Job Description

Join our team as an Employee Expense Management Analyst and play a crucial role in ensuring effective oversight and optimization of company spending. If you have a keen eye for detail and a passion for streamlining processes, we want to hear from you!

Our company’s Business Service Center (BSC), located across three regions (Americas, Europe, and Asian’s process), are responsible for the timely and efficient delivery of standardized, global financial processes. The BSC – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia will be responsible for the execution and delivery of a broad range of financial services and processes across the company business divisions and markets for the JCAP region.

The Employee Expense Management Analyst will be responsible for the execution and delivery of the customer service for all applicable markets in the JCAP region. Scope of position includes handling and resolving internal and external stakeholder requests pertaining to Travel & Expense process.

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

• Resolve employee expense management inquiries and discrepancies

• Execute and perform controls related to EEM process and systems

• Identify inefficiencies and bottlenecks in the travel and expense process, recommending and implementing improvements.

• Conduct trainings and workshops to educate employees on expense policies, tools, and best practices.

• Communicate and provide guidance on travel and expense policies, ensuring consistent understanding and adherence across the organization.

• Collaborate with various our company organizations to resolve process and/or technical issues across multiple ERP systems

• Properly and effectively escalate issues that cannot be resolved real time

• Ensure compliance with company policies and expense guidelines to support company mission, values and standards of ethics and integrity

• Identify solutions to improve quality of service, productivity and effectiveness. Plan, communicate and execute the best solutions.

• Communicate and provide guidance on travel and expense policies, ensuring consistent understanding and adherence across the organization.

• Effectively manage and prioritize workload efficiently and accurately while maintaining a positive customer service culture

Education & Experience Required:

• • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance is preferred

  • Ideally minimum of 3 years of experience in a finance or accounting department of a multinational company

  • AP experience is required

  • Expense Management experience is preferred

  • Experience working in an organization providing services across multiple markets or geographies

  • Business-level English and Japanese language skills (N1 or N2) required

  • Experience in using SAP and SAP Concur is preferred

Technical Skills Requirements:

• • Ability to work independently and with a team in a fast-paced and high-volume environment with emphasis on accuracy and timeliness

  • Strong communication, interpersonal, and organization skills required

  • Intermediate to Advanced PC skills (MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint) required

  • Demonstrated commitment to education and professional development

  • Ability to operate independently and remain focused through change or uncertainty

  • Advanced problem solving and analytical skills with a proactive management style to implement new processes

Required Skills:

Account Collections, Account Collections, Adaptability, Analytical Problem Solving, Balance Sheet Account Reconciliations, Business Support, Compliance SOX, Credit Management, Customer Delivery, Customer Service Management, Financial Accounting Controls, Financial Operations, Global Financial Markets, Human Resources (HR) Shared Services Advisory, Interpersonal Relationships, Microsoft Office, Preparation of Financial Reports, Process Improvements, Professional Development, Project Management, Quantitative Analytics, SAP Concur, SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), SAP Support, Service Excellence {+ 2 more}

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Regular

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Job Posting End Date:

06/26/2026

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