Senior Travel & Expense Coordinator

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Department Summary:

MITRE’s Finance Business Operations is seeking to hire a Sr. Travel and Expense Administrator to support our well-established Travel and Expense team. The ideal candidate will possess experience with processing and auditing employee travel and expense reports, attention to detail and strong customer service skills. You will report to the Senior Manager, Accounts Payable and will serve as a trusted business partner with internal customers.

The role will be a hybrid position working 50% of the time in person on campus.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Process expense reports through SAP Concur to ensure timely payments.
• Audit expense reports for government and corporate policy compliance.
• Act as a Travel & Expense customer service liaison for internal staff.
• Training program, continuous training to internal customers highlighting Travel & Expense policy & process changes.
• Create/Maintain SAP Concur reports and assist with technical configuration updates
• Participate in ad hoc projects to improve processes and cultivate productivity
  
  

Basic Qualifications:

• SAP Concur Travel & Expense experience.
• Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a master’s degree; or a PhD with relevant experience who can immediately contribute at this job step; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
• 3 years’ experience in travel and expense reimbursement processes and services
• Proven accounting and financial capabilities
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, and SharePoint
• Able to work independently with little instruction in a highly organized manner.
• Innovative and able to thrive in a high paced environment.
• Adaptable to change with ability to shift between multiple priority projects.
• Excellent customer service skills and ability to interact with staff and management.
• Proactive and timely problem solver
• Ability to travel 15% of the time.
• This position requires a minimum of 50% hybrid on-site.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Understanding of travel policies for Government Contractors
• Experience with Concur Administrator roles and functions as a System Administrator, Concur certification.
• T&E policy and process management
• Cognos reporting software experience
• Experience in initiating program processes improvement.
  
  

This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):

None

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):

None

Work Location Type:

Hybrid

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