Business Expense Management Best Practices
This SAP Concur blog provides expense policy best practices based on a survey of travel and expense leaders from its customer network. It covers scenarios like alcohol expense approval, identifying suspicious reports, and managing meal expenses at workshops, with recommendations for clear language, random audits, and employee education.
Impact and considerations
Enterprises can reference these best practices to craft clear expense policies, prevent fraud, and ensure compliance, thereby improving expense management efficiency.
Key points
- 54% of respondents would not approve an employee buying a bottle of wine even if cheaper than two glasses.
- 38% would talk to the manager first when handling suspicious expense reports.
- Nearly two-thirds would not approve lunch reimbursement at a workshop where meals are provided.
- Best practices include clear language, random audits, employee education, and anonymous reporting channels.
Sources and time
- Primary source
- SAP Concur
- Other sources
- 0
- First source publication
- 10 Nov 2025, 18:40
- Page published
- 13 Aug 2026, 08:29
- Last updated
- 10 Nov 2025, 18:40
- Original links
- SAP Concur Blog：Navigating Business Expenses: Key Insights & Best Practices (opens in a new tab)Primary source · en · Published 10 Nov 2025, 18:40