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Gordon Food Service is hiring a Business Travel and Expense Analyst. This candidate will optimize cost savings opportunities and delivers a world-class travel and expense experience for internal end users. Leads review of potential savings opportunities. Collaborates with suppliers to ensure maximum savings opportunities for Travel and Expense. Owns, creates and maintains reporting. Drives Travel and Expense Department’s efforts to optimize cost savings opportunities and delivers a world-class travel and expense experience for internal end users. Leads review of potential savings opportunities. Collaborates with suppliers to ensure maximum savings opportunities for Travel and Expense. Owns, creates and maintains reporting.
This is your chance to join this dynamic team at 1300 Gezon Pkwy SW, Grand Rapids, MI Office.
What you will do:
Seeks to deliver a world-class user experience of the Concur Travel and Expense program.
Accountable for collaboration with external and internal partners to drive success in cost savings initiatives
Owns direct contact with suppliers
Develops effective reporting to track and plan cost savings initiatives.
Provides system support, maintenance and reporting for the T&E corporate business expense system.
Manages, coordinates, negotiates the travel/hotel programs
Serves as liaison between external vendors, General Accounting, Payroll and Information Systems staff to support systems.
Maintain, produce and distribute standard and custom reports/queries.
Ensure compliance with company policies by auditing expense reports per established company guidelines.
Responsible for accuracy, timeliness and completeness of journal entry feeds from system to General Ledger
What you will bring to the table:
A minimum of three years of proven business experience to include two years Travel/Expense administration responsibilities.
Associate degree Business-Accounting or related field required.
Bachelor degree Business-Accounting or related field preferred.
Must have experience with Concur, SAP S4, Lawson.
Demonstrates excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills; collaborates effectively with other departments to ensure smooth workflow and project coordination; learns readily from others; possesses strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
Understands and can improve business processes; effectively multitasks and prioritizes; thrives in both independent and team settings.
Builds knowledge of industry trends and new advancements specific to Travel and Expense.
Develops solutions to a variety of problems of large scope and complexity. Refers to policies and practices for guidance.
Knowledge of Corporate Business Expense and Travel Policies
Proficient in financial analysis and reporting.
Able to investigate and understand problems and processes.
Must have excellent customer service, time management and organization skills and the ability to manage multiple projects and tasks simultaneously, as well as the ability to work independently.
Able to adapt to and use various forms of technology.
Strong presentation skills preferred
Proficiency in spreadsheet, word processing, presentation software.
Adherence to Hybrid Work Policy:
Adherence to the company's hybrid work policy is an essential function of the Business Travel and Expense Analyst position. The policy is subject to change, and employees will be required to adhere to those changes as a condition of their continued employment.
Gordon Food Service values our customers and understands that their success is largely dependent upon their workforce. To demonstrate our commitment to our partnership, we will require any candidate who works for a Gordon Food Service customer to provide a letter of support from their management if they are selected for the interview process.
Gordon Food Service is an equal opportunity employer.
All qualified applicants and employees will receive consideration for employment, or in terms or conditions of employment, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability. The EEO is the Law poster is available here: http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf. If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, please submit your request to talent@gfs.com and use the words “Accommodation Request” in your subject line. Please keep in mind this method is reserved for individuals who require accommodation due to a disability.
All Gordon Food Service locations are tobacco-free.
Gordon Food Service is a drug-free workplace and drug tests all employees.