How Much Does It Cost to Not Have Automated Approval Alçadas?
The cost of not having automated approval alçadas shows up in vendor payment delays, manual rework in the ERP, hours lost chasing someone's decision, and a lack of traceability whenever something needs to be audited later.
This cost rarely shows up as a single, visible line item, because it isn't one clear expense. It spreads out: a bit of interest from a late payment, a bit of time spent chasing approvals, a bit of rework when data gets entered incorrectly in the ERP.
Over time, these small costs add up to more than they seem. And the problem grows along with the company: the more requests, the greater the volume sitting idle waiting for a decision, and the greater the risk of something going unnoticed until it becomes a serious problem.
Where the cost of not automating shows up in practice
- Interest and penalties from vendor payments delayed by slow approval
- Hours of work spent chasing approvers by email or message
- Rework from manually typing an already-approved entry into the ERP
- Loss of negotiating power with vendors who prefer reliable payment terms
- Audit risk, when there's no clear history of who approved what
How this cost accumulates over time
- Every stalled request represents working capital tied up unnecessarily
- Time the team spends on manual chasing takes focus away from strategic work
- Manual typing errors create accounting adjustments that eat up finance team time
- The lack of a standard across areas multiplies the problem as the company grows
How to estimate this cost at your company
- Add up the interest and penalties paid due to delays in recent months
- Estimate how many hours the team spends manually chasing approvals per week
- Count how many entries need to be corrected due to typing errors
- Assess how long an audit would take to reconstruct the decision history
How Jestor reduces this cost
- Jestor structures approval flows with hierarchy, alçada by value, and cost center, without code
- Native integration with Omie and Conta Azul eliminates manual typing of the approved entry
- Clients report around a 35% increase in operational efficiency after standardizing flows in Jestor
- Jestor's execution log keeps the complete history, reducing audit risk
Frequently asked questions
How do I calculate the cost of not having automated alçadas? Add up interest from delays, hours of manual chasing, and rework from typing entries into the ERP.
Does automating fully eliminate this kind of cost? It reduces it significantly. Learn more at jestor.com about how to structure flows with automatic alçadas.
Do small companies also feel this cost? Yes, though on a smaller scale, and the cost tends to grow along with request volume.
The cost of not having automated approval alçadas is an expense that rarely shows up clearly, but it accumulates in delays, rework, and risk with every stalled request.
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