- Strategic Leadership & Governance
- Serve as the global process owner & SME for Travel & Expense (T&E;) and Procure‐to‐Pay (P2P). - Define and execute the finance technology roadmap, focusing on SAP Concur optimization, BI maturity, automation, and integrated financial ecosystems. - Establish global governance, policies, and internal controls for expense management to ensure compliance with corporate policies, regulatory standards, and audit requirements. - Lead cross‐functional initiatives with Finance, IT, HR, Procurement, and Operations to streamline processes and elevate system capabilities. - Provide thought leadership on digital transformation and continuous improvement.
- SAP Concur Platform Ownership & Optimization
- Own administration, configuration, release management, and enhancements across SAP Concur (Expense, Invoice, Request). - Manage expense profiles, approval workflows, audit rules, corporate card programs, and system controls. - Ensure data accuracy and platform integrity, acting as the final escalation point for complex system/policy issues. - Evaluate and implement current features and best practices to improve user experience, compliance, and control.
- Cognos Reporting & Business Intelligence Leadership
- Design, develop, and maintain advanced, automated dashboards and reports in IBM Cognos Analytics. - Deliver insights across spend analysis, policy compliance, vendor performance, departmental KPIs, and budget vs. actuals.
- Enable self‐service BI for finance and business leaders; champion data literacy and adoption. - Manage the Cognos environment including security, metadata modeling, and performance tuning.
- Integration & Financial Systems (FI) Expertise
- Oversee robust integrations between SAP Concur, core Financial Accounting systems (SAP S/4HANA FI, Oracle, NetSuite), and enterprise platforms (HRIS, CRM, Procurement). - Troubleshoot and resolve issues across GL postings, cost centers, vendor master, projects, and payment flows. - Partner with IT on middleware (SAP PI/PO, Dell Boomi, MuleSoft) to ensure resilient, scalable data flows. - Safeguard end‐to‐end data integrity from source (Concur) to the general ledger.
- Team Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement
- Lead and mentor a global team across expense operations, systems, and reporting. - Build training programs and communications to enhance end‐user capability on Concur and Cognos. - Act as a strategic business partner to Finance leadership with insights on spend and system performance. - Manage vendor relationships (SAP Concur, IBM, implementation partners) to drive value and innovation.
Ideal Background
- T&E;/P2P, SAP Concur, finance technology, BI, and systems integration. - Proven experience leading global programs, owning roadmaps, and influencing senior stakeholders.
Experience: 16+ Years.
Location: Noida
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