An expense submission is waiting because the approver cannot find the authorization attached to the original activity.
The useful bits
- Claim reference
- Business purpose and prior request
- The response should identify an actual recorded approval or explain that further review is required.
Before you write
Use this example when an expense submission is waiting because the approver cannot find the authorization attached to the original activity. Gather the details below so the recipient can act without asking you to reconstruct the situation.
- Claim reference
- Business purpose and prior request
- Authorized budget owner
An email you can adapt
The subject “Approval reference needed for claim [number]” identifies the request. Replace each bracketed field with a checked detail and remove any sentence that does not describe your situation.
Subject: Approval reference needed for claim [number] Hi [name], Expense claim [reference] relates to [approved business activity]. The review team needs the relevant approval reference before it can continue. Could you point me to the recorded authorization or identify the correct owner to check it? I do not want to recreate an approval from memory. The claim remains subject to the normal expense review, including any required receipt and policy checks. Best, [sender]
Check the boundary
A missing approval should not be replaced with a fabricated reference or a statement that someone probably agreed.
What a useful reply should settle
The response should identify an actual recorded approval or explain that further review is required.
Attach the checked reference through the expense system and let the authorized reviewer decide the next step.
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