Accounts Payable Assistant - T&E-1
Join our team as a Travel & Expense Clerk to support expense auditing.
Overview
Join our team as a Travel & Expense Clerk to support expense auditing.
You have:
- Bachelor's Degree, preferably in Accounting or Finance (In progress or completed)
- Proficient in using accounting and financial systems.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office suite.
- Excellent customer service skills.
- 3+ years of related professional experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Experience in interfacing with business customers in processing expense reports.
- Use of Concur.
With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.
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Employee Contract Type:
Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)Job Description:
*Please submit your CV and cover letter in English.
JOB PURPOSE.
The Travel & Expense Clerk is responsible reviewing, auditing and approving or rejecting the expense reports submitted by the offices. They will ensure to complete the revisions based on the local policies and thresholds applicable for every office and provide feedback to the requesters as necessary. They will also provide support to the T&E Team Lead and T&E Global Manager by providing trainings to the offices as needed.
KEY RESPONSIBILITES
- Conduct expense report auditing and make decisions on approving or flagging and returning expense items that are against the local policy.
- Constant communication with stakeholders that require amending their expense report. Review and follow up on emails received on the internal mailbox
- Monitor and execute internal control and quality assurance (QA) procedures.
- Provide audit support related to the Travel & Expense process when needed.
- Assist customers with P2P and/or T&E related questions.
REQUIRED EDUCATION, TRAINING, LICENSE, REGISTRATION, AND/OR CERTIFICATION.
- Bachelor´s Degree, preferably in Accounting or Finance (In progress or completed)
- Proficient in using accounting and financial systems.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office suite.
- Excellent customer service skills.
REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE.
- Ideally, with 3+ years of related professional experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE AND/OR OTHER QUALIFICATIONS.
- Experience in interfacing with business customers in processing expense reports.
- Use of Concur.
Applicant Types Accepted:
Local Applicants Only
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe a time when you had to audit expense reports? | This question assesses your experience with expense auditing. | Provide a specific example of an auditing process you managed, including the outcome. |
| How do you ensure quality in your work when auditing expenses? | The interviewer wants to understand your attention to detail. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What software tools have you used for managing expenses? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you handle communication with stakeholders regarding expense discrepancies? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe a situation where you had to adapt to changes in expense policies. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What would you do if you find an expense report that clearly violates company policy? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you prioritize multiple expense reports when under tight deadlines? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Can you give an example of how you provided customer service in a previous role? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |