
Travel Specialist
- Budapest
- Állandó
- Teljes munkaidő
- Process travel expense claims, including verification of travel performed against entitlement and computation of costs within FAO liability;
- Identify/claim refunds of travel costs from carriers, travel agents or travellers and taking necessary follow-up action;
- Process lump sum payments and post-factum claims, verifying correctness with FAO travel agent in cases of complex fares;
- Assist in providing guidance and advice on travel rules and procedures to SSC/Divisions/Field Offices staff;
- Manage the Travel E-mail account concerning queries on travel-related payments/recoveries/entitlements from travellers/SSC/Human Resources Management Division/Field Offices;
- Verify correctness of records related to travellers in corporate systems to ensure proper accounting transactions relating to claimant staff members and consultants;
- Review the daily rejections list relating to travel payments, investigating and checking incorrect entries;
- Review and reconcile monthly recoveries report for submission to Accounts Receivable, taking corrective action where necessary and validating items for recovery.
- Assist Accounts Payable in clearing consultants' honoraria payments, providing details relating to TEC deductions and/or follow up actions with Divisions regarding outstanding TECs, performing any accounting adjustment;
- Address/initiate requests and tasks in Service Now customer portal;
- Supports corporate initiatives in accordance with the Corporate Environmental Responsibility Strategy to reduce emissions, increase efficiency and integrate sustainability;
- Perform other duties a required
- Secondary school education required; university degree in Public Administration, Finance, Accounting, Hospitality, Logistics, Tourism, Economics, customer service or other related field is an asset.
- At least four years of relevant experience in office/travel and/or accounting support work.
- Working knowledge (proficient – level C) of English.
- National or resident of Hungary with valid work permit.
- Knowledge of the essential elements of a range of financial/accounting/budgeting activities, including the relevant policies, rules and regulations.
- Very good knowledge of the MS Office applications, Internet and office technology equipment
- Knowledge of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) corporate travel systems.
- Knowledge of communication and documentation standards.
- Some knowledge (intermediate – level B) of other official FAO languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) would be considered as an asset
- Strong organizational and time-management skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication abilities.
- Results Focus
- Teamwork
- Communication
- Building Effective Relationships
- Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement