AO
Expense Approvals

Expense Approval Queue

Review, approve, reject, or escalate expense requests before finance releases payment.

Pending approvals
17
High-value requests
4
Approved today
9
Rejected this week
3
Approval flow
1
Request
2
Finance Review
3
Partner Approval
4
Payment Scheduled
5
Audit Logged
External counsel · Whitmore QC
R. Blake · M-2024 · External
$12,000
HighPartner
Reason: Patent hearing brief · Receipt ✓ · Due Today
Court filing fees · Insurance appeal
E. Cole · M-2007 · Court
$4,080
MedPartner
Reason: Appeal filing · Receipt ✓ · Due 18 Jul
Expert medical evidence
T. Morgan · M-2018 · Expert
$12,000
HighManaging
Reason: Retain Dr. Rouven · Receipt ✓ · Due 22 Jul
Corporate travel · client meeting Berlin
A. Okafor · M-2014 · Travel
$2,400
LowFinance
Reason: Blake Industrial visit · Receipt — · Due —
Printing · Meridian bundle x3 vols
E. Cole · M-2041 · Printing
$840
LowFinance
Reason: Litigation bundle · Receipt ✓ · Due 14 Jul
Software · Contract analytics
Ops · — · Software
$3,600
MedPartner
Reason: New tool trial · Receipt — · Due —
Category distribution
External counsel34%
Court22%
Expert18%
Travel10%
Software8%
Other8%
High-risk requests
3 requests over $10K flagged for Managing Partner approval.
Expense approval queue

Ashworth & Vance LLP · live demonstration data

In queue
42
▲ 9.0%
Value
$86.4K
▲ 9.1%
Breaching SLA
6
▼ 12.2%
Approved today
18
▲ 5.3%
Rejected today
3
▲ 14.4%
Avg approval
1.8d
▼ 2.5%
Comparative analysis
Queue aging by stage
Submitted
0.6d
Manager review
1.4d
Finance review
1.1d
Partner review
3.2d
Payment run
2d
Operational pipeline

Advance a card to move work through the workflow

Approval pipeline
Submitted2 · $127K
EXP-100
Meridian Holdings PLC
M-2041 · J. Hollis KC
$63K
Corporate14d
EXP-101
Nordic Shipping AS
M-2035 · T. Morgan
$64K
Shipping14d
Manager review2 · $129K
EXP-110
Nordic Shipping AS
M-2035 · T. Morgan
$33K
Shipping14d
EXP-111
Vertex Biotech Ltd
M-2024 · S. Ravel
$96K
IP19d
Finance review2 · $143K
EXP-120
Vertex Biotech Ltd
M-2024 · S. Ravel
$92K
IP19d
EXP-121
Lagos Bay Estates
M-2029 · M. Chen
$51K
Real Estate7d
Partner review2 · $125K
EXP-130
Lagos Bay Estates
M-2029 · M. Chen
$78K
Real Estate7d
EXP-131
Kestrel Insurance
M-2007 · P. Adeyemi
$47K
Insurance22d
Approved2 · $108K
EXP-140
Kestrel Insurance
M-2007 · P. Adeyemi
$13K
Insurance22d
EXP-141
Halcyon Partners
M-2011 · A. Okafor
$95K
Corporate3d
Rejected2 · $151K
EXP-150
Halcyon Partners
M-2011 · A. Okafor
$83K
Corporate3d
EXP-151
Orion Media Group
M-2016 · E. Cole
$68K
Media21d
Paid2 · $115K
EXP-160
Orion Media Group
M-2016 · E. Cole
$88K
Media21d
EXP-161
Ashborn Family Trust
M-2018 · L. Ibarra
$27K
Private Client11d
Operational register
Approval register
ReferenceSubmitterDepartmentCategoryMatterAmountAgePolicyStage
EXP-800J. Hollis KCLitigationTravelM-2041$3.0K6dReviewManager review
EXP-801T. MorganCorporateExpert feeM-2035$3.0K8dOKFinance review
EXP-802S. RavelIPFilingM-2024$4.1K3dOKPartner review
EXP-803M. ChenLitigationHospitalityM-2029$1.5K9dOKApproved
EXP-804P. AdeyemiCorporateTravelM-2007$4.6K2dReviewManager review
EXP-805A. OkaforIPExpert feeM-2011$7009dOKFinance review
EXP-806E. ColeLitigationFilingM-2016$4.4K5dOKPartner review
EXP-807L. IbarraCorporateHospitalityM-2018$2.4K7dOKApproved
EXP-808R. FenwickIPTravelM-1998$3.5K7dReviewManager review
9 of 9 records
Action centre
Escalations requiring action
6 open
Breaching SLA(2 pending)
EXP-806 · 9 days in partner review
Critical
$59.0K
A. Okafor · 11d old · due 10 Jul
EXP-812 · missing receipt 7 days
High
$60.0K
N. Salim · 4d old · due 11 Jul
Above delegated authority(2 pending)
Expert fee $4.6K
Critical
$59.0K
A. Okafor · 11d old · due 10 Jul
Client hospitality $2.1K
High
$60.0K
N. Salim · 4d old · due 11 Jul
Policy exceptions(2 pending)
Business class travel
Critical
$59.0K
A. Okafor · 11d old · due 10 Jul
Weekend taxi claim
High
$60.0K
N. Salim · 4d old · due 11 Jul
Exceptions and risk
Exception queue and recommended actions
2 open
Approver absent
Partner on leave · 4 items queued
$8.6K
Repeated policy breach
Same claimant · 3rd instance
$2.4K
Audit and history

Every financial change is captured with user, timestamp, value movement and audit reference

Recent activity
  1. Payment posted01 Jul · 10:10
    N. Salim·Meridian Holdings PLC · M-2041·$56.0K·AUD-7700
  2. Invoice edited02 Jul · 11:11
    A. Okafor·Nordic Shipping AS · M-2035·$57.0K·AUD-7701
  3. Credit note approved03 Jul · 12:12
    D. Feld·Vertex Biotech Ltd · M-2024·$78.0K·AUD-7702
  4. Retainer adjusted04 Jul · 13:13
    J. Hollis KC·Lagos Bay Estates · M-2029·$27.0K·AUD-7703
  5. Trust transfer completed05 Jul · 14:14
    N. Salim·Kestrel Insurance · M-2007·$88.0K·AUD-7704
  6. Expense approved06 Jul · 15:15
    A. Okafor·Halcyon Partners · M-2011·$12.0K·AUD-7705
  7. Tax report exported07 Jul · 16:16
    D. Feld·Orion Media Group · M-2016·$84.0K·AUD-7706