Ramp Metric
Expense Management
Out-of-Policy Spend Rate = (Out-of-Policy Spend / Total Spend) × 100
Out-of-policy spend rate measures the percentage of total spend that falls outside company expense policies, including excessive amounts, unapproved categories, or non-compliant merchants.
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Out-of-policy spend rate measures the percentage of total spend that falls outside company expense policies, including excessive amounts, unapproved categories, or non-compliant merchants.
How to calculate out-of-policy spend rate
Why out-of-policy spend rate matters for Ramp users
Out-of-policy spend indicates control weaknesses that create audit risk, waste, and potential fraud exposure. Reducing it strengthens financial governance and ensures resources are used as intended.
Ramp users can leverage pre-transaction controls to prevent most policy violations, making residual out-of-policy spend a clear signal of policy gaps or exceptions that need review.
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Connect Ramp policy enforcement data to KPI Tree via your warehouse. Place out-of-policy rate in a governance tree alongside compliance violations and receipt compliance.
Assign finance or compliance ownership and set alerts when the rate exceeds acceptable levels, prompting policy or control adjustments.
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Compliance Violation Rate
Expense ManagementMetric Definition
Compliance Violation Rate = (Violating Transactions / Total Transactions) × 100
Compliance violation rate is the percentage of transactions that breach company spending policies, including merchant restrictions, spending limits, or category prohibitions. It measures policy enforcement effectiveness.
Maverick Spend Rate
Expense ManagementMetric Definition
Maverick Spend Rate = (Off-Contract Spend / Total Spend) × 100
Maverick spend rate is the percentage of total expenditure that occurs outside approved contracts, preferred vendors, or procurement channels. It represents spend that bypasses negotiated terms and volume discounts.
Receipt Compliance Rate
Expense ManagementMetric Definition
Receipt Compliance Rate = (Transactions with Receipts / Total Transactions) × 100
Receipt compliance rate is the percentage of transactions that have a matching receipt or supporting documentation attached. It measures adherence to documentation requirements essential for audit readiness and tax compliance.
Expense Approval Cycle Time
Expense ManagementMetric Definition
Approval Cycle Time = Average (Approval Date - Submission Date)
Expense approval cycle time measures the average duration from expense submission to final approval. It captures the speed and efficiency of the review and approval workflow.
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