Job Description

Business Services Centers (BSC), located across three regions (Americas, Europe, and Asia), are responsible for the timely and efficient delivery of standardized, global financial processes. The BSCs will be responsible for the execution and delivery of a broad range of financial services and processes across business divisions and markets.

The Global Meeting Services Support Senior Analyst is responsible for supporting the global congress financial process from payment via corporate card or purchase order to meeting reconciliation as well as the meetings closeout process.  Expense reconciliation includes responsibility for expense reports and Payment Portal Requests (PPR).  Meeting reconciliation includes verification of charges, completion of finance templates and submission to Finance. 

Primary responsibilities for this role include, but are not limited to, the following:

Support the creation of expense reports on behalf of the TM&C Regional leads and submit backup documentation per internal guidelinesAudit of Corporate Card statement to ensure all charges on the statement are accurateReconcile (for expense reports) Corporate Card statements with charges appearing in the Employee Expense Management SystemReconcile invoices/statements prior to expense report/PPR preparation and submissionValidate required receipts for expense report are available/attachedRequest any missing receipts/invoices from MPAEnsure submission of expense reports/PPRs are done timely to avoid late paymentsSupport the congress reconciliation process by checking files received from Meeting Planning Agency, populating cost allocation template and journal entry template and submitting to FinanceUtilize Company's SAP system for expense report creation and shopping cart/purchase order creation and payment portal requests.Handle inquiries as neededDemonstrate professionalism, meticulousness, and attention to detail in dealing with colleagues, internal clients, and suppliersAny other duties that are within the scope, spirit or purpose of the role or as reasonably requested

Education:
Coursing or complete Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Science, Economy, Accounting, Finance, or any other related disciplines.

Skills Required:

Minimum of 2 years of work experience in basic accounting or accounts payable or finance or business administration
Intermediate MS Excel skills
Language requirements: Able to speak, read & write in
English (C1)

Portuguese (plus)
Effective communication (internal & externally) skills both written and spoken in English.
Detail oriented
Experience of processes in Finance
Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a geographically disbursed environment
Positive attitude and can-do mindset, problem solving skills and analytical skills
Process improvement orientation

Preferred:    

Experience with SAP (Employee Expense Management, Shopping/Purchase Order, and Payment Portal Requests), CVENT (desired)
Experience with internal controls and process standardization preferred
Ability to navigate through change or uncertainty
Results oriented, sense of urgency, knows how to prioritize, ability to communicate and to create rapport with stakeholders, effective communication.

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

No Travel Required

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

no

Required Skills:

Account Collections, Accounting, Adaptability, Analytical Problem Solving, Balance Sheet Account Reconciliations, Business Support, Compliance SOX, Credit Management, External Financial Reporting, Financial Accounting Controls, Financial Operations, Human Resources (HR) Shared Services Advisory, Interpersonal Relationships, IS Audit, Preparation of Financial Reports, Project Management, Quantitative Analytics, Vendor Management

 Preferred Skills:

Job Posting End Date:

09/16/2025

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Requisition ID:R364390