How Finance Teams Can Reduce Approval Bottlenecks

Most approval delays aren’t caused by bad people or bad intentions. They’re caused by the process. A bill sits for nine days, not because the approver disagreed with it, but because they didn’t know it was waiting, didn’t have enough information to decide, or were on leave.

The result is the same either way: late payments, unhappy suppliers, missed early-payment discounts, and a month-end close that drags.

Here’s how to fix it.