diff --git a/addons/hr_expense/hr_expense_view.xml b/addons/hr_expense/hr_expense_view.xml
index 9eb073ce52e..bd1c7b8fd8b 100644
--- a/addons/hr_expense/hr_expense_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_expense/hr_expense_view.xml
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
                     <field name="ref"/>
                     <field name="amount"/>
                     <field name="state"/>
-                    <button name="confirm" states="draft" string="Confirm" type="workflow" icon="gtk-apply"/>
-                    <button name="refuse" states="confirm,draft,accepted" string="Refuse" type="workflow" icon="gtk-no"/>
+                    <button name="confirm" states="draft" string="Confirm" type="workflow" icon="gtk-apply" groups="base.group_hr_user,base.group_hr_manager"/>
+                    <button name="refuse" states="confirm,draft,accepted" string="Refuse" type="workflow" icon="gtk-no" groups="base.group_hr_manager"/>
                 </tree>
             </field>
         </record>
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@
                     <field name="name"/>
                     <field name="amount"/>
                     <field name="state"/>
-                    <button name="confirm" states="draft" string="Confirm" type="workflow" icon="gtk-apply"/>
-                    <button name="refuse" states="confirm,draft,accepted" string="Refuse" type="workflow" icon="gtk-no"/>
+                    <button name="confirm" states="draft" string="Confirm" type="workflow" icon="gtk-apply" groups="base.group_hr_user,base.group_hr_manager"/>
+                    <button name="refuse" states="confirm,draft,accepted" string="Refuse" type="workflow" icon="gtk-no" groups="base.group_hr_manager"/>
                 </tree>
             </field>
         </record>
@@ -101,11 +101,11 @@
                             </field>
                             <field name="state"/>
                             <group col="6" colspan="2">
-                                <button name="draft" states="confirm,cancelled" string="Set to Draft" type="workflow" icon="gtk-convert"/>
+                                <button name="draft" states="confirm,cancelled" string="Set to Draft" type="workflow" icon="gtk-convert" groups="base.group_hr_manager"/>
                                 <button name="refuse" states="confirm,accepted" string="Refuse" type="workflow" icon="gtk-no" groups="base.group_hr_manager" />
-                                <button name="confirm" states="draft" string="Confirm" type="workflow" icon="gtk-apply"/>
-                                <button name="invoice" states="accepted" string="Invoice" type="workflow" icon="gtk-go-forward"/>
-                                <button name="validate" states="confirm" string="Approve" type="workflow" icon="gtk-go-forward"/>
+                                <button name="confirm" states="draft" string="Confirm" type="workflow" icon="gtk-apply" groups="base.group_hr_user,base.group_hr_manager"/>
+                                <button name="invoice" states="accepted" string="Invoice" type="workflow" icon="gtk-go-forward" groups="base.group_hr_manager"/>
+                                <button name="validate" states="confirm" string="Approve" type="workflow" icon="gtk-go-forward" groups="base.group_hr_manager"/>
                             </group>
                         </page>
                         <page string="Other Info" groups="base.group_extended">
diff --git a/addons/hr_expense/security/ir.model.access.csv b/addons/hr_expense/security/ir.model.access.csv
index 525b55bf681..2b5b9ffb28c 100644
--- a/addons/hr_expense/security/ir.model.access.csv
+++ b/addons/hr_expense/security/ir.model.access.csv
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@
 "access_account_move_user","account.move.user","account.model_account_move","base.group_hr_user",1,1,1,1
 "access_account_move_line_user","account.move.line.user","account.model_account_move_line","base.group_hr_user",1,1,1,1
 "access_account_analytic_line_user","account.ianalytic.line.user","account.model_account_analytic_line","base.group_hr_user",1,1,1,1
+"access_account_journal_period_manager","account.journal.period.manager","account.model_account_journal_period","base.group_hr_manager",1,1,1,1