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Expense Management Built Into Your DMS

Pay vendors, issue company cards, reimburse employees, and reconcile easily—all within Automotive Retail<sm> Cloud (ARC).

Tekion Spend is embedded natively into ARC—giving you control over every dollar moving through your dealership.

Unlike bolt-on tools,<xd> Tekion Spend<md> solves the real problem

Dealerships no longer need to manage expenses via spreadsheets, manual AP processes, and disconnected card programs—then manually reconcile to their accounting system at month-end.

3–4

Hours

Daily reconciliation time saved

100

%

Native Dealer Management System (DMS)/GL integration

0

Manual GL entries needed

3–4

Hours

Daily reconciliation time saved

100

%

Native Dealer Management System (DMS)/GL integration

0

Manual GL entries needed

Not Just Another
Expense Tool

Native, not bolted on

No middleware, no CSV exports. Transactions post and reconcile inside ARC Accounting.

Understands rooftop and department hierarchies, and the vendor payment workflows unique to dealerships.

Reimbursements and AP are the same system, not two subscriptions.

Consolidated visibility across rooftops, with controls set at the group level and enforced locally.

Balances, payment costs, and spend anomalies surface as they happen.

Built for Every Money-Managing Role

Tekion Spend solves distinct pain points for each person managing money at your dealership.

CFO / Controller

A live view of cash position, payment costs, and spend anomalies, and a close that no longer waits on reconciliation. 

Director / Manager

Stop chasing receipts and manually reviewing expenses. AI-powered auto-capture at point of purchase, smart categorization, and one-click approval.

Employee

No more out-of-pocket expenses waiting for reimbursement. Mobile receipt submission, mobile push notification to capture receipts, automatic reimbursement.

AP / Accounting Staff

Invoices post and code themselves and bank matching is done– all that’s left is the handful of exceptions that genuinely need judgment.

CFO / Controller

A live view of cash position, payment costs, and spend anomalies, and a close that no longer waits on reconciliation. 

Director / Manager

Stop chasing receipts and manually reviewing expenses. AI-powered auto-capture at point of purchase, smart categorization, and one-click approval.

Employee

No more out-of-pocket expenses waiting for reimbursement. Mobile receipt submission, mobile push notification to capture receipts, automatic reimbursement.

AP / Accounting Staff

Invoices post and code themselves and bank matching is done– all that’s left is the handful of exceptions that genuinely need judgment.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Tekion Spend?

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Tekion Spend is a native cash management platform that handles card programs, embedded banking, * vendor payments, and employee reimbursement. Every transaction posts to the general ledger and reconciles automatically — built directly into your dealership accounting software with no middleware or manual exports.

How is Tekion Spend different from other expense management tools?

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Other third-party tools are disconnected from your DMS — transactions still require manual export, GL coding, and month-end bank reconciliation. Tekion Spend is built natively into your platform, so every transaction — whether a card swipe, ACH transfer, or paper check — posts instantly to your general ledger and reconciles automatically, with no middleware or manual work.

What payment methods does Tekion Spend support?

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Tekion Spend supports physical cards, virtual cards, tap-to-pay (mobile), ACH, Real-Time Payments (RTP), and paper checks — all on one platform for both employee expenses and vendor invoices — reconciling automatically to your GL.

Do I need Tekion Pay to use Tekion Spend?

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Tekion Spend is designed to work standalone for cash management and expense control, though Tekion Pay can enhance dealer financing workflows.

They switched. <xs>Here's what changed

Having Tekion Spend natively embedded within our ARC DMS is exactly what modern dealerships like ours have been missing. Full visibility, accountability, and more efficient workflows… The redundancies eliminated and efficiencies gained translate to real, measurable savings that go straight to the bottom line.

Autumn Ross

Chief Financial Officer

Ewing Automotive Group

Results reflect individual dealer experiences and may vary based on dealership size, configuration, <md>usage, <xd>and market conditions. Metrics are not guaranteed.