It is crucial for organisations to maintain records of business-related travel expenses incurred by employees. However, they often face challenges in capturing, reporting, and analysing these expenses. Without a well-structured travel and expense (T&E) management system, month-end procedures can become disorganised. Additionally, some organisations still rely on outdated manual processes, resulting in decreased employee productivity as they devote significant amounts of time to documenting details of their business travel.

To ensure a seamless employee experience, organisations can streamline all stages of the T&E process, from submitting travel requests to reimbursement, through automation. This not only provides businesses with an overview of T&E expenses but also enhances operational efficiency.

Grant Thornton Bharat has collaborated with Happay, India’s leading T&E management solution provider, as its certified Implementation Partner. Our dedicated team of experts uses a reliable approach for implementation and provides assistance with technical configuration.

The key objectives that organisations aim to achieve through the optimisation of T&E management are:

Balancing employee needs with organisational goals

Aligning employee needs with organisational goals in the context of T&E management solutions involves a delicate synchronisation of priorities to ensure mutual benefit and efficiency.

Employee priorities Challenges faced by employees Organisational priorities Challenges faced by organisations
  • Convenience and ease
  • Real-time visibility
  • Faster reimbursements
  • Lost receipts
  • Review policy violation
  • Lack of awareness aboutT&E
  • PolicyLate report submission
  • Lack of visibility intospendings
  • Compliance to policy
  • Cost control
  • Employee experience
  • Audit for compliance
  • Fraud/duplicate claims
  • Corporate cards forpersonal use
  • Asynchronous data acrosssystems

Key features of our comprehensive T&E management solution

  • Integrated self-booking
  • Automated policy checks
  • Freeze fare
  • Auto-capture data from multiple sources
  • Automated policy checks
  • Auto Goods and Services Tax Identification Number (GSTIN) feeding for air travel bookings
  • Vendor GSTIN capture from invoices
  • Seamless integration with all systems
  • 360-degree analytics on all travel and expenses

How Grant Thornton Bharat can help

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