Accounts Payable Expense Supervisor

Meriton is a national team of experts driving HVAC innovation through a network of high-performing companies. From strategy and support to systems and solutions, we work behind the scenes to strengthen operations and build value—for our partners and our people.

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Expense Program Supervisor

Reports To: Accounts Payable Technology & Transformation Manager
Department: Shared Services Center (SSC) – Accounts Payable
Location : Irving, TX
FLSA Status : Exempt

Role Summary

Team: Employee Expense Programs Team
Scope: U.S. operations; owns Travel & Expense (T&E) policy execution, corporate card program administration, employee reimbursement processing, and expense data governance
Team: 5

The Expense Program Supervisor manages Meriton’s Travel & Expense and Corporate Card programs within the Shared Services Center.

This position ensures every employee-initiated spend is accurate, compliant, reimbursed on time, and properly recorded in the financial systems.

This role serves as the Finance process owner for all expense management tools and card issuer integrations, working closely with IT, Payroll, and Controllership to maintain policy alignment and system integrity.

As Meriton expands rapidly, this role is instrumental in creating scalable T&E infrastructure that preserves control and audit readiness while delivering a frictionless user experience.

Shared Services & Scale Priorities

• Policy & Compliance: Maintain global T&E and card governance frameworks, ensuring adherence to expense limits, documentation standards, and approval hierarchies.

• Operational Excellence: Drive efficient reimbursement and card cycle processing with zero SLA breaches.

• Digital Enablement: Act as Finance liaison for expense tool enhancements, card system integrations, and automation pilots (OCR, AI receipt matching).

• Control & Audit Readiness: Ensure every transaction has full audit traceability and tax classification accuracy.

• Scalability: Build a process capable of handling 4–8× user growth through automation and self-service enablement.

Core Responsibilities

Program Governance & Policy Execution

• Own T&E and Corporate Card program policy documentation, training, and enforcement.

• Oversee expense submission, approval, and reimbursement processes in alignment with internal and tax regulations.

• Manage delinquency, misuse, and exception escalations with cardholders and functional leaders.

• Partner with Legal, Tax, and HR on updates to travel, gift, and entertainment policies.

• Lead periodic audits of expense reports for accuracy, documentation, and reasonableness.

Operational Management

• Supervise daily processing of expense reports and employee reimbursements.

• Manage relationship with corporate card issuer (program setup, limits, rebates, reporting).

• Ensure funding and reimbursement cycles align with payroll and Treasury schedules.

• Maintain complete reconciliation between card feeds, GL postings, and employee claims.

• Oversee expense queue management, SLA adherence, and issue resolution.

Systems & Automation

• Serve as Finance owner for expense management platforms (e.g., Concur, D365 Expense, or equivalent).

• Collaborate with IT and the AP Technology team on configuration changes, testing, and integration enhancements.

• Support OCR, AI receipt validation, and workflow automation initiatives.

• Maintain accurate mapping of expense categories to GL accounts, cost centers, and tax codes.

Reporting & Analytics

• Deliver T&E dashboards and analytics through Power BI, including spend by category, compliance rates, and aging.

• Track delinquency, audit exceptions, and reimbursement cycle time for management review.

• Provide spend trend analysis to FP&A for forecasting and cost-management initiatives.

• Report KPI performance to SSC leadership on a monthly basis.

Audit & Control Assurance

• Maintain complete, retrievable evidence for all expense reports and card transactions.

• Support internal and external audit requests, providing documentation and reconciliations.

• Ensure timely remediation of audit findings and strengthen control procedures as needed.

Cross-Pillar Collaboration

• With Treasury: Manage card program funding, cashflow planning, and rebates.

• With HR & Payroll: Align on policy enforcement, cardholder status changes, and reimbursement timing.

• With IT & AP Technology: Test and deploy system updates and automation initiatives.

• With Controllership & FP&A: Ensure accounting accuracy, budget visibility, and cost analysis integrity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration.

• 5–7 years of experience managing Travel & Expense or Corporate Card programs.

• Strong knowledge of expense management platforms (e.g., Concur, D365 Expense) and card issuer systems.

• Understanding of policy compliance, tax reporting, and internal controls.

• Excellent data analysis and reporting skills (Excel, Power BI).

• Strong communication, training, and stakeholder management capabilities.

• Proven ability to manage volume and complexity in a high-growth environment.

Key Success Metrics

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essentials functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The workplace is in a corporate office environment and the temperature in the work environment is usually moderate. The position’s primary office is the Shared Services, Irving, TX office; however, telework or work at home, on the road, or in a satellite location for portions of the workweek may occur, depending upon project needs and requirements in coordination with your direct supervisor and/or most senior leader of your department. Occasional travel may be required.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable the individuals with disabilities to perform the essentials functions.

• Must be able to walk, bend, stand, and reach constantly during a workday.


• Must be able to lift 15 – 20 lbs.


• Standing for long periods of time (4-5 hours) occasionally


• Must be able travel via plane or car to events

Meriton is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Reasonable accommodations will be made for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.

Salary ranges listed are dependent upon a candidate’s qualifications, experience, internal equity, and the budgeted amount for the specific role and location.