Riga, LV
Travel and Expense Process Lead
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Position overview
We are looking for a proactive, organized, and process driven Travel & Expense (T&E) Process Lead to join our Global Business Services Finance organization. In this role, you will oversee and continuously improve the global T&E process-ensuring operational efficiency, policy compliance, strong vendor governance, and a seamless user experience across the company.
The ideal candidate brings a solid understanding of T&E systems, financial processes, and travel program management. This role requires excellent analytical skills, stakeholder communication, and the ability to lead both process optimization initiatives and a high performing operational team. The T&E Process Lead will play a key role in strengthening internal controls, supporting audits, and enhancing end to end process quality in a dynamic, global environment.
Responsibilities
- Administer T&E platforms, maintain configurations, workflows, integrations, and coordinate with system vendors.
- Manage global corporate credit card program and ensure accurate expense processing, reconciliation, and accounting.
- Build and manage relationships with travel vendors; analyze travel trends and implement vendor changes or new solutions.
- Drive end to end T&E process improvements, ensure policy compliance, support audits, and implement corrective actions.
- Provide training, stakeholder support, and communication; serve as the main contact for T&E queries.
- Deliver reports, dashboards, and KPI analysis; prepare management insights based on travel and spend data.
- Lead and develop the Riga based T&E team to ensure performance and growth.
Required skills and experience
- 3+ years of experience in Travel & Expense management in a corporate environment.
- Proficiency with SAP Concur and travel booking platforms, including administration and reporting.
- Leadership and people management experience.
- Experience in process improvement, compliance, or financial operations.
- Strong analytical, problem solving, and data analysis skills; high attention to detail.
- Ability to manage complexity, work under pressure, and drive outcomes independently.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities; ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Demonstrates strong proficiency in English (spoken and written),to communicate with a global organization and/or customers.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field.
We offer
- Monthly gross salary starting from 1800-2400EUR, depending on skills and experience;
- Partially working from home option;
- Transportation allowance;
- Health, accident and critical illness insurance;
- Annual bonus program and special recognition awards;
- Excellent working conditions in modern environment;
- An international exposure in a cross-cultural community;
- Training, great opportunities to grow and develop your career nationally and internationally;
- Companys social events;
- Birthday holiday.
Please be informed that allnex conducts background checks as part of our hiring process.
We are proud to offer an international working experience with a tight-knit network of employees, making it easy to connect and learn from people all across our different functions. On top of that we are a truly innovative company with a strong team spirit, openness to new ideas, and great opportunities to grow and develop your career.
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