What permissions does the Manager role have?

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The manager role is divided into two levels of permissions :

  • Basic Manager: available with Essential, Business and Enterprise plans.

  • Advanced Manager: until the new packaging goes live in October 2026, available through the current Account Payable and Expense & Spend Management add-ons. From October2026, available through the Team Spend Controls add-on.

The role of the manager is also customizable: Admins or Account Holder define permissions for each manager individually.

What is the scope of permissions for a Basic and Advanced Manager?

Depending on how much they want to delegate, the Admin or the Account Holder defines the scope of permissions for each manager:

  • on the whole company level

  • or on a team level

πŸ’‘ You need to create a team before assigning a Manager to a team.

  Basic Manager Advanced Manager
Access transactions

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Make payments from selected accounts

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Manage cards

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Make transfers and reimburse expenses (Set spending limits, per month and per transfer)

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Upload and set up supplier invoices

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Invite team members as Employees

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Review card requests

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View selected account balances

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View IBAN and download statements

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Manage bookkeping and suppliers

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Approve transfers and reimburse expenses including mileage

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Set up and suspend direct debit mandates

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Deposit checks

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Managers can also be part of an approval workflow that the Account Holder or Admin will customize.

Until October 2026, multi-layer approval workflows remain available through the current Account Payable or Expense & Spend Management add-ons. From October 2026, configurable approval workflows will be available through Team Spend Controls. Please visit "How to customize workflow approval for transfer and reimbursement requests?" to find out more.

 

Can a Manager access certain sub-accounts?

Yes, whether the permissions of a Manager are on a team or a whole company level, you can attribute one or several sub accounts to these roles. They will be able to access transactions and make payments from the selected accounts.

  • The Manager already has a profile on the account: In that case, go to User Management > User Access > Active and click on the account you want to edit. Then click on the pencil next to View transactions and make payments from selected accounts to select the sub-accounts they can access.
  • The Manager has not been invited on the account yet : Go to User Management > User Access > Invite a member > follow the inscription steps and select the sub-accounts they can access.

 

 

What permissions can’t be delegated to a Manager?

❌ Invite all types of team members: Admins, Managers, and Accountants

❌ Change roles status for themselves and other users

❌ Edit subscription

❌ Set up multi-accounts -  but they can manage them

❌ Set up and manage third-party tools via Connect integrations

 

πŸ’‘ Admins can do these actions.

 

How to check the permissions of a Manager?

It is possible to view the scope and permissions of a manager directly from their member profile.

From a computer:

  1. Go to User management,

  2. Click on User access,

  3. Select the profile of the Manager you wish to view.

From the mobile app:

  1. Go to MenΓΊ,

  2. Go to Team members.