Travel and Expenses Senior Specialist

• Ensure all card applications are actioned on time
• Ensure all card transactions are submitted for payment on time to avoid delinquency and risk
• Monitor that cardholders follow local policies, laws and regulations
• Create and work with weekly reporting, accruals and other data
• Maintains the current knowledge of applicable Stryker and American Express compliance policies and standards for card applications and cancellations.
• Collaborates with the Travel and Expense team and Disbursement Team to ensure alignment between payments, procedures, practices and investigations being done by the team.
• Serve as the primary liaison between Stryker divisions, cardholders, and card providers
• Propose policy and procedural changes as part of the continuous quality improvement initiative for the card program
• Calls and meetings with management or employees from all countries to explain and discuss the American Express Process/Program.
• Maintain a close relationship with the Stryker Global Treasury Department to ensure for continuous input for an all-round up to date Amex procedure within Europe.
• Confident and clear communication skills, able to communicate with employees with patience and attentiveness
• Create and give training to employees regarding the Corporate Card Process.

• Auditing Concur Expenses within Concur SAP; approving and rejecting reports according to company policy
• Conducts weekly reporting from Concur and the IS Ticketing System, to be provided to the team and management for review.
• Work with the accrual reports from Concur
• Addresses customer inquiries regarding expenses; using the Service Now IS ticketing system.
• Monitor the on time posting of expenses
• Monitor posting of correct accounts and accurate business purpose of the transaction
• Manual Expense bookings for Corporate Cards and Employees

• Ensures all core processes are documented with risk and control points clearly identified
• Maintain books and records to facilitate the efficient review of transactions and financial reports
• Ensure regular monitoring of the effectiveness of internal controls and compliance processes
• Proactively identify and report any compliance issues or emerging risks and development and implement mitigation plans.
• Ensure expenses follow local policies, laws and regulations

• Providing urgent analytical support in a professional, controlled and quick manner to avoid any backlog.
• Liaise with IS technical teams on time to ensure pending actions get resolved immediately under high pressure.

• Degree in Business and Administration or Accounting preferred
• Fluent in English
• Romanian or Turkish language would be an advantage

• Minimum experience of 2 years relevant working experience in Accounting, Accounts payable or Shared services
• Minimum experience of 2 years working with Corporate Card and Employee expense auditing and processing
• Familiar with ERP systems
• Concur system experience preferred

• Advanced communication skills with a tactful communication exchange and solid sense of diplomacy
• High level of honesty, integrity, commitment and responsibility
• Accustomed to working under pressure and with deadlines
• Able to resolve problems and conflicts and a professional and tactful manner

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