Job Description
General Summary:
The Global Card Program Specialist will deliver operational support to the Global Card & Expense Team with a focus on enhancing & optimizing card processes and enabling geographic expansion. The ideal candidate demonstrates proactivity, critical thinking, a detail-oriented mindset, financial acumen, strong sense of collaboration, and a global mindset.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support day-to-day Card Program operations in International regions including issuing new cards, managing credit limits, processing card terminations, and addressing user inquiries.
- Guide employees with inquiries related to their corporate cards, conduct card application review, and provide guidance and support to employees on credit card usage, policies, and procedures.
- Facilitate payment allocation process & tracking in partnership with Accounts Payable.
- Coordinate & execute program improvements and implementation projects.
- Perform ongoing reporting and review of spend to identify trends and compliance with policies, procedures, and appropriate buying channels.
- Manage reconciliation & monitors compliance & delinquencies for all Corporate T&E Cards in International, and P-card & Meeting Cards, globally.
- Drive development of SOPs, job aides, training materials, and conduct live user trainings to support card program operations and reconciliation process to enhance compliance to policy.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including IT, Finance, Tax, Payroll, and Accounting and to drive alignment across global projects.
- Partner closely with other members of the Corporate Services team to deliver a high standard of customer service.
- Drive Global Expense & Card Program Team projects and propose opportunities for process improvements.
Minimum Requirements:
- Extensive experience in corporate setting related to accounting, finance, accounts payable, card program, expense, or data analytics
- Experience with Concur Expense tool
- Pharmaceutical experience (a strong plus but not mandatory)
- Experience managing PowerBi dashboards
Skills and Experience:
- Global experience, including working across multiple currencies and cultures
- Skilled in Excel with an ability to create ad hoc reports or analytics independently
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to streamline processes, and communicate in a compelling, visual way, including PowerPoint
- Strong problem solving & critical thinking skills, and ability to draw conclusions & provide recommendations
- Ability to measure and analyze trends and patterns, and leverage results to determine actionable solutions
- Ability to navigate and be successful in a fast-paced, time-sensitive, and cross-functional work environment
- Ability to build strong relationships with business partners and excel in collaboration with internal peers to drive project completion
- Strong judgment and professionalism
- Fundamental understanding of how Finance & Accounting teams function & systems
- Ability to navigate and champion company policies and compliance regulations.
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Flex Designation:
Hybrid-Eligible Or On-Site Eligible
Flex Eligibility Status:
In this Hybrid-Eligible role, you can choose to be designated as:
1. Hybrid: work remotely up to two days per week; or select
2. On-Site: work five days per week on-site with ad hoc flexibility.
Note: The Flex status for this position is subject to Vertex’s Policy on Flex @ Vertex Program and may be changed at any time.
Company Information
Vertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation.
Vertex is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person's race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Vertex is an E-Verify Employer in the United States. Vertex will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.
Any applicant requiring an accommodation in connection with the hiring process and/or to perform the essential functions of the position for which the applicant has applied should make a request to the recruiter or hiring manager, or contact Talent Acquisition at [email protected]
