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Nita Soneeya

Nita Soneeya

Vice President, Travel & Expense Operations
Bengaluru

Summary

Qualified Vice President with proven track record in leading teams and driving operational efficiency. Demonstrated ability to implement strategic initiatives that enhance productivity and foster growth. Known for utilizing strong leadership and communication skills to facilitate team collaboration and achieve organizational goals.

Overview

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11
years of professional experience

Work History

Vice President, Integrated Travel & Expense Team

Goldman Sachs
05.2022 - Current
  • Led strategic initiatives to enhance operational efficiency across multiple business units.
  • Developed and implemented risk management frameworks to mitigate financial exposure.
  • Established key performance indicators to monitor progress and align with corporate objectives.
  • Global Operational Strategy: Drive the end-to-end strategic vision for Employee Travel & Expense (T&E) operations, ensuring seamless execution of reimbursement cycles, corporate card programs, and month-end financial controllership.
  • Performance & Resource Optimization: Lead and develop a high-performing team, optimizing resource allocation and workflows to meet shifting global business priorities and peak demand periods.
  • System Architecture & Innovation: Act as the primary business owner for the SAP Concur and Cognos ecosystem, steering system enhancements and defining the roadmap for future technological rollouts and digital transformations.
  • Strategic Stakeholder Management: Partner with Executive Leadership, Divisional Finance, and Global Technology to align T&E functions with broader organizational goals and enhance overall operational effectiveness.
  • Enterprise Risk & Compliance Governance: Design and oversee a robust risk management framework, implementing advanced audit rules and key controls to ensure global policy adherence and mitigate financial exposure.
  • End-to-End Corporate Card Stewardship: Direct the global corporate card strategy, managing high-level relationships with banking partners and overseeing the integrity of issuance, settlement, and reconciliation processes.
  • Vendor Performance Management: Manage strategic vendor relationships and service level agreements (SLAs), holding external partners accountable to high standards of operational excellence and cost-efficiency.
  • Business Transformation & Evaluation: Spearhead cross-functional projects focused on product evaluation and process re-engineering to drive automation and scalability across the T&E landscape.
  • Governance & Production Oversight: Serve as the final escalation point for system governance, lead the resolution of complex production issues, and implement structural solutions to prevent recurrence

Pfizer Ltd. (on behalf of Team lease)
01.2015 - 04.2022

Finance Senior Executive Dec 2020 – Apr 2022: Led Accounts Payable + Financial Reporting. Managed SAP Concur T&E controls, UAT, dashboards. Handled monthly/yearly closing, P&L, Balance Sheet, audits, GL/Cost Center changes, and guided global finance teams. Internal Auditor Aug 2019 – Nov 2020: Conducted operational, compliance & financial audits on T&E, OTC, P2P, FCPA. Created audit schedules, work papers, trend analysis, and automated testing routines. Accounts Executive Bills Payable Jan 2015 – Jul 2019: Processed MAPP/FCPA docs, expense reimbursements, foreign remittances, employee advances, travel payments. Handled month-end entries, vendor reconciliation, and was SPOC for corporate audit

Education

M. Com -

Saurashtra University
01-2005

B. Com -

Saurashtra University
01-2002

Skills

Operations management

Risk management

Process improvement

Decision-making

Team leadership

Customer service

Relationship building

Results-driven

Timeline

Vice President, Integrated Travel & Expense Team

Goldman Sachs
05.2022 - Current

Pfizer Ltd. (on behalf of Team lease)
01.2015 - 04.2022

M. Com -

Saurashtra University

B. Com -

Saurashtra University
Nita SoneeyaVice President, Travel & Expense Operations