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💸 FlexTecs: Redefining the Recovery Audit Industry

by | Oct 23, 2025 | Case Studies

FlexTecs acts as a financial “safety net” for enterprise clients, managing over $1 trillion in transactions annually. Moving beyond the “recovery audit status quo,” they leverage global expertise and technology to protect profit margins and drive innovation.

Project Framework & Capabilities
This case study maps the specific capabilities executed during this project directly to the studio’s proprietary framework, ensuring deliverables were systematic and de-risked at every stage. Learn more about the 5 D’s of Creation on the Our Process page.
1. Discover
  • Stakeholder Interview,
  • User Interviews,
  • UX Research,
  • On-site Sketching
2. Define
  • UX Design,
  • Information Architecture,
  • Brand Style Guide,
  • Figma Prototypes,
  • Project Management
3. Delight
  • Periodic Feature Enhancement Request,
  • Creative Direction,
  • Brand Refresh,
  • Illustration,
  • Usability Testing,
  • Copywriting
4. Design
  • Graphic Design,
  • UI Inventory,
  • UI Design,
  • Wireframing,
  • Figma Prototyping,
  • Design System
5. Deploy
  • UI Developed Prototypes,
  • Design System,
  • Coding,
  • Visual QA,
  • Manual QA

The Challenge & Solutions

The goal was to align the digital experience with the company’s philosophy: Catch, Correct, and Prevent. We executed this through three targeted initiatives:

  1. FlexTrap Platform Evolution
    • Scope: User Research, Branding Refresh, and New UI/UX.
    • Insight: FlexTrap, the company’s AI-enhanced payment accuracy platform, needed an interface that matched its sophisticated backend. We modernized the visual language to help users get closer to “payment perfection” without the cognitive load.
  2. Design System & Dev Optimization
    • Scope: UI Development Optimization and Design System Creation.
    • Insight: To move beyond the limitations of traditional development cycles, we built a scalable design system. This streamlined hand-offs to the engineering team, ensuring that feature delivery was as accelerated and accurate as FlexTecs’ recovery services.
  3. “Inbox Assistance” Feature
    • Scope: User Research, UX Design, and Development Optimization.
    • Insight: Addressing the chaos of Accounts Payable, this module was designed to catch “unprocessed credits” and communication gaps. We focused on a proactive UX that helps teams “prevent the preventable” rather than just reacting to errors.
On-site Sketches
On-site Sketches
User Flow Legend
User Flow Intro Wizard
User Flow Overview

“Sweet! Thanks for making this happen!”
– John, CTO, in response to an update that branding updates, email templates, and a UI Design Query were 100% complete.

The Outcome & Value

By shifting from reactive tools to a proactive, user-centric ecosystem, we helped FlexTecs strengthen financial oversight for their clients. The refreshed UX empowers users to move faster—reducing financial risk and turning complex audit data into clear, actionable insights.

Brand Strategy
Atomic UI Design Elements

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