Manager - Travel & Expenses

We have a urgent opening with one of the leading MNC in Mumbai for Manager Travel & Expenses.

Location: Mumbai (Bandra- BKC)

Designation: Manager - T&E

Department: Financial Services

Reports to: Director Head of Finance (India) & Sr. Manager (Global T&E and CCA)

Principal Responsibilities

1. Work very closely with the Senior Manager, T&E and CCA to drive a consistent and common approach to T&E, CCA across all of global entities.

2. Provide strategic direction and oversight of the global T&E process from Mumbai, India

3. Provide direction and guidance to the T&E associates based in India

4. Overseeing India T&E shared services function to ensure timely booking and payment of T&E claims for org entities globally

5. Implement process to ensure company employees adhere to the Corporate Travel Policy, with standardized process for reporting for non- compliance

6. Responsibility to verify that T&E transactions comply with company policies and procedures

7. Manage employee relationship and maximize the level of customer service to internal stakeholders

8. Handle employee T&E payment enquiries

9. Refine policies as required and supervise all accounting tasks that are involved in the T&E payment process

10. Proactively work towards increasing internal controls and process efficiencies

11. Implement regular (weekly, monthly, annual) reporting related to T&E in order to support procurement and finance teams

12. Identify and report on key metrics and KPIs for expense reporting and credit card administration

13. Identify, report, track, and resolve issues and offer suggestions for system/process improvement

14. Establish and manage travel expense help desk support and procedures

15. Ensure clear and updated communications with all departments regarding T&E policies and procedures

16. Support implementation of integrated work- flow based T&E platform and other technology & automation initiatives

17. Develop and maintain SOP's with appropriate communication to ensure employees understand the standardized process

18. Support statutory audit and coordinate the audit process for T&E areas

19. Recommend, implement and maintain process improvements using robust continuous improvement principles such as Lean and Six Sigma

Qualifications

Work Experience

- 8 - 10 years of experience in travel expense management practices

- 5 - 7 years of experience as a team lead in managing people

- Experience in an international environment

- Strong project management skills

- Concur Experience a must

- SAP Experience a must

- Experience in Shared Service Environment a must

- Demonstrated experience within a high volume business at operational level

- Knowledge of US GAAP, SOX Compliances

Education

- Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Accounting

- MBA Finance preferred

Major Skills

- Cognos Reporting

- Strong Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Access skills

- Strong communication skills with superior ability to express thoughts clearly in English

- Must be able to work within a collaborative environment

- Process transition and management

- Continuous Improvement (Lean or Six Sigma or CI)

Jyoti Tuteja
9910088137
ABC Consultants