Up to 70% Less Admin, Full Visibility: MEG’s Shift to Smarter Spend Management
Context
For years, managing expenses at MEG relied on a familiar process around cash, paper receipts, and physical workflows.
Sales representatives would withdraw petty cash, pay for client meetings or local expenses, and the finance team would manually check and process everything.
“Everything we did in the past was still cash-based. Receipts were sent back to headquarters and filed.”
Ronald Juli
Head of Finance and Accounting at MEG
As the company grew to support sales representatives across 60 warehouse locations in Germany, the need for visibility and digitisation of expenses grew.
A shift that had to work for everyone
The cash-based processes brought challenges such as tracking spend in real time, consistency across teams and transparency across locations.
While finance could manage it, it came with increasing effort and growing risk. At the same time, introducing a new software had to be easy for the people using it daily.
MEG chose Declaree and Mobilexpense Cards with one clear priority:
“It had to be user-friendly and not too complex.”
That decision proved critical. Even employees who had been working the same way for over 20 years adapted to the new system without complaints.
In an organisation of this scale, that’s often the clearest sign that it truly works.
From cash to cards
The biggest shift came with the introduction of Mobilexpense Cards.
What started as a small rollout for management, quickly expanded across the organisation. Instead of paying out of pocket or withdrawing petty cash and submitting expenses afterward,
Employees now:
- pay directly with company cards
- track spending digitally
- submit expenses through a simple app
“It’s easier for them because they don’t have to pay with their own money.”
Simplified and scalable spend management
For finance, the transformation was even more significant. Where previously visibility was limited and retrospective, it is now real-time, at user-level and fully transparent.
“Now I can see exactly who is spending what.”
Ronald Juli
Head of Finance and Accounting at MEG
And with structured approval flows in place, accountability is built into the process.
The shift delivered measurable impact. Manual handling, reconciliation, and administrative work have been drastically reduced.
“I would say at least 50%, maybe even 70% less time.”
In organisations with distributed teams and frequent, everyday expenses, the challenge isn’t just tracking spend, it’s managing it efficiently without adding complexity.
MEG’s experience shows that when tools are simple, processes are connected and visibility is built in, spend management becomes something that works for everyone.
“We reduced the time spent on expense processes by up to 70%, and now we have full transparency over company spend.”
Ronald Juli
Head of Finance and Accounting at MEG
About MEG (Maler Einkauf Gruppe)
With over 100 years of experience, Maler Einkauf Gruppe (MEG) supports the painting and varnishing trade with high-quality products and services. With around 900 employees, the company combines strong industry expertise with a commitment to innovation and efficient operations.
At a glance
- Up to 70% less time spent on expense processes
- Company-wide card adoption replacing petty cash
- Full visibility into spend across 60+ locations
- Reduced risk and manual handling
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