EMPLOYEE REIMBURSEMENTS

Reimburse your teams with ease

Introducing a simple way to collect and pay back out-of-pocket employee expenses. No more manual expense reports. No more spreadsheets.

The smartest expense report ever

Say goodbye to spreadsheet tracking, email chains, and complicated software. With Float, pay back your employees the easy way.

The expense reports your team will love

Float’s simple and AI-enabled workflow eliminates the frustration of manual entry for employees to submit out-of-pocket expenses. It’s like magic!

Speed up approvals and payouts

Process multiple expenses in a single request (including mileage) and pay back employees directly from Float in as little as one business day.

Keep all employee spending in one platform

Combine Float Cards and Reimbursements to give finance teams full visibility into employee spending in one place.

Start collecting out-of-pocket expenses with one click

Handle employee reimbursements the easy way. Float’s HRIS integration lets you add employees and manage all your team spend in one platform.

Seamless requests

Employees request a reimbursement with the click of a button. Float’s AI-powered OCR automatically captures receipt details—no data entry required.

Make submission a breeze with AI-powered OCR that extracts all receipt information including currencies, line items and taxes
Capture receipts on the go with Float’s iOS and Android Mobile App
Group multiple expenses into one report: one submission, one approval, one payout
Calculate mileage reimbursements automatically with just start and end points

Flexible approvals

Deliver requests to the right reviewer based on your company’s custom approval policies via mobile, email or Slack.

Create customizable multi-level approval workflows to always have the right sign-off before your team is paid back
Keep all your approval sequences up to date with 100+ HRIS integrations

Direct payouts

Once expenses are approved, your finance team can easily review who needs to be reimbursed and pay out directly.

Auto-batches payments for multiple reimbursements
Deliver seamless employee payouts in CAD or USD via free EFT/ACH
Pay from your Float balance, and earn industry-leading interest rates of up to 3.5% on funds*

Automated month-end

Reimbursements are exported directly to your accounting software with GL codes, tax codes and embedded receipts.

Automatically sync all bills, payments, and attached files in real-time to your connected accounting system
Get real-time visibility into payment status to close the month with confidence

Hear from our customers

“Float saves us upwards of 10 hours every period. It’s more than a hundred hours saved per year.”
Katherine LeiDirector of Finance, Impact Kitchen
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“We love Float. We were using three or four different tools and now we can replace them with Float.”
Mandeep SainiCo-Founder and Head of Finance Services, BrightIron
"Float has really improved our internal controls. We now have one location to reference all receipts, backup support and coding.”
Terry BurmasDirector of Finance, Ocean Wise
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"One of the main benefits for me is saving time. The OCR feature identifies the tax-exempt amount from invoices, which saves us from manually splitting transaction lines.”
Aaron CorbinFinancial Controller, ClearEstate
“Reimbursements used to be a nightmare, we had too many people involved in approvals and the whole process felt like a black box. Now with Float, reimbursements are a breeze.”
Leigh SpinneyAccountant, Andgo System
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Built for Canada. Period.

Not imported. Not localized. Float is the financial operations platform designed to address the unique realities of running a Canadian business including taxes, currencies, regulations and more.

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spend, save, grow

The financial home for Canadian businesses

Access corporate cards, payments and business banking in one integrated software solution.

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Earn up to 3.5% interest*

The freedom of a chequing account with the high-yield of a savings. CDIC insured and zero fees.

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Employee reimbursements + direct payouts

Reimburse your team for out-of-pocket expenses—without making them wait for payroll.

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Expense management teams love

Custom approval workflows, instant receipt reminders and no more expense reports.

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Bill pay that saves time and money

Automate AP with fast Canadian, US and global wires, plus free EFT/ACH.

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Foreign exchange with 90% lower fees

Instant access to CAD/USD currency exchange at market-leading rates. No hidden fees, no USD account required.

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Direct integrations

Connect top accounting, HRIS and productivity platforms—plus a custom API for seamless workflows.

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Corporate cards with built-in controls

High-limit CAD and USD cards with real-time tracking and up to 1% cashback.

Don't make employees wait for payroll.

Pay them back in as little as one business day, with Float Reimbursements.

Frequently asked questions

Float Reimbursements is the simplest way to collect, approve and pay back employee out-of-pocket expenses. It's part of Float's all-in-one spend management platform, giving Canadian finance teams one place to manage corporate cards, bill payments, reimbursements and business accounts.

With Float Reimbursements, you can submit expenses in seconds, approve with customizable workflows and pay employees back via free EFT and ACH in as little as one business day.

Reimbursements is included on every Float plan—no add-ons or separate software required. When you sign up, you'll have immediate access to Float's core products: Corporate Cards, Reimbursements, Bill Pay and high-interest Business Accounts. Our Essential plan is free, and Professional starts at $10/user/month. See our full pricing here.

Yes. Once expenses are approved, you can pay employees back directly from your Float balance via EFT (CAD) or ACH (USD), both at no extra cost. EFT is available on all Float plans, while USD payouts via ACH are available on the Professional Plan and above.

Float makes it easy for employees to submit and managers to approve requests directly from our web or mobile apps. Paired with Float’s intelligent approval workflows, OCR capabilities and accounting automations, it cuts significant administrative time so your teams can focus on what matters. 

For an even faster solution, Float’s all-in-one software also includes zero-balance Float Cards so you can see all your team spending in real-time (and one-platform). Plus you’ll receive cashback and interest on your CAD and USD card spend and cash balances.

Yes! With Float Reimbursements employees can submit multiple line item expenses in one report for easy submission and approval.

Yes, Float Reimbursements does integrate directly with major accounting software, including QuickBooks Online (QBO), Xero and NetSuite. The integration automatically syncs approved employee expense reports and receipts as itemized bills. If you do not use these platforms, you can export data via CSV.

Unlike traditional cards that get you to spend more, Float is the only corporate card in the world that helps businesses spend less. Through a combination of financial rewards like our 1% cashback, up to 3.5% interest on deposits, no FX fees with our USD cards and time savings of at least 8 hours per employee, Float customers save an average of 7% on their spend.

Reimbursements includes the ability to set a mileage rate for both US and CAD and auto-calculates the amount owed based on the starting point and destination provided.