Associate - Travel and Expenses - Bangalore, India

Job Purpose and Impact

We are seeking a skilled and experienced professional with a strong background in Travel & Expense (T&E) processes. This individual will play a key role in managing global T&E operations, ensuring compliance with corporate policies, and other associated activities ensuring compliance with global policies and standards.

Key Accountabilities

• Verify submitted expense reports for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with global policies
• Ensure adherence to company travel and expense guidelines, flagging out-of-policy claims and escalating as needed
• Identify duplicate, fraudulent, or suspicious transactions using automated tools (e.g., Concur Detect)
• Track and reconcile issued cash advances against reported expenses
• Generate periodic reports on expense trends, policy violations, and operational efficiency

• Timely query resolution through various channels

• Experience in Cognos reporting tool
• Provide guidance to employees on expense submission, corrections, and policy interpretation.
• Identify areas for improvement and suggest strategies to optimize expense reporting processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure all queries are resolved
• Participation in Projects and process improvement initiatives
• Maintain and update Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to reflect current practices, policy changes, and system enhancements
• Handle oversight and exceptions by reviewing flagged transactions, coordinating with relevant stakeholders, and documenting resolution steps for audit and compliance purposes
• Other duties as assigned

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance or related field with 3 - 5years of work experience in T&E
• Prior T&E experience preferred specifically working on concur tool /concur detect will be added advantage
• Should have working experience in Concur and concur auditing
• Exposure to projects and process improvement initiatives
• Strong accounting knowledge will be added advantage

• Knowledge of Global T&E processes
• In depth understanding of ERP's such as SAP and JDE SAP concur expenses tool and will be added advantage
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft office applications
• Analytical and interpersonal skills