Question 1

What is an 'Alternative Value' for a Corporate Label in Expense Management?

Accepted Answer

Every Corporate Label created in Expense Management can have an 'Alternative Value'.

Alternative Values can be an accounting code, tracking category or reconciliation or disbursement status. This is useful for mapping to internal accounting practices. Only the Corporate Label is visible for cardholder. The Alternative Value is stored with the transaction.

In the example below:

A - highlights one of the Corporate Label Groups: Expense Type

B - shows the individual labels within that particular Label Group

C - These are the alternative values (or accounting codes) for each label

Question 2

How can I download my Cardholder Labels to use as Corporate Labels?

Accepted Answer

Save time when creating Corporate Labels, by using your existing cardholder labels. Export in just a click, add the accounting codes and simply re-upload in batch to your chosen Corporate Label Group.

Sign into Expense Management and click the 'Cardholder Labels' button to export.
Edit or add to the list as required, and enter an Alternative Value for each label.

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Once complete, select 'CORPORATE LABELS' in Expense Management.
Identify the Group you want to add your new labels to (or create a new Group) and click

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Re-upload your XLS file and click 'Next' to import your labels as Corporate Labels.

Question 3

How do I create Corporate Labels in batch?

Accepted Answer

Save time when creating Corporate Labels in Expense Management by completing our quick XLS template and uploading to your chosen Label Group in batch. You can also export your existing Cardholder Labels to re-upload these as Corporate Labels.

Using our XLS template:

Sign into Expense Management and open 'CORPORATE LABELS' from the left-hand menu.
Identify the Group you want to add your new labels to (or create a new Group) and click

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Question 4

How do I view cardholder expenses which are ready to reconcile?

Accepted Answer

Filter on transactions which have a receipt attached to easily find expenses that are ready to reconcile. To get started, sign into your account and visit your expenses dashboard by clicking, 'Manage Expenses':

A. Click to open the 'Filters' tab

B. Locate the 'Receipts' filter and select 'With Receipts'

C. Press to 'Update' to apply your filter

Question 5

What are Corporate Labels and how do I set them up?

Accepted Answer

Corporate Labels are custom to your organisation and can be anything that will assist your accounting processes. Create as many label groups as required and link each individual label to alternative values, such as accounting or tax codes, for easy mapping.

Once set up, Corporate Labels can be attached to card and cash transactions instantly, either by cardholders within the Centtrip app, or by Administrators via the expenses dashboard.

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You can even specify which label groups will be visible to cardholders, allowing you to create separate codes for administrative purposes verus expense submission.

How to create Corporate Labels

Watch 2-minute video -

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Or, follow these steps -

Step 1)

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From your expenses dashboard, visit the CORPORATE LABELS and then click Add label group.

Step 2)

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Enter a name for your first label group and click Add'. As an example, you may want a group for Expense Type, Yacht name, Reconciliation Status or Location.

Step 3)

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Switch the SHOW IN APP toggle to green if you want cardholders to be able to add your pre-set labels to their expenses via the app.

Step 4)

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Click Manage Labels to start adding labels to your label group.

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Enter the name of your first label, e.g. Project 1 and an Alternative Value (optional) and click Add. Repeat this to add your remaining labels to this group. Note - you can also upload labels in batch.

Step 6

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You can now add your corporate labels to transactions via the main EXPENSES screen. Click a transaction and then simply select a label from your corporate label group.

Step 7

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If enabled, cardholders can also attach your preset labels via a quick dropdown in the app. Only the label will visible to cardholders - the alternative value will be stored with the transaction. Share our quick expenses guide with your team.

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How to create labels in batch

Save time by uploading a spreadsheet of labels (and alternative values) into your corporate label groups. You can even export any pre-existing cardholder labels to edit or update and re-upload in batch.

1. Export existing cardholder labels

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Sign in and click to visit 'Manage Expenses'. Then select LABELS from the left hand menu, switch to the Cardholder labels tab and click Download. Edit the downloaded spreadsheet as needed and add alternative values for each label...

2. Import Corporate Labels in batch

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Switch back to the Corporate label groups tab. Locate the group you want to import labels to, or create a new group (see above), then click Import. Follow the complete and upload the label template, or upload your updated cardholder label spreadsheet from the previous step.

Why use Corporate Labels?

Attach instantly - add them to expenses via a dropdown in your desktop account or the app.
Simplified reconciliation - labels can be linked to accounting codes; useful for mapping.
Entirely bespoke - create any custom Label Groups and labels that will assist you.
Improved reporting - add labels to transaction reports and include them in data exports.
Greater accuracy - selecting from your pre-set list of labels means less room for error.

Question 6

How do I attach my expense receipts and labels in the app?

Accepted Answer

You can submit all required expense information instantly and effortlessly via the Centtrip app.

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Visit the 'View Transactions' screen -

1) Show expenses with missing receipts

Filter on transactions which have outstanding receipts and labels - expenses will disappear from this list instantly once you upload the receipt.

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Tap on the search icon on the Transactions screen.
Select 'Receipts'.
Select ‘Transactions without receipts’ and press ‘DONE’.

2) Attach photo receipts

Tap on a transaction to submit a photo receipt effortlessly, as and when you spend - there's no need to hold onto stacks of paper receipts to be scanned manually, or to submit lengthy expense forms.

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3) Select Corporate Labels

Corporate Labels are custom to your organisation and are linked to relevant accounting codes - simply select the appropriate label from the pre-set list(s).

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4) Add transaction notes

Enter any additional information that might assist your finance team. This could include the reason for the expense, who approved it, which project it relates to etc.

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Question 7

How do I save custom views when managing expenses?

Accepted Answer

Instantly save and re-run your tailored transaction data at any time, complete with your selected filters and fields.

You can save as many views as needed and access them from this dropdown at any time.

Question 8

How can I tailor card expenses data?

Accepted Answer

[how-tos][figure]Home in on exactly what you need to see with a range of filters, from viewing transactions with receipts or labels, to multi-select card and currency options.[/figure][figure]Hide or show fields to suit your preferences, for on-screen management and data export.[/figure][figure]View transactions for a custom date range, over as long a period as required.[/figure][figure]Instantly scan all transactions and fields for a particular word, label, phrase or code.[/figure][/how-tos]

Question 9

How do I manage card expense receipts, labels and notes?

Accepted Answer

Expense Management makes it easy to view and manage expense receipts, labels and notes. We recommend filtering on transactions with receipts attached and then follow the steps below.

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Follow these steps -

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Question 10

How do I export card expense statements and reports?

Accepted Answer

Apply custom fields and filters and export transaction data, with or without cardholder receipts, in a variety of formats to suit your requirements.

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Follow these steps -

Tailor your data to suit your requirements.
Click either 'XLSX' or 'PDF', depending on your preference, and choose an export option (see below for more).
You will receive an email once your report is ready. Visit 'REQUESTED REPORTS' to download it.

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Export options:

XLSX

Transactions only – easily edit and customise your data, to integrate with digital expense sheets, or to import into your accounting software.
With Urls – include links to each expense receipt to easily view or download, without having to sign in.

PDF

Transactions only – export professional transaction statements; useful for submitting expenses for final approval.
With images - the same professional PDF statement, with the addition of receipt images under each transaction line.
ZIP with attachments - instantly download all receipts to save locally, view or share.