The Concur Travel & Expense Team Lead is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the T&E function ensuring compliance with corporate travel and expense policies and optimizing the use of SAP Concur. This role involves managing a team of T&E specialists supporting end-users driving process improvements and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate and timely expense reporting and reimbursement.
Position Responsibilities:
Team Leadership & Management
- Lead mentor and develop a team of T&E specialists to ensure high performance and professional growth.
- Allocate tasks monitor workloads and ensure timely processing of expense reports and travel requests.
- Conduct regular team meetings performance reviews and training sessions.
Stakeholder Collaboration
- Work closely with Finance HR Procurement and other departments to align T&E processes with organizational goals.
- Provide training and support to employees and managers on T&E policies and system usage.
- Prepare and present reports and insights to senior leadership.
System Administration & Optimization
- Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) for SAP Concur including configuration testing and troubleshooting.
- Partner with IT and Concur Support to resolve system issues and implement enhancements.
- Drive automation and process improvements to increase efficiency and user satisfaction.
Compliance & Policy Management
- Enforce adherence to corporate travel and expense policies.
- Collaborate with internal audit and compliance teams to support audits and implement corrective actions.
- Recommend and implement policy updates based on industry best practices and business needs.
Operational Oversight
- Manage the end-to-end T&E process using SAP Concur including expense report auditing policy compliance and reimbursement.
- Ensure timely resolution of employee inquiries and escalations related to travel and expenses. Monitor
- Monitor and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) and service level agreements (SLAs).
Required Qualifications:
- At least 2 to 3 year(s) working experience in Finance or Procurement with working experience related to expense report audit reconciliation and Financial reporting and with at least 2 years in a supervisory or team lead role.
- Bachelors degree concentrating in Accounting or Finance; CPA is an advantage
- Certificate in Procurement is an asset.
- Willing to work on a midshaft.
- Familiarity with large scale company systems database and reporting tools.
- Strong interpersonal skills and service-oriented attitude
- Exceptional multitasking skills with an aptitude to make the right decision on competing priorities and deadlines
- Strong PC skills and proficiency with MS excel Word Powerpoint etc.
- Excellent communication (written and spoken) and problem-solving capability
- Attentive to details and quality well-organized innovative and result driven
- Self-starter with high level of initiative
- Exercises good judgment highly analytical
- Operates in a professional and ethical manner with customers and vendors
When you join our team:
- Well empower you to learn and grow the career you want.
- Well recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.
- As part of our global team well support you in shaping the future you want to see.
About Manulife and John Hancock
Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. To learn more about us visit is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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