Travel & Expenses Analyst

at  Liberty Global

We’re looking for a Travel & Expenses Analyst to join us in our Bradford office. This is hybrid working – 2 days in the office, 3 days remote.
This role is responsible for ensuring accurate and efficient delivery of Payment Operations processes; including travel support, reconciliation and other ad-hoc duties.
The Payment Operations team are responsible for several key areas including end-to-end processing of all end-to-end financial transactions such as billing, customer payments, accounts payable and receivable, in compliance with supplier accounts, applicable legislation and internal policies.

What will you be doing?

• Working with senior stakeholders within the Liberty Global Group to ensure fast, effective query resolution.
• Play a key part of the Travel Support for all OpCo’s, with key involvement in approving business travel requests outside of policy guidelines, helping with travel related queries and completing credit card monthly reconciliations.
• Project involvement for Travel, Expenses and Spend Desk process changes/improvements and looking at transformation opportunities for streamlining the department.
• Engage and support local business users through the relevant processes and provide training where necessary.
• Support all aspects of the Operational Small Order Desk process from requisition to approval stage.
• Seen as an expert in all areas of the Travel, Expenses & Spend Desk processes and system requirements.
• Actively promoting suggestions to improve process, procedures and systems.

We tend to look for people with:

Essential

• Experience working within a fast paced accounts payable or accounts receivable department
• Pro-actively identifying process improvement opportunities and ensure effective resource utilisation.
• Good working knowledge of Excel
• Flexible and able to pick up new skills quickly
• Attention to detail
• Strong Communication Skills to explain issues concisely and clearly
• Be able to present information in a clear and concise format
• Ability to analyse and resolve issues
• Self-motivated and works on your own initiative.
• Ability to work under pressure & meet targets without compromising on quality

Desirable

• Experience of working with Finance / Procurement systems like Oracle and APRO
• Interest in Automation technologies
• Strong reconciliation skills
• Project Management

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary
• 25 days annual leave with the option to purchase 5 more
• Access to wellbeing and mental health benefits such as the Calm app, personal medical, critical illness cover and dental insurance
• Matched pension contribution up to 10%
• Access to our car benefit scheme
• Access to our online learning platform to continue to develop and grow your career with us
• The chance to join an innovative, fast-paced and passionate team

Who we are:
Liberty Shared Services (LSS) acts as a central specialty service supporting both the wider Liberty Global group and external clients with specialisms in areas of Finance, Accounting, People, Legal & Systems. LSS teams support a number of businesses across the Liberty Global footprint including Sunrise, Virgin Media O2, and Nexfibre.
It is an exciting time to join us on our journey as we continue to grow our services; offering a wide range of opportunities to experienced talent who embrace a culture of change & collaboration.
Liberty Global is a world leader in converged broadband, video, and mobile communications services. Our businesses deliver next-generation products through advanced fibre and 5G networks that connect 85 million subscribers across Europe and the United Kingdom. Our businesses operate under some of the best-known consumer brands, including Virgin Media-O2 in the UK, VodafoneZiggo in The Netherlands, Telenet in Belgium, Sunrise UPC in Switzerland, Virgin Media in Ireland and UPC in Eastern Europe.
Our consolidated businesses generate annual revenue of more than $7 billion, while our joint-ventures in the U.K. and the Netherlands generate combined annual revenue of more than $17 billion. Our global investment arm, Liberty Global Ventures, has a portfolio of more than 50 companies across content, technology and infrastructure, including strategic stakes in companies Plume, ITV, Lions Gate, Univision, the Formula E racing series and several regional sports networks
If you’re the kind of person who embraces change, challenges the status quo and has a “sky’s the limit” attitude, then our place is your place. Come and join us!
Liberty Global is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for our people. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process. We’re 100% committed to having a workforce that represents every part of our society. So we’re keen to hear from candidates of all background and circumstances.
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• Working with senior stakeholders within the Liberty Global Group to ensure fast, effective query resolution.
• Play a key part of the Travel Support for all OpCo’s, with key involvement in approving business travel requests outside of policy guidelines, helping with travel related queries and completing credit card monthly reconciliations.
• Project involvement for Travel, Expenses and Spend Desk process changes/improvements and looking at transformation opportunities for streamlining the department.
• Engage and support local business users through the relevant processes and provide training where necessary.
• Support all aspects of the Operational Small Order Desk process from requisition to approval stage.
• Seen as an expert in all areas of the Travel, Expenses & Spend Desk processes and system requirements.
• Actively promoting suggestions to improve process, procedures and systems