Travel & Expenses Analyst

About the role

Thales Business Support Services is looking for a Travel & Expenses Analyst to join its Procurement to Pay team in Paço de Arcos, Lisbon. The role focuses on processing employee travel and expense claims, ensuring compliance with company policy, and supporting month‑end accounting activities within a shared‑services environment.

Key responsibilities

• Receive, validate, and process expense claims manually, adhering to strict deadlines.
• Perform compliance checks on staff expense submissions and ensure alignment with the Travel & Expenses policy.
• Maintain pre‑payments and debit balances at acceptable levels.
• Respond to employee expense queries via email and ticketing system.
• Prepare T&E reports and manage corporate card statements, including reconciliation.
• Execute month‑end accounting tasks and support audit requests.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or a related field.
• Experience in accounting, preferably with travel and expense (T&E) responsibilities.
• Strong attention to detail and high data accuracy.
• Fluent written and spoken English and Portuguese.

Required skills

• Proficiency with SAP.
• Proficiency with Oracle.
• Experience using Concur or similar expense management tools.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Familiarity with travel booking platforms.