[ B E N E F I T S ] Online review and approval capabilities Reduce paperwork and increase efficiency with central, Web-based access to time and expense reports. Precise control over time and expenses Give project managers the ability to closely monitor time and expense entries. Shorten cash collection cycles Collect and process expense information more quickly and efficiently, so you can include those expenses in the customer billing cycle earlier and improve cash flow. Improve customer invoice accuracy Centralize and organize the collection and management of time and expense reporting. Automatic integration of these records with your billing system can increase the value of invoices as a record of project progress. Increase efficiency throughout your business Enable employees to enter their own records on site or back at the office, and allow managers to quickly review and approve records. Integration with Project Accounting eliminates the need to re-enter data and cuts down on the amount of paperwork your accounting department has to file.

Project Time & Expense for Business Portal provides project team members and managers with a way to effectively capture, review and approve project time and expense data on the Web, enabling prompt, accurate customer invoicing and efficient reimbursement for out-of-pocket employee expenses.

Easily enter and approve project related expenses through Business Portal Project Time & Expense.

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The time entry page can show various time periods (i.e., weekly, monthly) to accommodate differing project timelines.

Expense Reporting
View open, approved, and paid expense reports from a single page.

Attach new expense reports to projects, and use defaults to enter information such as billing type, expense type, and payment method.

Enter reimbursable and non-reimbursable expenses on the same expense report. Enter expenses in different currencies.

Quickly determine if you have a returned report that needs to be amended and resubmitted, as reports are color-coded by status.

Track the date, time, and the user that posts a transaction with a complete audit trail.

Timesheets
Enter hours worked and attach each entry to a specific project.

The time entry page can show various time periods (i.e., weekly, monthly) to accommodate differing project timelines.

View a hierarchical arrangement of projects and tasks, simplifying time entry and providing more space to show the days within the time period being used.

Add billing notes to include on the customer's invoice for further detail.

Review and Approval
Approve or reject expense reports and timecards via Web-browser.

Assign multiple approvers to review timecards and expense reports,

Delivered through Business Portal
Streamline time and expense entry by enabling employees to file reports anytime from anywhere.

Access all Business Portal processes, including Project Time & Expense, requisition entry, paycheck review, and others with a single network login. There's no need to remember multiple passwords to manage employee information.

Built on Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services, Business Portal enables you to easily add document libraries for project-related forms, templates, and procedural documents, as well as make all time and expense information easily available to employees.
 

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