We are looking to add a Senior Travel & Expense Compliance Analyst to our team. If you enjoy working in a startup environment and are passionate about making an impact in a growing company, we would like to hear from you.
In this position, you will own travel and expense compliance for the company while supporting financial planning, forecasting, and budgeting. This role administers the company's travel policy, including policy setup in Ramp, and ensures travel spending meets company policy and applicable government requirements, such as per diem and lodging rate limits.
It also applies FP&A knowledge to analyze financial information, identify trends and risks, and develop recommendations that inform financial and operational decisions.
Working cross-functionally with finance, accounting, operations, and program management, this role advises employees and leaders on travel policy, tracks changes to government travel regulations, and contributes to planning cycles and improvement initiatives.
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Own compliance with government travel regulations affecting allowable rates on applicable contracts, including per diem caps and non-reimbursable categories such as alcohol.
- Partner with Finance to implement and maintain Company travel and expense policy, including policy setup, system configurations, and approval workflows within Ramp.
- Research and benchmark hotel, rental car, and other travel rates to confirm compliance with Company policy and government rate limits.
- Review travel-related expenses for policy and regulatory compliance, pushing back on and declining non-compliant requests with clear, well-supported rationale.
- Monitor changes to government travel and per diem regulations, updating internal guidance and communicating changes to employees.
- Serve as a resource for employees and other departments on travel and expense policy questions.
- Identify opportunities to improve financial planning processes, reporting accuracy, and analytical capabilities.
- Support implementation of financial planning tools, reporting enhancements, and operational improvements.
- Maintain financial planning documentation, models, and reporting templates.
- Ensure financial activities comply with company policies, financial controls, and established procedures.
JOB REQUIREMENTS AND MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field with 5–8 years of related experience, or a Master's degree with 3–6 years of related experience in financial planning and analysis, finance, accounting, corporate finance, or a related discipline.
- Proficiency in travel and expense administration, expense review, policy compliance, and financial controls.
- Familiarity with government travel requirements, federal per diem rates, allowable and non-reimbursable costs, and related compliance considerations.
- Experience identifying financial trends, forecast variances, operational risks, policy exceptions, and performance gaps that affect business results.
- Sound judgment when evaluating planning assumptions, financial scenarios, travel and expense compliance, and business impacts to support informed decisions.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.
- Experience using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, such as Oracle, SAP, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics, or equivalent financial platforms.
- Working knowledge of financial planning, budgeting, and reporting tools, such as Adaptive Planning, Anaplan, Hyperion, or equivalent platforms.
- Experience with business intelligence and reporting tools, such as Power BI, Tableau, or equivalent platforms.
- Familiarity with travel and expense management platforms, such as Ramp or equivalent applications.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field with 5-8 years of related experience; alternatively, a Master's degree with 3-6 years of related experience.
- Experience in financial planning and analysis, finance, accounting, corporate finance, or a related discipline.
- Proficiency in travel and expense administration, expense review, policy compliance, and financial controls.
- Familiarity with government travel requirements, federal per diem rates, allowable and non-reimbursable costs, and related compliance considerations.
- Experience identifying financial trends, forecast variances, operational risks, policy exceptions, and performance gaps affecting business results.
- Sound judgment when evaluating planning assumptions, financial scenarios, travel and expense compliance, and business impacts.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.
- Experience using ERP systems such as Oracle, SAP, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics, or equivalent financial platforms.
- Working knowledge of financial planning, budgeting, and reporting tools such as Adaptive Planning, Anaplan, Hyperion, or equivalent platforms.
- Experience with business intelligence and reporting tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or equivalent platforms.
- Familiarity with travel and expense management platforms such as Ramp or equivalent applications.
- Must meet U.S. Government Space Technology Export Regulations eligibility requirements or obtain required Department of State authorizations.
CesiumAstro Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about CesiumAstro and has not been reviewed or approved by CesiumAstro.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, plus FSAs and mental health benefits. Feedback suggests the health package is comprehensive for a growth-stage aerospace firm.
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Retirement Support — Offerings include a 401(k) with company matching and other retirement-plan elements. Feedback suggests core retirement mechanisms are in place alongside standard financial benefits.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous PTO, paid holidays, paid sick days, and bereavement leave are included. Feedback suggests time-off options are broad on paper across multiple leave types.
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What We Do
We build high-throughput, plug-and-play phased array communication payloads for space and airborne platforms. CesiumAstro’s full-stack, multi-mission hardware and software products enable a diverse range of commercial and defense objectives. Full-system engineering design is at the heart of every CesiumAstro product. We deliver high-performance solutions under rapid development timelines.
Why Work With Us
At CesiumAstro, we’re a team. We’re passionate, respectful, and determined colleagues ready to help at a moment’s notice. We’re mentors excited to enable our peers with the knowledge they need to succeed. Together, we’re visionaries committing to building memories that will last a lifetime.
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