Analyst - Cost Analytics (Contractual)

To control the Group’s travel & expense cost by doing strong analytics, implementing robust processes, providing insightful reports to senior management, and establishing a professional but strict relationship with service providers and participants

Requirements:

• Basic understanding of management accounting
• Travel Industry experience - knowledge of booking systems, terminology and rules
• Reporting capabilities; must understand the importance of punctuality, consistency, integrity and layout of reports
• Good analytics: being able to analyse raw data to find anomalies and data patterns and deliver actionable insights to influence / support decision making
• Technical background: must be able to handle data files, load them into Excel or databases, transform raw data into relevant data sets, slice & dice data to identify patterns and eventually design own databases or build tools / reports to automate / standardize periodic data analysis and reporting activities. Working knowledge of SQL will be useful.
• Strong personality, not shy: must communicate with senior people; having discussions about their behaviour if they don’t comply to the rules
• Negotiation with suppliers – global Airlines, Hotels, Travel and Payment Partner
• Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people

Responsibilities:

• Monitor Global Travel and Mobile data to identify fare optimisation opportunities, liaise with the traveller and travel partner to improve cost efficiency
• Monitor global mobile data to identify price optimisation opportunities, liaise with the office manager and service provider to improve cost efficiency
• Download monthly data from Travel service provider portals (Air, Rail, Hotel) into our systems. Analyse data for anomalies, highlight issues, liaise with traveller / service provider for resolution and propose effective alternate solutions
• Download monthly data from systems and analyse data for anomalies, highlight issues, liaise with employee/ service provider for resolution
• Drive corporate travel policy compliance globally. Identify, investigate and report non-compliance. Reconcile travel data with invoices and approve them
• Prepare monthly reports on cost per department, location, person; trends; and report to Senior Management
• Review of Top Spenders and analyze high mobile usage users
• Ensuring proper track of Mobile numbers, Devices and Data card updates - Additions/Cancellations/Multiple /Spare numbers etc.
• Prepare mobile corporate policy and drive compliance globally. Identify, investigate and report non-compliance users/offices to the management
• Collaborating closely with accounts payables team for timely payments to service providers
• Facilitate contracts with Mobile Network Operators
• Prepare Budget vs Actual reports and provide commentary on month on month basis
• Analyse data for patterns/trends; show potential for cost savings through policy/process change or innovation

Key Relationships

• Group Cost Management (GCM)
• Travel Partners

Department

Travel Cost Analyst is a role within the Global Cost Management team Reporting

Structure

• Cost Analytics Manager