Operations and Expense Coordinator

Your tasks

• Expense and Payment Coordination: Manage employee reimbursements and payment transactions related to travel, marketing materials, events, vendor services, and other approved business expenses, ensuring timely processing from submission to completion.
• Documentation and Compliance: Review expense claims, receipts, invoices, purchase requests, approvals, accounting codes, and supporting documents to verify accuracy, completeness, and compliance with established policies.
• Travel and Event Administration: Coordinate travel bookings, registrations, accommodation, transportation, and associated payments for recruitment activities, business meetings, and events.
• Transaction Tracking and Follow-Up: Monitor outstanding reimbursements, invoices, purchase requests, and payments, proactively following up with employees, managers, approvers, finance teams, procurement specialists, and vendors to meet deadlines.
• Reconciliation and Recordkeeping: Reconcile expense and purchasing records, investigate discrepancies, maintain accurate transaction logs, and ensure documentation is readily available for reporting and audit requirements.
• Employee Support and Guidance: Respond to questions about reimbursement procedures, travel arrangements, purchasing processes, payment status, and submission requirements while handling sensitive financial and personal information confidentially.
• Reporting and Data Management: Maintain accurate Excel trackers covering expenses, transactions, operational activities, deadlines, campaign plans, and other team requirements. Prepare recurring and ad hoc reports, summaries, and status updates for managers and colleagues.
• Data Quality and Validation: Identify missing, inconsistent, or inaccurate information, coordinate corrections with relevant stakeholders, and ensure reports and operational records remain reliable.
• Administrative and Calendar Coordination: Organize meetings, manage calendars, prepare agendas and supporting materials, communicate logistical arrangements, and track follow-up actions.
• Team Communications: Draft and distribute announcements, reminders, operational updates, requests for information, and other communications to keep stakeholders informed and aligned.
• Operational Problem-Solving: Manage competing priorities, resolve routine issues independently, communicate potential delays or risks, and escalate exceptions requiring management input.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
• Relevant Experience: At least two years of experience in operations coordination, administrative support, employee reimbursements, accounts payable, purchasing support, travel and event coordination, or financial transaction processing.
• Financial Operations Knowledge: Practical experience supporting financial transactions, approval workflows, reconciliations, documentation management, and cross-functional administrative processes.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel Skills: Strong proficiency in formulas, lookup functions, sorting, filtering, pivot tables, data validation, reconciliations, and the preparation of accurate reports and tracking spreadsheets.
• Digital Tools: Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Teams, as well as shared document platforms. Familiarity with Salesforce (SF), Power BI, and expense management, purchasing, or finance systems is an advantage.
• Process and Policy Awareness: Understanding of expense claims, reimbursements, invoices, purchasing procedures, travel coordination, payment workflows, and reconciliation practices.
• Numerical Accuracy and Analytical Skills: Ability to organize, validate, analyze, and present financial and operational data with a high level of accuracy and consistency.
• Communication and Stakeholder Management: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to provide responsive support, build effective working relationships, and communicate clearly with internal and external stakeholders.
• Organization and Prioritization: Strong time-management skills and the ability to handle multiple assignments, competing deadlines, and changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Attention to Detail and Accountability: Exceptional accuracy, organization, reliability, and ownership when handling financial transactions, confidential information, and administrative responsibilities.
• Independent Judgment and Problem-Solving: Ability to interpret procedures, resolve routine issues with minimal supervision, anticipate next steps, and escalate complex exceptions or risks appropriately.
• Proactive Follow-Up: Confidence in tracking pending approvals, following up persistently and professionally, monitoring deadlines, and keeping managers informed of progress, potential delays, and outstanding issues.
• Professionalism and Confidentiality: Demonstrated discretion when handling sensitive information, sound judgment in applying internal controls, and a commitment to ethical and responsible work practices.
• Collaborative Mindset: A dependable, tactful, and service-oriented approach, with the ability to contribute to an inclusive, supportive, and transparent team environment.

What we offer

• Competitive Compensation: Monthly compensation ranging from USD 800 to USD 1,000, depending on the candidate's experience and suitability.
• Fully Remote Work: Work remotely from India, providing flexibility in your working environment.
• Contract Engagement: Freelance contract arrangement within an international organization.
• International Collaboration: Opportunity to work with cross-functional teams and stakeholders across a global education network.
• Professional Development: Gain practical experience in financial operations, expense management, reporting, procurement coordination, and international administrative processes.
• Varied Responsibilities: Exposure to a broad range of operational activities, including payments, travel, events, reporting, and team coordination.
• Meaningful Contribution: Support the operational effectiveness of an international education environment focused on expanding access to learning and student opportunities.

How to apply

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