For finance, department leaders and operations teams

Make budget decisions visible.

Send a budget request with the context reviewers need, capture their decision, and keep an easy-to-find record of what was approved.

Free to start. Reviewers don't need an account.

Budget ApprovalVersion 2

Q4 events budget, $18,000

Reviewer: Finance director

Submits version 2 at $16,200.
ApproveChangesReject

Where budget approval usually goes wrong

Budget asks are informal

Requests come as meeting comments and one-line messages.

Decisions are hard to find later

Months on, nobody remembers what was agreed or why.

Approval depends on who you ask

There is no shared view of what was approved.

How it works

  1. Structure the request

    State the amount, purpose, period and any supporting document.

  2. Decision-makers respond

    Approve, reject or request changes with reasoning.

  3. Adjust the ask

    Revise the request; earlier versions and decisions remain visible.

  4. Record the outcome

    The approved version, approver and timestamp are stored.

Example scenario (illustrative)

Q4 events budget, $18,000

A department lead requests budget for events, with a breakdown linked. Reviewer: Finance director.

  1. Requester

    Sends the request with the breakdown.

  2. Reviewer

    Requests changes: reduce by 10% and re-submit.

  3. Requester

    Submits version 2 at $16,200.

  4. Reviewer

    Approves version 2.

  5. Result: Both sides can see the amount that was approved and the change that led to it.

Why teams use it for budget approval

Visible decisions

Everyone can see what was approved, and by whom.

History of adjustments

See how the request evolved between versions.

Simple to adopt

No new finance system to roll out.

The ApprovalLoop workflow

Every approval follows the same loop, so you only learn it once.

  1. Send

    Share the request

  2. Review

    Reviewer opens the link

  3. Request changes

    Or approve / reject

  4. Revise

    Send a new version

  5. Approve

    Decision on the latest version

  6. Record

    Timestamped approval record

Questions

Does ApprovalLoop manage or track budgets?

No. It records approval decisions about budget requests. It does not track spend.

Can several leaders approve?

Yes, add up to five reviewers.

Is the record legally binding?

No. It is an internal approval record, not a legal signature.

ApprovalLoop keeps a timestamped approval record. It is not a legal electronic signature.

Make budget decisions visible.

Send your first approval in a couple of minutes. No sales call.

Also see: Purchase Approval · Expense Approval · Invoice Approval