Sandra Rodriguez

Sr. Analyst, T&E Management

The Walt Disney Company

01.2002 - Current

Deliver operational support to The Walt Disney Company’s global corporate, procurement, and blind travel card account programs with annual spend in excess of $300M
Liaise between The Walt Disney Company and the corporate card issuer to ensure business is conducted as agreed per contract
Audit expense reports to ensure compliance with T&E Policy
Drive internal fraud detection, analyze and report findings in audit data to deliver cost savings and influence T&E policy recommendations, identify process improvement initiatives, and analyze data to identify cost reduction opportunities
Identified bank files uploaded multiple times to TWDC’s financial system for the Procurement Card Program
Communicated to database team members, monitored reversal process and reconciled accounts to ensure accurate payment to issuer bank
Collaborated with spend analytics team to create algorithms to identify corporate card misuse, which resulted in $636K identified in personal use
Analyzed Procurement Card data to report spend by business area to complete fiscal month end journal entries to calculate and allocate rebate to business units
Created test scripts in Quality Center and completed comprehensive travel and expense testing for SAP major releases
Collaborated with AP in the initiative to reduce BDC sessions associated with uploading P-Card charge data to SAP
The effort resulted in an 80% reduction of defects and a 94% reduction in associated hours
Produced weekly/monthly and ad-hoc reporting based on analyzing data and drawing accurate conclusions
Partnered with DWSS IT to develop an end-to-end process to manage electronic applications for new P-Cards
Participated in team health initiative to incorporate the FISH Philosophy within our culture
As an active member of the 'Be There' group, prepared presentations and led meetings to motivate team to make the work environment a more enjoyable place
Performed audits of subsidiaries to protect shareholders and potential investors from fraudulent or unrepresentative financial claims.
Collected, arranged, and input information into database system.
Evaluated customer needs and feedback to drive product and service improvements.
Developed effective improvement plans in alignment with goals and specifications.