Travel & Expense Manager

ESA - Electronic Security Association

Global Travel & Expense Manager overseeing company's T&E program. Impeccable policy governance, operations, and employee-centric experience at Resideo Technologies.

Posted 5/6/2026full-timeCharlotte • North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $132,160 - $197,176 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own and maintain global T&E and corporate card policies, ensuring clarity, consistency, and compliance across the organization.
Develop and update policy documentation, user guides, and training materials as business needs evolve.
Monitor compliance, investigate exceptions, and proactively address recurring policy violations.
Partner with Legal, HR, Procurement, and Finance leadership to ensure policies align with regulatory requirements and company values.
Serve as system owner and administrator for the global T&E expense platform.
Manage and maintain system configuration including audit rules, expense types, forms, workflows, travel allowances, GL mappings, and integrations.
Partner with IT and Finance Transformation teams on system enhancements, upgrades, new tool evaluations, and transformation opportunities.
Drive process improvements to streamline expense submission, approval, reimbursement, and corporate card reconciliation.
Oversee end-to-end T&E operations, including expense processing, reimbursements, corporate card management, and travel support.
Establish and monitor KPIs and metrics to track program performance, compliance rates, cycle times, and spend trend.
Deliver regular reporting and actionable insights to Finance leadership and key stakeholders on T&E spend and program health.
Oversee the global corporate credit card program including issuance, usage monitoring, controls, and policy compliance.
Partner with banks, travel management companies, and third-party vendors to manage contracts, service levels, and performance.
Monitor expense and card activity to identify spend trends, compliance issues, and cost savings opportunities.
Ensure T&E processes adhere to internal controls and support audit readiness in a SOX-compliant environment.
Partner with Internal Audit to support audits, address findings, and implement corrective actions.
Monitor for fraud, duplicate submissions, out-of-policy spend, and other risk indicators.
Maintain thorough process and control documentation to support audit readiness.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of progressive experience in finance or shared services operations, with at least 2 years managing T&E or expense programs.
Strong understanding of corporate travel programs, expense policy governance, and corporate credit card operations.
Hands on experience administering an enterprise T&E platform (e.g., Concur, Navan, Expensify, Coupa).
Experience operating in a SOX-compliant environment with solid internal controls knowledge.
Proven leadership and people management experience, preferably managing analysts.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Resideo provides comprehensive benefits, including life and health insurance
life assistance program
accidental death and dismemberment insurance
disability insurance
401k Plan
vacation & holidays.

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Hard Skills & Tools

T&E managementexpense policy governancecorporate credit card operationssystem configurationaudit rulesexpense processingreimbursementsKPI monitoringinternal controlsfraud detection

Soft Skills

leadershippeople managementcommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvinganalytical thinkingprocess improvementattention to detailorganizational skillsstakeholder management

Certifications

SOX compliance certificationfinance or accounting degreeproject management certificationinternal audit certificationcertified management accountant (CMA)certified public accountant (CPA)certified internal auditor (CIA)certified financial planner (CFP)certified expense management professionalcertification in risk management assurance (CRMA)