Turn receipt photos into approved expenses automatically

Reads receipt photos with AI, auto-approves small expenses, and sends larger ones to Slack for manager approval.

How the work actually flows

It branches. Exactly one path is taken.

Pattern: Exclusive Choice (4) · Simple Merge (5)

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Build size
Advanced

A larger build with multiple systems, AI reasoning, and custom rules.

Business functions
Email AutomationMessaging & NotificationsDocument Processing & OCRSpreadsheet & Database OpsAPI & Webhook IntegrationSurvey & FeedbackFinance & Accounting
Connects
GmailGoogle SheetsExpensifySlackMindee

The problem it solves

Employees snap photos of receipts, but someone still has to type the details into your expense system and chase approvals. Small, obvious expenses get stuck in the same slow queue as ones that actually need a manager's eyes.

Who it fits

Finance and operations teams handling employee expense reimbursements.

How it works

  1. Starts when an employee submits a receipt photo through a form
  2. Hosts the photo and reads the merchant, amount, and date with AI
  3. Auto-approves low-value, high-confidence expenses
  4. Sends higher-value or unclear expenses to Slack for manager approval
  5. Creates the expense record and emails the employee a confirmation
Quick estimate

What it is worth to you

Your numbers, your hourly cost. We add nothing hidden.

per week
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0Hours freed per month
0Value per year at your hourly cost

Assumes freed hours are put toward other work and doesn't include time managers still spend approving higher-value expenses in Slack.

What you get

An approved expense record, an audit log entry, and a confirmation email to the employee.

What you need

A Gmail account, a Google Sheets account, an Expensify account, a Slack workspace, and Mindee OCR access.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

Let's Talk Strategy

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