Teamlead in Corporate Operational Excellence at ZEISS, fostering efficiency and improvement initiatives. Leading cross - functional teams and managing operational risks.
About the role
- Expense Operations Analyst managing operational execution of spend across the Autonomy organization at GM. Ensuring organizational spend is accurately processed and aligned to approved budgets.
Responsibilities
- Own the operational execution of spend across the Autonomy org, ensuring expenses move cleanly from request → approval → purchase → payment
- Process and manage purchase orders, invoices, and vendor billing across a wide range of external partners
- Operate shopping carts, requisitions, and expense workflows within Ariba, SAP, and internal GM systems
- Partner with Engineering Business Managers and Chiefs of Staff to release funds tied to approved budgets and priorities
- Ensure spend is accurately categorized, tracked, and aligned to capital and operating allocations
- Maintain high standards of compliance with internal policies, approval hierarchies, and audit requirements
- Identify and resolve issues related to delayed payments, incorrect billing, or misrouted approvals
- Support senior leaders by executing spend on behalf of their organizations and providing real-time visibility into status
- Maintain clean documentation and audit-ready records across all expense operations
- Surface risks, inconsistencies, or process gaps in spend execution and recommend improvements
- Continuously improve workflows to increase speed, clarity, and reliability of expense operations
- Serve as the go-to subject matter expert for spend execution processes and tools within the Autonomy org
Requirements
- 3+ years of transferable experience
- Bachelor's Degree strongly preferred, or relevant work experience
- Strong experience in expense operations, financial operations, accounting operations, procurement operations, or similar execution-focused roles
- Demonstrated ability to manage high-volume, high-complexity spend workflows with accuracy and urgency
- Deep operational rigor with exceptional attention to detail and follow-through
- Proven ability to navigate enterprise financial systems and workflows (e.g., Ariba, SAP, or equivalent)
- Direct experience with public cloud provider billing systems (GCP preferred) and structures
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel for tracking, reconciliation, and reporting
- Comfort operating across multiple enterprise tools and platforms simultaneously
- Ability to quickly learn and master new internal systems and processes
- Strong documentation and process-mapping skills
- Ability to partner effectively with cross-functional groups across Engineering, Business Operations, Chiefs of Staff, and Finance
- Clear, concise communicator who can translate complex processes into actionable guidance
- Strong service orientation without sacrificing governance or controls
- High integrity and strong sense of accountability around financial controls
- Sound judgment when navigating ambiguous or edge-case expense scenarios
- Ability to independently prioritize workload in a fast-moving, multi-threaded environment
- Proactive problem-solver who surfaces risks and proposes solutions, not just issues
- Process-driven mindset with a continuous improvement orientation
- Ability to operate calmly and effectively under pressure and tight timelines
- Comfortable working across organizational boundaries without formal authority
- Bias toward action, clarity, and operational excellence.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Paid time off
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development
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