Katerina Strachenkova
Travel, Expense And Corporate Credit Card Manager
Dallas,TX
Summary
Accomplished Global Travel Manager with experience in implementing travel and expense management tools and corporate credit card programs. Subject Matter Expert in Global Corporate Travel Programs, Expense applications, Travel Risk Management & Duty of Care, Travel and Expense Policies and Guidelines. Experienced in complex RFPs, vendor relations, contract negotiations and cost savings solutions.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Sr. Manager, AP & Cash Management
Influential
05.2023 - Current
- Lead and managed the accounts payable team, overseeing all aspects of the AP function, including vendor onboarding, invoice processing and reconciliation.
- Implemented process improvements and automation initiatives that resulted in a 30% reduction in processing time and a 15% decrease in errors.
- Implemented new financial systems such as Tipalti (for AP) and Brex (for expenses and credit card management).
- Conducted financial analysis and provided insights to senior management for strategic decision-making.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to streamline processes
Travel Manager
Dataiku
05.2022 - 04.2023
- Managed Global Corporate Travel, Expense and Corporate Credit Card Programs.
- Owned and iterated Travel & Expense Policy and Purchasing Card Policy.
- Negotiated contracts with various SaaS vendors, hotels, airlines and car rental providers globally providing over 40% total annual savings.
- Led purchasing card cleanup project and moving spend to a PO process.
- Led Expensify/Workday integration project and performed system updates.
- Developed and maintained strong and positive working relationships with key business partners.
- Conducted employee training and created communications on Travel and Expense process.
Corporate Travel Manager
MATCH GROUP
06.2015 - 05.2022
- Successfully established, maintained and administered Match Group Corporate Travel Department ($11M annual spend) from the ground up.
- Continued to refine Corporate Travel program and expanding globally (US, Canada, Belgium, France and more).
- Participated in T&E and Pcard Global program rollout, implementation, training and maintenance (switch from AMEX to VISA).
- Led global implementation of new expense reporting tool (change from Concur to Certify, then from Certify to WorkDay) contributing to over $45K savings per year and operational efficiency.
- Provided training and support on Expense reporting tool, Travel Management tool, Pcard and T&E card platforms.
- Negotiated corporate rates with hotels, airlines and car service providers saving company over 40%.
- Oversaw employee compliance on expenses in accordance with the T&E policy – increased compliance by 25%.
- Provided detailed reports on savings and spend to Leadership team.
Project Manager
ADTECH, DMG EVENTS
11.2012 - 06.2015
- Led large-scale Social Media and Digital Marketing projects with budgets up to $1M.
- Organized summits with up to 1000 attendees.
- Assigned roles, responsibilities, and spans of authority to project personnel.
- Coordinated stakeholders activities, managed scope and facilitated execution.
- Maintained customer communication, selected and negotiated with vendors.
- Developed and authorized project plans, client contracts and budgets.
- Exercised target marketing, promoted sponsorship sales and educational content.
- Prepared status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
- Performed risk assessments to develop response strategies.
Education
BBA - International Business
The University of Texas At Arlington
Arlington, TX 08.2003 - 05.2007
Skills
Workday, Concur, Certify and Expensify
Egencia, Navan and Other Travel Management Tools
Financial Systems Implementation
Sourcing methodology
Policies and procedures development
Contract negotiations and Vendor Relations
Procurement operations and Cost Savings
Company guidelines and procedures
Brex, Spendesk and Other Corporate Credit Card Solutions
Timeline
Sr. Manager, AP & Cash Management
Influential
05.2023 - Current
Travel Manager
Dataiku
05.2022 - 04.2023
Corporate Travel Manager
MATCH GROUP
06.2015 - 05.2022
Project Manager
ADTECH, DMG EVENTS
11.2012 - 06.2015
BBA - International Business
The University of Texas At Arlington
08.2003 - 05.2007