Account Authority

Gain control over your organization's business accounts

Account Authority helps your organization establish ownership of your business account and set up administrative policies which can help reduce unauthorized spend and enforce procurement best practices. This tool helps centralize your organization's purchasing processes by consolidating accounts created by buyers across your organization. When employees attempt to create new business accounts with their company email address, requests are automatically routed through your designated approval process. This helps improve visibility into spending patterns and enables better control over business purchases. Once configured, this built-in guardrail helps organization's manage compliance with internal policies and can help reduce unauthorized spending.

How to set up Account Authority

Getting started with Account Authority requires domain verification. You may need assistance from your organization's IT team to complete the process.

1. Navigate to Business Settings
2. Select "Domain Verification" in the System Integration section
3. Click "Add a domain"
4. Enter your root domain (the portion after @ in your company email)
5. Click Submit
6. Add the verification code to your domain DNS server
7. Select "Verify domain" from the "Actions" dropdown
8. Confirm verification status changes from "Unverified" to "Verified"

Managing procurement at scale

Once configured, Account Authority provides visibility for implementing purchasing policies and managing users across your Amazon Business account. The system's workflows help maintain appropriate controls while enabling efficient procurement processes as your organization grows.