Business growth means a lot of growing pains for a reason. You start having headcount, overseas expansions but the point is your business is getting bigger, which means more responsibilities, changes and of course spendings. So how can expense management solutions help you in this case? Is there more you could be doing to drive additional data and money into your expansion strategy? Is there a way to soften those pangs of progress?
Many companies struggle with the issues of timely expense submission. Employees are often slow to file expenses, causing frustration on the side of finance managers. Based on various studies, a single expense claim can take up to 20 minutes to file, including filing approval and review. On top of that, 19% of claims are filed incorrectly and it can take, on average, another 18 minutes to fix those errors, causing significant delays in the reimbursement process. A Conferma report showed that 2 in 5 employees have experienced their own cash flow issues due to slow reimbursement processes.
Today we want to share with you the second episode of Jenji Insights: Interview with our team member. In the monthly interview series, you can go behind the scenes of Jenji to learn more about the people that make it happen. Today our guest is Chee Leong, Head of APAC Region, based in Singapore.
Historically HR and finance have not been the best of friends mainly due to a perception that one cares about people and the other about money. Still today in many organisations, human resources and finance are two distinct business areas and sometimes with nothing related to each other.
Today, in our digitalization age, automation and cloud technology are changing the way companies do business, the last year and a half more than ever. That's why now more and more companies stop keeping a manual book record of their expenses and switch to cloud & data-based expense management software. This solution is always supported by a smartphone app, which will positively impact the way you manage employee expenses as well as your bottom line. Below are some of the most notable benefits you will experience with the use of a mobile expense management app.
Not all businesses provide a company car for employee business travel. When employees use their own vehicle for a work-related journey, a mileage expense claim form must be issued, completed, and processed.
Mileage expenses make up a large part of the travel expense report. Some employers require you to drive your vehicle for business travel to manage its professional mission and offer you mileage allowances in exchange for using your vehicle. Other companies often provide such benefits in the form of a per-mile reimbursement plan or a fixed amount per vehicle.
A fractional or as it is also called, an outsourced CFO (CFO) is a person with CFO experience who assists organizations with their financial tasks on a part-time basis, either on a fee basis or usually on a contract basis. This is different from an interim CFO, who is usually hired full-time for a period of time to fill the gap until the position is hired on a fixed basis.
The expense report is used to prove any work-related expense incurred by employees. Also called business expenses or expenses claim, the expense report is used for the reimbursement of the employee. It also enables the company to prove the expense, when requested by tax authorities, for example.