Question 1

How can I tailor card expenses data?

Accepted Answer

Apply Filters

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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.

Edit Fields

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Hide or show fields to suit your preferences, for on-screen management and data export.

Select Dates

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View transactions for a custom date range, over as long a period as required.

Search

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Instantly scan all transactions and fields for a particular word, label, phrase or code.

Question 2

How do I access my requested card expense reports?

Accepted Answer

You will recieve an email confirmation when your requested report is ready to download.

Follow the steps below to access it:

Sign into your Centtrip account
Click 'Manage Expenses' from the navigation bar
Select your account from the dropdown menu
Open 'REQUESTED REPORTS' from the left-hand menu

Question 3

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.

Watch 2-minute video -

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Follow these steps -

Step 1)

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Click on a transaction line to expand more details and manage the expense.

Step 2)

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View or download a Cardholder Receipt added via the app, or upload one from file.

Step 3)

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If your organisation has set up and enabled Corporate Labels in the app, you'll be able to review any which have been added by the cardholder. You can also attach them yourself via a quick dropdown.

Step 4)

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Review and edit the Cardholder Labels - these are custom tags which help cardholders to categorise and identify their expenses. You may want to provide guidance on how to use these.

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Enter custom Administrator Notes. Make a note of an incorrect receipt, an approval status or tax code - anything that will assist your accounting processes.

Step 6)

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Review Cardholder Notes which have been added via in the app. These can provide additional information about the reason for or nature of the expense.

Question 4

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.

Watch 2-minute video -

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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.

Question 5

How do I get started with Centtrip's expense management solution?

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Streamline reconciliation processes with our comprehensive card and cash expense management solution. Using the app, cardholders can attach instant photo receipts, labels and notes. These are then available for Administrators to view and reconcile in the via the 'Expenses' and 'Cash' dashboards.

Sign into your account and click 'Manage Expenses' to begin -

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1. Set up your Corporate Labels

Corporate Labels can be linked to accounting codes and added to transactions instantly, either by cardholders via the Centtrip app, or by Administrators.

SHOW ME

2. Share app instructions with cardholders

Once your Centtrip cards have been distributed, you’ll need to ensure your team know how to submit their expenses with the relevant receipts, labels and notes attached. They can add these easily and instantly via our app.

SHARE GUIDE

3. Tailor your expenses data

Apply filters, select custom dates and edit which fields you want to include in your transaction data.

SHOW ME

4. Manage expense receipts, labels and notes

Apply filters to tailor the data shown in your Expense Management dashboard and click a transaction to see more details and manage the expense - view or download the receipt, review labels and notes added by the cardholder, or add your own.

SHOW ME

5. Export PDF statements and reports

Customise the filters and fields in your expenses data and export XLS reports and PDF statements, with or without receipts, in the format that suits you.

SHOW ME

6. Track & Manage cash

Whether your team spend funds from an ATM, or receive a cash top-up, you can now keep track of all your transactions - even those made in cash.

SHOW ME

Question 6

How can I track and manage cash expenditure as an Administrator?

Accepted Answer

Centtrip's comprehensive expense management solution enables you to track and manage all your transactions in one place, even those made in cash. So whether your team spend funds from an ATM, or receive a cash top-up, nothing is unaccounted for. Administrators can view and manage cash expenses via their dedicated 'Cash' dashboard, within 'Manage Expenses'.

1. Record cash expenses & receipts -

CARDHOLDERS:

Cardholders can record their cash transactions and attach photo receipts and labels in a couple of taps, within the Centtrip app. Share our how-to guide and video with your team to get them started:

ADMINISTRATORS:

Administrators can also record cash expenses, as well as cash top-ups, within the 'CASH' dashboard of their desktop account:

Watch quick video -

Follow step-by-step guide -

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Click 'CASH' to visit the dedicated cash management dashboard.

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Click 'Add transaction' to record a new cash transaction.

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Select your cash transaction type: (A) Cash spend is a transaction made using funds from an ATM withdrawal. (B) Cash top-up is a cash sum given to a user from the account. Complete the required information and click 'Next'.

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Review the summary and press 'Next' to continue.

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Click on the newly created cash transaction (A) to open the 'Transaction details' panel (B).

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Upload an expense receipt (A) and attach any pre-set Corporate Labels using the dropdowns (B).

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VIEW CARDHOLDER INSTRUCTIONS

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2. View and manage cash expenses & receipts -

Watch quick video -

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3. Export custom cash reports -

Watch quick video -

Follow step-by-step guide -

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From your 'CASH' dashboard (A), click to open 'Filters' and tailor your data as required (B). Select 'with receipts' to view expenses which are ready to reconcile. Click 'Update' to apply your changes (C).

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Switch to the 'Fields' tab (A) and select/deselect fields to suit your requirements (B). Note - your custom Corporate Labels can also be added as fields. Finally, specify a date range for your report (C).

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Click 'XLXS' to export your customised report (A) and visit 'REQUESTED REPORTS' to download (B).

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4. View your cash ledger -

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From your 'CASH' dashboard (A), switch to the 'Balances' tab (B) to view your cash ledger. Tailor the date range and currency as needed (C).

Note - Cash Manager currently only supports GBP/EUR/USD transactions (other currencies coming soon).

Question 7

How do cardholders record cash transactions?

Accepted Answer

Record all of your transactions effortlessly via the Centtrip app, even those made in cash. Whether you've spent cash from an ATM, or cash received from an Administrator - create cash transactions and attach instant photo receipts and labels in a couple of taps.

Watch quick video -

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Follow step-by-step guide -

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From the 'VIEW TRANSACTIONS' screen of the app, switch to Cash (A) and tap + Add transaction (B).
Enter the transaction details (C) and select Add receipt. Take a photo or select an image (D) and SUBMIT (E).

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Press DONE to close the cash transaction summary (A).
Next, Select Corporate Labels (B) and tap to open the first label group (C), in this example: Expense Type. (Note - these are custom to your organisation).

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Then choose the relevant label from the group (e.g. Sustenance) (A).
Once added, your label will be shown on the transaction details screen. Tap Select Corporate Labels again (B) and open the next label group (C). Repeat the process until all Corporate Labels have been added.

Question 8

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. They can be linked to accounting codes, enabling easy mapping to your existing practices, and attached to transactions instantly by cardholders using the app, or by Administrators via the Expense Management platform.

Watch 2-minute video -

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Follow these steps -

Step 1)

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Visit the CORPORATE LABELS section of Expense Management and 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, Department, Reconciliation Status or Project Name.

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.

Benefits:

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

Question 9

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. Before you begin, ensure you have activated your card and signed into the app.

Tap on a transaction and follow the steps below -

1) Add custom labels

These can be anything that will help you identify, categorise or provide more information about an expense.

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2) 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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3) Attach photo receipts

Submit photo receipts 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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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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5) 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’.

Question 10

How do I access my requested reports?

Accepted Answer

Any reports you generate in your account or Expense Management will be available under 'REQUESTED REPORTS', which can be accessed in two ways:

Hover over your name and select 'REQUESTED REPORTS'

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OR

Open Expense Management and select 'REQUESTED REPORTS'

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