Operations · Full-time
Recruitment agency · Career Directions LimitedTravel & Expense Operations Analyst
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About this role
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Role overview
An undisclosed employer is looking for a Travel & Expense Operations Analyst to work full-time in Nairobi, Kenya. This role suits someone with experience in travel management, procurement, finance operations, or administrative services who can handle operational and financial tasks related to travel and expenses.
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What you will do
- Coordinate all travel arrangements including requests, approvals, bookings, and documentation.
- Manage travel itineraries and assist with visa, insurance, and travel-security needs.
- Oversee employee expense claims by reviewing, approving, and ensuring compliance with policies.
- Prepare and monitor purchase requisitions and purchase orders, ensuring approvals and tracking usage.
- Process supplier invoices by verifying them against purchase orders and contracts, and coordinate payments.
- Serve as a contact point for queries related to travel, expenses, procurement, and invoices.
- Support audits, compliance reviews, and prepare reports on travel, expenses, procurement, and invoices.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Accounting, or a related field.
- 3 to 5 years of relevant experience in travel administration, procurement, finance operations, or administrative services.
- Proven ability to manage the entire travel process from request to completion.
- Experience handling purchase orders including their creation, monitoring, modification, and closure.
- Knowledge of invoice processing and accounts payable tasks such as verifying invoices, matching them with purchase orders and contracts, tracking payments, and resolving issues.
- Experience managing employee expense claims and reimbursements.
- Familiarity with enterprise software like SAP, Oracle Fusion, Workday, ServiceNow, or similar platforms.
- Experience supporting audits, compliance checks, and internal control activities.
- Ability to work effectively with various stakeholders including Finance, Procurement, suppliers, budget holders, approvers, travellers, and travel-management companies.
- Strong analytical and reporting skills, advanced Microsoft Office proficiency especially in Excel.
- Excellent organisation, time management, attention to detail, communication, and customer service skills.
- Awareness of compliance and control requirements and ability to handle multiple priorities to meet deadlines.
How to apply
Apply through the employer's official contact by submitting your application before the closing date. The employer has not published a closing date.