Team Lead – Travel & Expenses

Job Description:

The Team Lead, Travel & Expenses will be based in Hyderabad, India. In this position, you will report to the Senior Manager, Finance. Watch “Culture is our Passion” to learn more about us

We are looking for someone who demonstrates:

• Passionate drive to innovate and create
• Integrity to the core
• Enthusiastic customer focus
• Consistent interactive teamwork
• Desire for continuous improvement and top performance.

Here is a glimpse of what you will do:

• Lead end-to-end T&E operations, including expense validation, payment processing, issue resolution, and employee/vendor reconciliations.
• Ensure compliance with T&E policies, SOPs, approval requirements, and financial controls.
• Review the appropriate accounting treatment and coding of T&E transactions, including GL accounts, cost centres, departments, and projects.
• Perform/review subledger-to-GL/Trial Balance reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, and month-end close activities.
• Investigate accounting discrepancies and ensure timely resolution of outstanding items.
• Ensure appropriate supporting documentation and audit trail are maintained for T&E transactions.
• Lead, coach, and develop the T&E team while monitoring KPIs, SLAs, quality, and deadlines.

Here is some of what you will need (required):

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 5–8 years of T&E/AP/Finance Operations experience, including Team Lead or people-management exposure.
• Strong accounting knowledge is mandatory, including:
  • Debits and credits
  • T&E/AP accounting entries
  • Accruals and journal entries
  • GL and Trial Balance reconciliations
  • Month-end close reporting/activities
• Experience with T&E/ERP systems; Coupa experience preferred.
• Strong communication, analytical, problem-solving, and leadership skills.
• Flexibility to support US time zones/global operations

Here are a few of our preferred experiences:

• Willingness to work in complex environment with strict deadlines on projects
• Good written & oral communication skills.
• Proficiency in MS Excel (Advanced) and use of macros, Power BI dashboards
• Good presentation skills and teamwork.
• Team management skills

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