Travel and Expense Team Leader for Spain

Prestwick Aerosystems; Lisboa; Hybrid; EUR 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Modern office

Global company experience

Job summary

Airbus Portugal SA in Lisbon is seeking a Travel and Expense Team Leader to oversee the T&E team, ensuring policy compliance and high performance across Spain-related processes. You will coordinate daily tasks, coach staff, and drive improvements in end-to-end T&E workflows.

The role requires leadership experience, SAP knowledge, and fluency in Spanish and one of Airbus' official languages. A hybrid work model and a modern office are offered.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 years of professional experience.
• Minimum of 2 years of effective Travel & Expense experience.
• Leadership experience in managing teams, preferably in a GBS or similar.
• Must communicate in a way that is clear, effective and directive.
• Fluency in one of Airbus' official languages.
• Organizational skills are crucial to monitor progress and KPI control.
• Mandatory fluency in Spanish language.

Responsibilities

• Oversees all activities within the team and is responsible for its performance.
• Distributes daily volume of work and information to team members and stakeholders.
• Coaches team members and develops team strengths.
• Identifies goals and evaluates team progress; resolves conflicts.
• Manages escalations and provides support to litigation topics.
• Ensures timely query resolution and addresses blocking points in audits.
• Builds strong relationships with local teams, stakeholders and leadership.
• Proposes and implements T&E policies, processes, and standardization across countries.

Skills

Leadership experience

Team management

Communication skills

Delegation

Tools

SAP

Job description

Job Description: Job Description We are now recruiting a Travel and Expense Team Leader for Spain to join our Travel & Expenses team in Lisbon.

Responsibilities

• Oversees all activities within the team and is responsible for its performance
• Take decisions on how to approach tasks and develop a plan to accomplish them
• Distributes daily volume of work
• Distributes information to team members and stakeholders
• Coaches team members
• Develops team strengths and improve weaknesses
• Identify team goals and evaluate team progress
• Resolve conflict within the team
• Manages escalations, including support to litigation topics
• Ensures query resolution on a timely basis
• Investigate and resolve blocking points in audit process
• Build and sustain a robust relationship with local teams, stakeholders and leadership
• Become a focal point for local employees
• Propose recommendations and supervise the implementation of T&E Policies and procedures
• Propose and implement process harmonization and standardization between the different countries and promote an end to end T&E process
• Propose Continuous Improvement initiatives
• Ensure strict compliance with Travel and Expense Policies, legal regulations and local tax laws
• Supports and assists the Head of Travel & Expense on management tasks related with the team development, training, benefits, promotion, team building, etc)

Requirements

• Minimum of 6 years of professional experience
• Minimum of 2 years of effective Travel & Expense experience
• Leadership experience in managing teams, preferably in a GBS or similar
• Working knowledge of SAP
• Soft skills requirements: Verbal and nonverbal communication skills
• Must communicate in a way that is clear, effective and directive
• Fluency in one of the four official languages of Airbus
• Organizational skills
• Strong organizational skills are crucial to help monitor progress, keep team members motivated and KPI controlled at all times
• Proven ability to work in a team and independently
• Ability to delegate
• Team leader must be able to delegate tasks by trusting in the individual abilities of the team
• Integrity
• Should lead by example, gain the respect and the appreciation of the team
• Confident work ethic
• Should display confidence in the task and the team to instill confidence in others
• Mandatory fluency in Spanish language

Benefits

• Diverse career opportunities within Airbus European core countries or in other regions around the world.
• A hybrid working model, allowing you to combine onsite and offsite work.
• A modern office well connected to public transportation.
• A motivated and fun crew to grow and build and shape the GBS together.
• An intense and exciting onboarding experience.
• This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief. Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all.

As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to [e-mail].

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

Airbus pioneers sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world. The Company constantly innovates to provide efficient and technologically-advanced solutions in aerospace, defence, and connected services. In commercial aircraft, Airbus offers modern and fuel-efficient airliners and associated services. Airbus is also a European leader in defence and security and one of the world's leading space businesses. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions and services worldwide.

Company

Company: Airbus Portugal SA

Employment Type: Permanent

Experience Level: Professional

Job Family: Accounting