Expense & Card Reconciliation Specialist

Manage issuance, deactivation, and setup of Purchasing Cards for new stores, transfers, and Regional Managers while ensuring accurate operator code validation and IT access coordination. Provide timely support for card inquiries, chargeback processes, and issue resolution as a central liaison between franchisees, field operations, and cross-functional departments. Enforce policy compliance through documented controls, receipt retention standards, and escalation of out-of-policy purchases or suspicious charges to reduce financial exposure. Perform monthly reconciliation of P-Card transactions to the general ledger, validate merchant coding and GL allocation, and investigate unreconciled balances or missing receipts. Coordinate with accounting during month-end close to ensure proper accruals and provide reporting to leadership. Maintain audit-ready documentation for external auditors. Requires 2–4 years in financial operations or card program administration, proficiency in card management systems, and ability to travel for audits.