Manager, Travel (Operations, Expenses, and Corporate Card)

Your opportunity

As the Manager, Travel, youll lead the global Travel and Expense management team at Bangalore working closely with Process owners. Managing compliance with Travel and Expense policy, P-Card policy, working on all change management projects on Travel, Expense and Card programmes.

What you'll do

• Serve as the initial point of contact for internal escalations, navigating through process challenges.
• Possess comprehensive knowledge of Travel, Expense, and Card programs, collaborating effectively with regional travel managers.
• Proficiently understand and navigate systems such as Navan, Expensify, Netsuite Workday, Bank Integration, and Card feed programs.
• Manage financial close-related activities, including accruals, T&E schedules, and reconciliations.
• Review team tasks, identify delays, and provide solutions for timely completion.
• Exercise judgment in highlighting risks and opportunities, training junior team members, and addressing auditors’ requirements.
• Collaborate with the Global Process Owner, manage approvals, and understand statutory requirements and legalities.
• Assume responsibility for identifying compliance risks and providing remediation strategies.
• Prepare and maintain up-to-date process documentation, emphasizing continuous improvement.
• Contribute to ongoing projects by actively participating in testing activities and engaging with individuals across the employee life cycle.

This role requires

• Experience of at least 12+ years in implementing and managing Travel, Expense and Card program mentioned above
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• Demonstrated expertise in process analysis, documentation, improvement and automation
• Strong computer and data analysis skills using Expensify, Navan, Amex, Concur, Concur detect (Appzen), Card program reporting requirement
• Strong communication, relationship building, influencing, persuasion, presentation, and conflict resolution and business analysis skills
• Consistently demonstrates high integrity combined with good business judgement and strives to identify, recommend and select the best overall solution for service now.
• Absolute integrity of internal controls over all finance/accounting activities that can affect the completeness and accuracy of its financial reporting
• Time sensitive on all deliverables and available to handle seasonal variation in terms of varied functional requirement
• Should have attention to detail with the ability to present/articulate analytical results and facilitate decision-making

Bonus points if you have

• Experience in working travel teams in large organizations in the SAAS space
• Experience in managing deliverables across time zones