Travel & Expense, Junior Analyst

The T&E Junior Analyst – Corporate Card and Reporting Specialist supports the day‑to‑day operations of the company’s corporate card program and travel & expense reporting activities.

Initially, this role will be heavily focused on supporting the onboarding of approximately 4,000 employees into the corporate card and T&E environment over a 3‑month integration period. Once onboarding is completed and stabilized, the role will transition into ongoing support, reporting, accrual support, and continuous improvement responsibilities.

This position is ideal for someone interested in corporate card programs, expense analytics, and finance operations, offering exposure to both large‑scale onboarding initiatives and steady‑state financial processes.

Please note this role is based in Milford, MA and requires 3 in office days per week (Tue/Wed/Thur)

Key Responsibilities

Initial Focus: Large‑Scale Employee Onboarding (First 3 Months)

• Support the onboarding of approximately 4,000 employees within a 3‑month period
• Assist with corporate card setup, activation tracking, and issue resolution
• Support employee profile validation and readiness for T&E system use
• Monitor onboarding progress, track completion metrics, and escalate risks or delays
• Provide high‑volume employee support related to card usage, expense reporting, and timelines
• Partner with HR, IT, and corporate card providers to ensure accurate and timely onboarding

Corporate Card Program Support

• Support ongoing administration of the corporate card program, including:
• Card onboarding and setup for new employees
• Assisting with card cancellations, limit changes, and troubleshooting
• Monitor card transactions to support policy compliance and timely expense submission
• Assist with resolving declined transactions or card feed issues
• Partner with card providers, T&E administrators, and Accounts Payable on operational issues

Expense Reporting & Data Quality

• Support daily and monthly T&E reporting activities
• Prepare and validate monthly and quarter‑end T&E and corporate card accrual processes
• Validate expense and card data for accuracy, completeness, and proper classification
• Assist with reconciliation between corporate card transactions, expense reports, and accounting outputs
• Identify data issues or trends and escalate as needed
• Run standard SAP Concur reports and support ad‑hoc reporting requests
• Help identify trends, recurring issues, and opportunities for system or process improvements

Compliance & Process Support

• Support expense policy compliance reviews and audits with reporting requests
• Assist with monitoring timely submission of card transactions and expense reports
• Help identify opportunities to improve card usage, reporting accuracy, and process efficiency
• Support internal controls related to T&E, corporate cards, and financial reporting

Cross‑Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Accounts Payable, Payroll, HR, IT, and Accounting to resolve issues related to employee data, reimbursements, reporting, and accruals
• Support communications and user guidance related to corporate card usage and T&E requirements
• Assist with training materials, job aids, and internal documentation

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 2 years of experience in finance operations, reporting, or administrative roles
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage high‑volume tasks
• Strong analytical and organizational skills
• Good written and verbal communication skills

Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT)  is a global leader in life sciences and diagnostics, dedicated to accelerating the benefits of pioneering science through analytical technologies, informatics, and service. With a focus on regulated, high-volume testing environments, our innovative portfolio harnesses deep scientific expertise across chemistry, physics, and biology. We collaborate with customers around the world to advance the release of effective, high-quality medicines, ensure the safety of food and water, and drive better patient outcomes by detecting diseases earlier, managing routine infections, and combating antibiotic resistance. Through a shared culture of relentless innovation, our passionate team of ~16,000 colleagues turn scientific challenges into breakthroughs that improve lives worldwide.  

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It benefits our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, marital status (including civil unions), military service, veteran status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, legally recognized disability, domestic violence victim status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All hiring decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.