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Description

The Global Travel & Expense (T&E) Manager is responsible for overseeing the companys global travel and expense program including policy governance systems controls and operations. This role ensures efficient compliant and employee-centric T&E experience while maintaining strong internal controls and scalability. The T&E Manager serves as the primary subject matter expert for travel expense & employee reimbursement and corporate card programs. The ideal candidate brings a continuous improvement mindset strong analytical skills and the ability to balance policy enforcement with positive employee experience.

JOB DUTIES:

Travel & Expense Policy Governance & Operations

• Own and maintain global T&E and corporate card policies ensuring clarity consistency and compliance across the organization.

• Develop and update policy documentation user guides and training materials as business needs evolve.

• Monitor compliance investigate exceptions and proactively address recurring policy violations.

• Partner with Legal HR Procurement and Finance leadership to ensure policies align with regulatory requirements and company values.

Expense Systems & Program Infrastructure

• Serve as system owner and administrator for the global T&E expense platform.

• Manage and maintain system configuration including audit rules expense types forms workflows travel allowances GL mappings and integrations.

• Partner with IT and Finance Transformation teams on system enhancements upgrades new tool evaluations and transformation opportunities.

• Drive process improvements to streamline expense submission approval reimbursement and corporate card reconciliation.

Operations & Reporting

• Oversee end-to-end T&E operations including expense processing reimbursements corporate card management and travel support.

• Establish and monitor KPIs and metrics to track program performance compliance rates cycle times and spend trend.

• Deliver regular reporting and actionable insights to Finance leadership and key stakeholders on T&E spend and program health.

Corporate Card & Vendor Management

• Oversee the global corporate credit card program including issuance usage monitoring controls and policy compliance.

• Partner with banks travel management companies and third-party vendors to manage contracts service levels and performance.

• Monitor expense and card activity to identify spend trends compliance issues and cost savings opportunities

Controls Risk & Compliance

• Ensure T&E processes adhere to internal controls and support audit readiness in a SOX-compliant environment.

• Partner with Internal Audit to support audits address findings and implement corrective actions.

• Monitor for fraud duplicate submissions out-of-policy spend and other risk indicators.

• Maintain thorough process and control documentation to support audit readiness.

YOU MUST HAVE:

• 5 years of progressive experience in finance or shared services operations with at least 2 years managing T&E or expense programs.

• Strong understanding of corporate travel programs expense policy governance and corporate credit card operations.

• Hands on experience administering an enterprise T&E platform (e.g. Concur Navan Expensify Coupa).

• Experience operating in a SOX-compliant environment with solid internal controls knowledge.

• Proven leadership and people management experience preferably managing analysts.

WE VALUE:

• Detail oriented with a strong control mindset

• Highly organized and capable of managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Effective communicator with the ability to partner cross functionally

• Continuous improvement mindset with a bias toward automation and simplification

WHATS IN IT FOR YOU:

• This global role will drive process and policy on a large scale and have exposure to various teams and leadership giving you the opportunity to create business relationships outside of your direct team.
• Leave your legacy by establishing processes and procedures that will allow our organization to move safely and comfortably throughout the globe.
• ADI provides comprehensive benefits including life and health insurance life assistance program accidental death and dismemberment insurance disability insurance 401k Plan vacation & holidays.

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Required Experience:

Manager

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