Corporate Travel & Expense Manager

Perficient•Saint Louis, MO

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

We currently have a career opportunity for a Corporate Travel & Expense Manager to join our team located in St. Louis, Chicago, or Minneapolis. The Corporate Travel & Expense Manager is responsible for the management, governance, and continuous improvement of the global travel and expense program. This role oversees travel-related policies, supplier relationships, expense compliance, corporate card administration, and travel technology platforms to ensure an efficient, cost-effective, and compliant travel experience for colleagues worldwide. Operating within a fast-paced Corporate Financial Shared Services organization, this position partners closely with business leaders, travelers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders to drive operational excellence, policy adherence, and program optimization.

Requirements

College degree preferred but not required
Minimum of 5 years of related experience preferred
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.
Ability to work with and analyze data
Strong client management and executive level communication skills
Outstanding writing, presentation, and organization skills
Must be organized, proactive, and able to multitask, and work effectively under changing priorities in a fast-paced business environment
Experience administering travel and expense management systems.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret and analyze data.

Nice To Haves

Experience managing global travel and expense programs.
Experience with Oracle Cloud or similar travel and expense platforms.
Experience managing supplier relationships and contract negotiations.
Leadership experience, including management of remote or global teams.
Strong reconciliation, auditing, and compliance management skills.

Responsibilities

Provide management and oversight for the Global travel and expense program
Manage multiple global integrated platforms with travel and expense, providing assistance to end users (Oracle EBS/Cloud, TMC platform, etc.)
Develop and design policies, procedures and processes to drive compliance and future growth
Maintain Global travel and expense policy, ensuring clarity and compliance.
Develop sourcing strategies to evaluate lodging and transportation needs to determine preferred third-party vendors, optimizing cost and service quality
Direct liaison with 3rd party Travel Management Company
Communication with supplier account managers to ensure contract/agreement consistency and execution.
Act as Corporate Credit Card Administrator to facilitate contracting, enrollment, activation, cancellation and customer support.
Monitor timely, accurate and policy-compliant submission of colleague expenses, following up with colleagues that are not compliant and escalating as needed.
Serve as the primary point of contact for all travel and expense policy related questions
Communicate proactively with travelers with issue resolution
Manage offshore Expense Auditing Team to ensure expense report policy compliance
Supervise direct report global staff
Create ad-hoc Travel and Expense reporting for leadership team
Analyze travel expense reports as requested
Create and provide Travel and Expense training guides for end users
Manage onboarding, training, and transition for acquisition integration
Managing all contract negotiations with all travel suppliers and hotels.