Are you passionate about service excellence? Would you love to work for a global organization that is doing more good for people and planet?
IFF is a global leader in food, beverage, health, biosciences and sensorial experiences. We are seeking an experienced Travel and Expenses Specialist to manage travel related activities for employees across IFF. Your Focus: As a Specialist based out of our Finance Shared Service Center in Hyderabad, India, you will be responsible for providing excellent customer service to employees related to T&E inquiries and efficiently address inquiries from employees regarding policies, processes and systems. The role reports to Operations Leader.
How will you contribute:
- Provide excellent customer service to employees related to T&E inquiries
- Efficiently address inquiries from employees regarding policies, processes and systems.
- Provide support of the expense software.
- Educate and train travelers and BU personnel on the proper procedures for expense reporting and reimbursement and the past due guidelines.
- Reconcile, research and support credit card accounts.
- Helpdesk/ Customer Service
- Strong oral and written communication
- Research and resolve issues regarding traveler set-up or misapplied payments.
- Interact with peers and various management levels to address any credit card or expense inquiries
- To ensure that all Corporate Card Payments are reviewed and paid on time.
Ensure Compliance to Corporate Travel Policy:
- Review soft limits and audit flags to reduce risk and ensure compliance to travel policy and local tax and legal guidelines
- Assist Corporate Security and Corporate Audit in review of specific cardholder account reviews
- Educate BU personnel and travelers on best practices of expense reporting, past due accounts and traveler terminations
- Monitor various reports for compliance
Miscellaneous Travel processes:
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues regarding batches or payment failures.
- Improvise process by adding new activities or by eliminating non-value steps.
- Provide/generate T&E reports/dash boards which will depict T&E spend.
- Subject matter expert on corporate credit card program and employee expenses.
- Perform reconciliations on credit card end to end process.
- Review outstanding charges and communicate outstanding charges to employee & Shared Services financial leads.
What will you need to be successful:
- B. Com. Or Equivalent finance bachelor s degree in accounting with minimum of 3+ years of experience in travel and expense.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, with emphasis on Excel
- Prior experience with Travel and Expense Product Concur and TMS preferred.
- Should be decent in verbal and written communication.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Tools - MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint is a must.
- Flexible to work in regional shifts.
- Flexible and adaptable to changing business needs and requirements.
- Must be able to work well under pressure and have a strong understanding of business process and systems.
- Well organized and time management skills.
- Ability to succeed in a team environment.
- Excellent attention to detail and problem-solving skills.