Expenses management: Avoiding the scandal that has rocked parliament

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Ian Walters, Non Executive Director, Institute of Payroll Professionals Guidance on effective ways to manage expenses, how to minimise misuse of company money and conducting a review of your company policies.

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Expenses Management

Avoiding the scandal that rocked Parliament

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Agenda

� Introduction� Why do we need Expenses Management?� Policies/Procedures/Rules� Compliance/Authorisation� Reporting/Fraud� Benefits� In House v Outsourced� Summary

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Why do we needExpenses Management?

� Compliance

� Cost Reduction (up to 15%)

� Productivity

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Policies/Procedures

� High Costs

� Robust and Complete

� Published and Understood

� Monitored

� Reviewed

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Rules

� In/Out of Policy

� Correct Categories

� Appropriate limits

� Timescales

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Compliance

� HMRC

� VAT

� Company Rules

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Authorisation

� Process

� Who and When

� Sign off limits

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Reporting

� Allows Measurement

� High Claimers

� Duplicates

� Out of Timescales

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Fraud

� Claims outside Policy

� Excessive Mileage

� Expenses not Incurred

� Duplicate Claims

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Benefits of an automated solution:

� Finance

� HR

� Employees

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In House v Outsourced

� Control

� Independence

� Cost

� Productivity

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Summary

� Don’t allow yourself to be next

� Create Policies and Procedures

� Create Rigour

� Continual Review

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So if you don’t want:

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You need to be sure your current arrangements are rigourous and fully compliant