Salary: $120,000-$140,000 + Annual Bonus
Employment Type: Full-Time, Direct Hire
About the Opportunity
We are partnering with a leading, multibillion-dollar global manufacturing organization seeking an experienced Global Travel & Expense Manager to join its growing Shared Services and Finance team.
This newly created position offers an exciting opportunity to join a company undergoing significant growth and business transformation while playing a key role in the global implementation, optimization, and ongoing management of SAP Concur.
The ideal candidate will bring strong hands-on SAP Concur experience, knowledge of global Travel & Expense operations, and expertise integrating financial systems across multiple countries and business entities.
This individual will collaborate closely with Finance, Accounting, IT, Procurement, HR, and external implementation partners to standardize global T&E processes, improve system functionality, strengthen internal controls, and drive operational efficiencies.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys combining financial operations, technology, and project management while helping build and improve global processes.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the global implementation, deployment, and ongoing optimization of SAP Concur Travel & Expense across multiple business entities and international locations.
- Partner with internal stakeholders and external implementation consultants to define business requirements, system configurations, and deployment strategies.
- Configure, maintain, and enhance SAP Concur functionality to support business needs, expense policies, and compliance requirements.
- Lead system testing activities, including integration testing, user acceptance testing (UAT), and post-implementation validation.
- Support integrations between SAP Concur, SAP S/4HANA, HRIS platforms, BlackLine, and other financial systems to ensure accurate data flow and financial reporting.
- Partner with regional teams to standardize global travel and expense processes while addressing local business and compliance requirements.
- Support administration of global T&E policies, ensuring compliance with SOX controls, internal audit standards, and company procedures.
- Reconcile complex data feeds from corporate credit card programs, HRIS systems, and ERP platforms to support accurate expense reporting and month-end close activities.
- Collaborate with Finance and Accounting teams to ensure timely expense accruals, reconciliations, and financial reporting.
- Support relationships with third-party travel management companies and corporate credit card providers to improve processes and optimize travel spending.
- Develop dashboards, KPIs, and reporting to monitor travel expenses, policy compliance, system adoption, and operational performance.
- Lead user training, troubleshooting, and change management initiatives to support successful system adoption.
- Identify opportunities to automate workflows, strengthen controls, reduce manual processes, and improve the overall employee expense experience.
- Partner with leadership on global process improvements, system enhancements, and ongoing business transformation initiatives.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience administering, implementing, or supporting SAP Concur Travel & Expense.
- Hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA and SAP Concur required.
- Strong understanding of global Travel & Expense operations, including multi-country and multi-entity environments.
- Experience supporting SAP Concur implementations, system configurations, integrations, enhancements, or global deployments.
- Experience integrating Concur with ERP, HRIS, corporate credit card, and financial reporting systems.
- Knowledge of Travel & Expense accounting processes, SOX compliance, internal controls, and expense policies.
- Strong project management skills with experience coordinating cross-functional teams and external implementation partners.
- Excellent analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills; experience with Tableau, Power BI, or similar reporting tools preferred.
- Experience with BlackLine, Workday, UKG, JD Edwards, Microsoft Business Central, or other financial platforms is a plus.
- SAP Concur certification is a plus.
- Experience within a global manufacturing, industrial, or other large multinational organization is strongly preferred.
- Base Salary: $120,000-$140,000, depending on experience.
- Annual Bonus: 15%, with potential for up to 20% based on plan performance.
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits effective on the first day of employment.
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
- 3 weeks of paid time off.
- Additional employee benefits and professional development opportunities.
Why Consider This Opportunity?
- Join a growing, multibillion-dollar global manufacturing organization.
- Work alongside an outstanding leadership team within a collaborative, supportive culture.
- Play a key role in a major global SAP Concur implementation and business transformation initiative.
- Take ownership of global Travel & Expense systems, integrations, and process improvements.
- Gain exposure to SAP S/4HANA, Concur, and other enterprise financial technologies.
- Collaborate with international teams across Finance, IT, HR, and Procurement.
- Help establish standardized global processes and contribute to the development of a growing Shared Services organization.
- Enjoy competitive compensation, strong benefits, and a flexible hybrid work environment.
- Position yourself for long-term career growth within an expanding global company.
If you're an experienced SAP Concur and Global Travel & Expense professional looking for an opportunity to make a meaningful impact, drive systems improvements, and advance your career, we'd love to connect!