U.S.-based manufacturer with a strong focus on audit efficiency and policy compliance.

Business Challenge

U.S.-based manufacturer operating across multiple sites and business units, with a high-volume T&E program and a strong focus on audit efficiency and policy compliance. Growing Volume Created “Noise” Risk. Like many finance teams, the organization faced a familiar challenge: risk exists, but time is finite. Reviewing every transaction wasn’t realistic—yet relying on spot checks can leave gaps in confidence and consistency. 

Solution

A Targeted, Risk-Based Audit Process That Scales Oversight analyzed 100% of transactions and narrowed the work to a focused exception queue—so the audit team could spend time on items most likely to matter.

Over the past year, the program delivered scalable coverage:

• $6.3M spend analyzed across ~49,000 transactions

• 475 employees in scope

• 4,289 alerts generated

• 3,596 alerts reviewed (84%)—a strong review rate that reflects a manageable, targeted queue

Results

Results: Stronger Control Outcomes— and Proof of Behavior Change The organization paired audit review with targeted employee outreach to reinforce policy expectations.

Over the same year-long period:

• 221 employees engaged

• 323 Oversight-enabled emails sent

• Employees who received outreach saw their average alert rate drop by 48%

• The population not engaged also improved, but only by 38%—meaning engaged employees improved by 10% more 

Benefits

This isn’t just “finding issues.” It’s full coverage with focused effort—plus measurable reduction in repeat behavior— without overwhelming the audit team. This manufacturer’s program demonstrates what finance leadership wants from modern spend controls: full coverage, focused review effort, and measurable improvement over time. By combining targeted exception review with disciplined outreach, the team improved compliance outcomes while keeping the workload realistic for the people doing the work.