Senior Manager, Travel & Expense

Guardant Health is seeking an experienced and strategic Senior Manager Travel & Expense (T&E) Operations to lead our global T&E function in a highly regulated fastpaced diagnostic environment.  This leader will oversee all aspects of our travel and expense program including policy governance compliance with Stark Law and other healthcare regulations and system optimization through SAP Concur. 

This role requires a proactive leader who brings both operational discipline and a continuous improvement mindset.   As the internal SME for Concur you will lead enhancements integrations (including Workday and CRM systems) and process automation while ensuring a compliant and userfriendly T&E experience.  You will also play a key role in launching a formalized travel program and managing our corporate card operations. 

Youll collaborate regularly with Legal Compliance Accounting Commercial and IT teams and provide consistent and transparent reporting to senior leadership. 

Reporting to the Senior Director Assistant Controller & Treasurer and based in our Palo Alto office this role will support the Financial Reporting and Corporate Accounting teams objective of timely monthend close and accurate compliant expense reporting in alignment with internal controls and external regulations. 

Key Responsibilities: 

Leadership & Operations 

• Lead and develop a highperforming T&E team including an Assistant Manager and two offshore specialists. 

• Establish operational excellence through strong processes controls and stakeholder support. 

Regulatory Compliance (Stark Law & Beyond) 

• Ensure full compliance with Stark Law and other applicable healthcare regulations governing spend on HCPs (healthcare professionals). 

• Deliver weekly T&E data extracts to support Stark reporting and audit readiness. 

• Partner closely with Compliance and Legal teams to ensure all processes align with industry standards. 

Concur Systems Ownership 

• Serve as the SAP Concur SME overseeing system configuration user access policy rules workflow automation and AI utilization. 

• Manage key integrations (Workday CRM platforms such as Salesforce and Veeva) to ensure accurate reporting and financial reconciliation. 

• Drive enhancements that increase automation accuracy and scalability of T&E processes. 

Policy Governance & Execution 

• Maintain and enforce global T&E policies in alignment with internal controls and compliance requirements. 

• Monitor adherence identify trends in policy violations and lead corrective action plans. 

Travel Program Development 

• Design and implement a formal travel program including vendor evaluation travel policy and duty of care protocols. 

• Align travel tools and booking solutions to enhance visibility compliance and traveler satisfaction. 

Corporate Card Management 

• Oversee corporate card issuance spend controls reconciliation and delinquency monitoring. 

• Produce monthly pastdue reporting and collaborate with department leaders for timely resolution. 

Reporting & Insights 

• Deliver actionable dashboards and reports related to: 

• Stark Law compliance 

• Expense policy violations 

• Delinquent corporate card accounts 

• Spend trends by business unit region or HCP 

• Use data insights to propose and implement cost control or efficiency strategies. 

Qualifications :

• 7 years of relevant experience in T&E operations compliance or financial systems within the healthcare diagnostics or pharmaceutical industry. 

• 3 years of people leadership experience. 

• Strong understanding of Stark Law Sunshine Act and HCPrelated compliance in a regulated industry. 

• Handson expertise with SAP Concur (configuration reporting integrations automation). 

• Experience with Workday and CRM systems (Salesforce or Veeva preferred). 

• Strong crossfunctional collaboration and communication skills. 

• Excellent analytical project management and process improvement capabilities. 

• Bachelors degree in Finance Business Administration or a related field.  Advanced degree or certification (CPA MBA) preferred. 

Additional Information :

Hybrid Work Model: At Guardant Health we have defined days for inperson/onsite collaboration and workfromhome days for individualfocused time. All U.S. employees who live within 50 miles of a Guardant facility will be required to be onsite on Mondays Tuesdays and Thursdays. We have found aligning our scheduled inoffice days allows our teams to do the best work and creates the focused thinking time our innovative work requires. At Guardant our work model has created flexibility for better worklife balance while keeping teams connected to advance our science for our patients.

For positions based in Palo Alto CA or Redwood City CA the base salary range for this fulltime position is $151000 to $190000. The range does not include benefits and if applicable bonus commission or equity.

Within the range individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors including but not limited to jobrelated skills experience and relevant education or training. If you are selected to move forward the recruiting team will provide details specific to the factors above.

Employee may be required to lift routine office supplies and use office equipment. Majority of the work is performed in a desk/office environment; however there may be exposure to high noise levels fumes and biohazard material in the laboratory environment. Ability to sit for extended periods of time.

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