Definition
Rogue Spend Audit
A review of corporate card and expense transactions to identify purchases made outside the official procurement process. The first step in understanding and controlling unmanaged spend.
From the episode “Delightful Procurement: The CFO That Never Sleeps - Alex Yakubovich from Levelpath”Hear it on the podcast1 episode
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