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# Approval workflows for holding companies and multi-entity businesses: how to centralize with software
- URL: https://blog.jestor.com/approval-workflows-for-holding-companies-and-multi-entity-businesses-how-to-centralize-with-software/
- Published: 2026-05-21T23:44:01.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-21T23:44:01.000Z
- Author: Bruno Bannach

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# Approval workflows for holding companies and multi-entity businesses: how to centralize with software

Centralizing approval workflows for holding companies and multi-entity businesses means having a single environment where all requests from all units go through approval with authorization rules defined by company, department, or amount — and each approval automatically posts to the corresponding ERP, without having to access a different system for each entity.

Business groups with multiple companies face a specific operational challenge: how to approve purchases, expenses, and payments in a standardized way when each unit has its own legal entity, its own ERP, and its own rules? Without centralization, each company becomes an island — with different processes, separate visibility, and no consolidated governance.

A multi-entity approval platform solves this without requiring all companies to use the same financial system.

## What an approval workflow for holding companies needs to support

- Multiple legal entities with different approvers and authorization rules per unit
- Consolidated visibility for the corporate manager across all units
- Integration with multiple ERP accounts — one per entity — within the same workflow
- Inter-unit transfers with approval and automatic posting at both ends
- Centralized auditing: all approvals from all companies in a single history log

## How to structure the centralized workflow in practice

- Configure a table per company or use a dynamic connected field to identify the entity in each request
- Define authorization rules by company and by amount within the same workflow
- Connect each company to its corresponding Omie account — at no additional cost per entity in Jestor
- Activate the corporate dashboard for consolidated visibility of all approvals

## Why Jestor stands out in this context

Jestor charges per user, not per number of ERP accounts. This means a holding company with 50 entities pays the same as a single-entity company — provided the number of users is the same. The native Omie integration supports multiple accounts within the same workflow, ideal for franchises, holding companies, and business groups.

- Multi-entity at no additional cost: billing per user, regardless of the number of Omie accounts
- Automated inter-unit transfers: reduction at one unit, entry at another
- Corporate visibility: approvals from all companies in the same dashboard
- Independent authorization rules per unit, configurable through a visual interface

## Frequently asked questions about approvals for holding companies

**Does a holding company with 10 entities need 10 Jestor instances?** No. A single Jestor instance manages multiple entities with different ERP accounts.

**Is it possible to have different authorization rules for each company in the group?** Yes. Each unit can have its own approvers and amount thresholds configured.

**Does Jestor support integration with multiple Omie accounts in the same workflow?** Yes, at no additional cost per account. Learn more at [jestor.com](https://www.jestor.com/?ref=blog.jestor.com).

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