Term
What is approval (autorisatie)? Meaning and explanation
Approval (autorisatie) is defining who may approve an entry, invoice or payment, so financial actions only become final after sign-off by an authorised person.
Definition
Approval (autorisatie) is defining who may approve an entry, invoice or payment, so financial actions only become final after sign-off by an authorised person.
Also known as: Autorisatie, Goedkeuring, Approval, Vier-ogenprincipe
Approval determines who may perform or approve which actions. In bookkeeping this includes approving purchase invoices, signing off entries above a certain amount or releasing payments. A well-known principle is the four-eyes principle: a second person checks what the first has done. Approval is closely linked to roles and permissions.
For a firm, approval is a way to safeguard quality and responsibility, especially when junior staff or automation prepare entries. You can specify that certain entries are always reviewed by a senior. Approval before booking prevents errors in the administration; approval after booking allows fast throughput with review afterwards.
In Autoboeker you record who approves what, before or after booking. Approval before and after booking is available for all four connected packages and works together with roles and permissions, administration-specific access and audit logs. With Atlas you also define which actions always require a person; Atlas escalates those to your team.
Example
A firm specifies that entries from a junior employee are approved by a senior before processing, while automatic entries from regular suppliers are spot-checked afterwards.
FAQ
Questions about approval (autorisatie).
With approval before booking, an entry is only recorded after approval. With approval after booking, the entry is posted first and then reviewed and corrected if necessary.
Yes. You record who approves what, before or after booking, and with roles and permissions you decide who sees which administrations.
Further reading
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