Job Description:
Global T&E Operations Lead (f/m/x)
in Mars Global Services
Finance Department
Location: Warsaw or Queretaro
* Fully virtual recruitment experience *
The Travel & Expense (T&E) Operations Lead is accountable for expense management globally, with a team that is also globally located. Mars T&E is undergoing a transformation including process standardization and implementation of a single global instance of the expense management toolkit (Concur), along with enhanced focus on controls.
What would be your key responsibilities?
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Deliver Great Line Management to a team of finance professionals, providing guidance, support, and developmental opportunities to help them achieve their career aspirations and perform to the best of their ability.
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Leading through Influence a large team of outsource partners, through collaboration, and data driven alignment, consistently refining and optimizing the operations.
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Understand and support business partners and the priorities of the business, to help deliver on various Mars objectives.
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Provide insights and analysis on process-related topics, offering guidance and proposing & delivering solutions to shared, complex business problems.
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Oversee and govern the teams that deliver core operations for MGSF Mars Global Service Finance) T&E, through SLAs and KPIs, providing support and driving key objectives within the team, and into the upstream process areas.
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Through our three-tiered governance structure, provide insights to business leaders and stakeholders, employing metrics that matter, and driving improvements, through a combination of direct leadership, influencing without authority, and partnerships with business stakeholders.
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Drive the T&E standardization agenda, streamlining processes and migrating to new technologies, across the global T&E community.
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Partner with Governance & Controls to create a consistent control environment for T&E, through operational controls, standard audit routines, and robust account reconciliations.
What are we looking for?
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University degree in Finance or Accounting.
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7+ years of professional experience in accounting with at least 2+ years in a leadership role.
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Previous experience in a similar role within a global organization, preferably in Shared Service environment.
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Knowledge of Concur and SAP (S/4 Hana is nice to have).
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Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks under time pressure.
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Proven ability to manage senior stakeholders effectively across different business segments.
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Fluent English.
What can you expect from Mars?
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Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
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Flexible working opportunities
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Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
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Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
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An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.
Apply now and upload you profile in English.
Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.
Mars Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Mars and has not been reviewed or approved by Mars.
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Healthcare Strength — The benefits package is positioned as comprehensive, with broad medical coverage and additional protections like life insurance and short- and long-term disability. Mental health support is emphasized, including free mental health services and wellbeing programming under initiatives such as Mars Be Well.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave is highlighted as market-leading in the U.S., with an example of 18 weeks fully paid for both parents. Additional family-related leave types such as sick time for caregiving and bereavement leave are also described as part of the overall package.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings are described as strong, including 401(k) matching (with a 6% match cited) and pension plans in some cases. The broader package also references retirement savings options and contributions aligned to local market practice, supporting long-term financial security.
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