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# Travel & Expense Analyst at Navan

- **Company:** Navan
- **Location:** London, United Kingdom
- **Posted:** 2026-10-19
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-20
- **Apply:** https://navan.com/careers/openings?gh_jid=8279898

## Job description

Navan is seeking a proactive, analytical, and detail-oriented Travel & Expense (T&E) Analyst to support and continuously improve the company’s global travel, expense, and corporate card operations. This role helps ensure that employee expenses are processed accurately and efficiently, company policies and internal controls are followed, and employees receive timely, practical support. The analyst will help administer Navan’s T&E platform and related workflows, analyze spend and compliance trends, support audits and financial reporting, and identify opportunities to simplify operations through automation and data-driven process improvements.

The role partners closely with Accounts Payable, Accounting, Treasury, Procurement, People, Finance, business leaders, and employees across regions. The analyst will also support VAT and other eligible indirect tax reclaim activities, coordinating documentation and submissions with internal stakeholders and external providers as applicable.

What You’ll Do:

- Review and support accurate, timely processing of employee expense reports, corporate card transactions, reimbursements, and related T&E activities in accordance with company policy and applicable local requirements.
- Administer and enhance Navan’s travel and expense platform, including user access, configuration, workflows, policy settings, corporate card support, issue resolution, and coordination of system updates.
- Apply T&E policies and internal controls consistently; identify out-of-policy activity, missing documentation, duplicate or potentially suspicious transactions, and exceptions requiring additional review or approval.
- Support internal and external audits, compliance reviews, and control testing by preparing transaction support, maintaining clear documentation, tracking remediation items, and partnering with control owners.
- Coordinate timely employee reimbursements and corporate card transaction resolution with Accounts Payable, Accounting, Payroll, and other relevant teams, investigate payment delays, rejected transactions, and reconciliation differences.
- Support VAT reclaim and other indirect tax recovery processes by identifying potentially eligible expenses, validating invoices and supporting documentation, coordinating data and submissions with tax teams or reclaim providers, monitoring claim status, and tracking recoveries and exceptions.
- Analyze global T&E data and maintain dashboards, reports, and data processes to identify trends, compliance patterns, risks, and cost-saving opportunities while delivering accurate, actionable insights to stakeholders and leadership. Serve as a first point of escalation for complex T&E questions and exceptions, investigate root causes, recommend practical resolutions, and escalate policy or control risks to the appropriate owner.
- Deliver clear employee and manager guidance, training, and communications on Navan usage, travel and expense policies, corporate card procedures, receipt requirements, and reimbursement processes.
- Identify and implement opportunities for automation, AI-enabled review, workflow simplification, and improved self-service, while maintaining appropriate human oversight, auditability, and control standards.
- Contribute to global T&E program initiatives and provide regional support as needed, adapting processes to local business practices, statutory requirements, currencies, and languages.

What We’re Looking For:

- Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to investigate complex transactions, resolve escalated T&E issues, and recommend practical solutions.
- High attention to detail, sound judgment, integrity, and a strong commitment to confidentiality and internal control compliance.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to explain policies and processes to employees and stakeholders at different levels.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize competing deadlines, manage multiple workstreams, and work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience preparing operational reports, interpreting financial data, identifying trends, and translating findings into actionable recommendations.
- Experience with VAT reclaim, GST/HST recovery, or other indirect tax refund processes is preferred, familiarity with invoice validation, supporting evidence, claim tracking, and coordination with tax specialists is an advantage.
- Education: Post-secondary education in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field preferred. Equivalent education, professional training, or practical experience will also be considered.
- Experience: 3–5 years of experience in travel and expense operations, accounts payable, corporate card administration, accounting operations, or a related finance function.
- Experience supporting a multinational or multi-entity organisation.
- Hands-on experience with Navan is preferred. Experience with other T&E or expense management platforms may be considered.
- Experience with an ERP system such as NetSuite, and strong Excel or Google Sheets skills, is preferred.
- Experience supporting audits, policy compliance, expense analytics, and process improvement is an advantage.
- Additional Information: This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed in this role; Responsibilities may evolve based on business needs.

Navan uses AI-assisted Automated Employment Decision Tool (Metaview) to assist with evaluating resumes against job qualifications for this role. All final decisions are made by human recruiters and hiring managers.

Human oversight: Metaview does not automatically reject candidates or make final hiring decisions. Our recruiters and hiring managers review all outputs and make the final hiring decision regarding every application.

- Your rights: If you prefer to have your application reviewed without AI assistance, you may request a human evaluation by entering your email [here](https://my.metaview.app/applications/opt-out?organization=15dd7e883f). Your decision to do so will not affect how your candidacy is evaluated.

Please refer to our[Candidate Privacy Notice](https://navan.com/candidate-privacy-notice) for more information about our processing of personal data, and your rights.

## About Navan

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Navan is the leading all-in-one, AI-powered business travel, payments, and expense management platform that makes corporate travel effortless for frequent travelers while giving finance teams full control.
- **Entity Type**: Public (ticker: **NAVN**, listed on Nasdaq Global Select Market in October 2025)
- **Headquarters**: Palo Alto, California, USA
- **Founded**: 2015
- **Founders**: Ariel Cohen and Ilan Twig

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Corporate travel management, expense management, travel technology, payments.
- **Target customers**: B2B – mid-market to enterprise companies; also SMBs.
- **Mission or purpose statement**: "Make travel easy for every traveler by being the best travel agency on the planet."

## Products & Services
- **Navan Travel**: AI-powered booking platform for flights, hotels, and ground transportation with extensive inventory access (including NDC content from 17+ airlines).
- **Navan Expense**: Automated expense management that categorizes and reconciles receipts, with real-time policy enforcement and integration with ERPs.
- **Navan Edge**: AI travel assistant (chat-based) that handles bookings and provides 24/7 human support.
- **Navan Rewards**: Incentive program that rewards employees for booking below budget.
- **Navan Connect (BYOC)**: Card-link technology that connects corporate cards from 250+ banks, enabling unified spend visibility.
- **Navan Corporate Cards**: Physical and virtual cards for payments.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available in search results (post-IPO, real-time market cap available on exchanges).
- **Key Metric**: **Total Headcount** ~3,300 employees (as of 2026); **Number of customers** – thousands, including major enterprises like Heineken, Unilever, Wayfair, and Zoom.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not listed in provided sources, but strategic partners include Amadeus (dual-GDS model) and major airlines via NDC.
- **Growth Signals**: Went public in October 2025; expanded globally through acquisitions of Comtravo (Germany), Resia (France), Tripeur (India), and Reed & MacKay (Europe); now operates 50 offices worldwide; first TMC to integrate AI across the entire platform.

## Competitive Advantages
- **AI-first platform**: First travel management company to embed AI across search, booking, expense reconciliation, and customer service.
- **All-in-one T&E**: Combines travel, expense, and payments in a single system, eliminating the need for multiple vendors.
- **Dual-GDS model**: Integrated with both Sabre and Amadeus, providing global coverage and competitive pricing.
- **NDC leader**: Offers access to 17 airlines’ New Distribution Capability content for better fares and inventory.

## Strategic Focus
- Continue leading in AI-powered travel and expense innovation.
- Expand corporate card and payments ecosystem (Navan Connect, external card linking).
- Deepen enterprise capabilities and global footprint (targeting mid-market and large multinationals).
- Drive user adoption through employee rewards and seamless mobile experience.

## Why Work Here
- **Work model**: Hybrid – 4 days per week in office (Palo Alto HQ and other global offices). Strong emphasis on in-person collaboration.
- **Culture**: Meritocratic, high-ownership, “high-talent density” environment. Values include extreme ownership, bias to action, “AI-first mindset”, and “seriously fun”.
- **Perks & Benefits**:
  - Flexible vacation (take time off as needed, manager coordination).
  - Paid parental leave (16 weeks birthing parent, 10 weeks non-birthing).
  - 401k, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with discount.
  - Medical, dental, vision, pet insurance.
  - Commuter benefits, in-office snacks and lunches, dog-friendly offices.
  - Headspace mental health subscription.
  - Navan personal travel discounts (employee leisure bookings at corporate rates).
  - Connectivity allowance (bi-weekly stipend for remote work).
- **Growth opportunities**: Rapidly scaling public company; teams across engineering, product, data science, travel operations, and R&D.

## Sources
1. [navan.com](https://navan.com/ – Product overview, platform details)
2. [navan.com/about](https://navan.com/about – Company history, mission, timeline, IPO)
3. [navan.com/careers](https://navan.com/careers – Culture, values, benefits, work model)
4. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/navan – Headcount, offices, hybrid policy, perks)

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