Insurance Brokerage Expense Management Reimagined: Scan, Record, Done!

Picture this: A stack of crumpled receipts on your desk. Hours spent manually entering data. Missing receipts from last month's client lunch. Sound familiar?

For insurance brokers managing multiple client meetings and business expenses, receipt management can be a major productivity drain.

The Real Cost of Manual Expense Recording:

• Lost receipts = lost tax deductions
• Hours wasted on manual data entry
• Delayed expense reports
• Frustrated staff and accountants

‍

The Automate Accounts Solution

1. Your Mobile Receipt Scanner

Snap & Capture

• Point your phone at any receipt and watch as our advanced OCR technology instantly extracts:

- Vendor details
- Transaction date
- Amount
- Tax information
- Payment method

• Smart categorization automatically assigns the correct expense category based on vendor and amount patterns
‍

2. Email receipts forwarding

• Dedicated email processing: Forward your digital receipts (like airline tickets, online purchases, or subscription invoices) to your unique email address, and the system automatically creates an expense entry using advanced OCR technology to extract all relevant details.

• Intelligent receipt handling: The system processes both email body and attachments, intelligently identifying and extracting key information like vendor names, amounts, dates, and expense categories, while maintaining the original email as an attachment for audit purposes.
‍

3. Real-Time Processing

• Instant data extraction eliminates manual entry
• Automatic currency conversion for international expenses at the current rate
• Smart matching with credit card transactions
• Immediate expense report creation

‍

Benefits

1. The Mobile Freedom Benefit

• Capture receipts anywhere, anytime: Whether you're at a client meeting, business lunch, or traveling between sites, instantly capture receipts using your smartphone camera.

• Check the details and submit: Review the automatically extracted receipt information for accuracy, make any quick adjustments if needed, and submit directly to Zoho with a single tap.

• Multi-device synchronization: Access your expense data seamlessly across all your devices - start an expense report onyour phone, review it on your tablet, and approve it from your desktop.

2. Smart Automation Features
‍
• Policy compliance checking in real-time: The system automatically validates expenses against your brokerage's policies, flagging any violations like exceeding meal allowances or unauthorized expense categories before submission.

• Mileage tracking with GPS integration: Automatically track and calculate mileage expenses for client visits using your phone's GPS, eliminating manual distance calculations and ensuring accuratere imbursement.

• Per diem calculations: Automatically compute daily allowances based on your brokerage's policies, taking into account travel locations, duration, and applicable rates without manual intervention.

3. Expense Analytics

• Detailed spending insights: Get comprehensive visibility into your brokerage's spending patterns with breakdowns by department, employee, or expense type, helping identify cost-saving opportunities.

• Category-wise analysis: Understand expense distribution across categories like client entertainment, travel, or office supplies, with automatic trend analysis and budget variance reporting.

• Project cost tracking: Monitor expenses associated with specific insurance projects or clients, ensuring accurate cost allocation and profitability analysis.

• Client expense monitoring: Track and analyze client-related expenses in real-time, making it easier to bill accurately and maintain profitable client relationships.

The Technology Behind It

Advanced OCR Capabilities:
• Handwriting interpretation
• Digital receipt processing
• Email receipt forwarding

Integration Power:
• Direct sync with Zoho Books
• Automated entries
• Real-time accounting updates
• Tax calculation automation

Ready to Transform Your Expense Management?

‍
Contact hello@automateaccounts.com or book a free consultation to transform your expense management.

‍