As a Business and Operations Manager within the Global Supplier Services - Travel and Entertainment team, you will be tasked with a variety of business administration & control responsibilities. You will develop expertise on firm-wide Travel & Expense policy, SAP Concur Expense, Corporate Card Administration and Concur Detect functionality. You will manage the travel & entertainment process, handle escalations, collaborate with process leads & SMEs, and plan resources to meet productivity & accuracy goals. This role provides an opportunity to recommend process improvements, disseminate data to stakeholders, focus on performance management, and support new joiner trainings. You will demonstrate leadership skills, foster a collaborative and inclusive environment, and consistently strive for excellence in both people and process management.
Job responsibilities:
- Develop subject matter expertise on firm wide Travel & Expense policy, SAP Concur Expense, Corporate Card Administration and Concur Detect functionality
- Effectively manage the travel & entertainment process and handle escalations for the team in Manila
- Collaborate with the process leads & SMEs in India & Warsaw to meet daily business responsibilities
- Plan & allocate resources to effectively staff & accomplish the work to meet productivity & accuracy goals
- Recommend ways to improve process/procedures & to create greater efficiency, enhance quality and/or productivity
- Disseminate data to Financial Stakeholders and Senior Management
- Focus on performance management, setting priorities and career development
- Support new joiner trainings and create adequate backups within the team
- Demonstrate leadership skills to steer the team towards a common goal
- Exhibits interpersonal, coaching and conflict resolution skills
- Consistently strives for excellent in both people and process management
- Foster a collaboration and inclusive environment that supports continuous learning, growth and development
Required qualifications, skills and capabilities:
- Graduate in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or equivalent
- Minimum of 8 years of SME experience in Accounts Payable handling core components of Travel and Expense process including corporate card administration.
- Hands on experience in end to end GL activities, month end activities (ledger postings & reconciliations) would be required
- Strong analytical, data management and problem solving skills
- Excellent interpersonal and verbal/written communication skills
- Forward thinking with the ability to assert new ideas and follow them through
- Proficiency with MS Office applications (Word, Excel, Power Point)
- Intellectually curious and inquisitive, critical thinking, ability to solve problems, travel related audit skills, ability to multi-task and handle multiple competing priorities.
Preferred qualifications:
- At least 3 years of people management experience
- Experience on SAP Concur, SAP ERP would be required. Experience on corporate card administration (Amex, Mastercard, Visa, etc.) would be an added advantage.