Senior Finance Associate - Post Payment

You will work closely with expense auditors and investigators to perform post‑payment audits on centrally billed taxi, meal, airline, and hotel transactions that are flagged through risk‑scoring and analytical models.

You will be part of the Finance Global Operations in Chennai, within the Post‑Payment Audit (Centrally Billed Audit) team. The team is responsible for conducting risk‑based reviews and investigations of centrally billed expenses incurred by firm members to ensure compliance with firm policies and protect the integrity of the centrally billed programs.

You will perform detailed audits of high‑risk centrally billed transactions to identify potential policy violations, misuse, or anomalies. You will review and analyze data from expense reporting tools, internal systems, and third‑party vendors to assess the validity of expenses. You will conduct independent research (including internet‑based checks) to validate business reasons, travel routes, merchant relevance, and other contextual factors.

You will assess adherence to global and local office policies and identifying exceptions requiring further review. You will seek clarifications from colleagues on questionable transactions, evaluating responses, and supporting documentation received. You will determine the appropriateness of expenses based on evidence, policy interpretation, and professional judgment.

You will compile audit findings into clear, well‑documented audit reports and prepare summary decks for leadership and office Finance. You will identify trends, patterns, and emerging risks across centrally billed expenses that may indicate broader control gaps or misuse. You will support recommendations to strengthen preventive controls, improve risk‑scoring logic, and enhance audit effectiveness. You will contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, including process streamlining, standardization, and automation of audit activities.