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BASF has successfully partnered India’s progress for more than 130 years. As of the end of 2025, BASF had 2,455 employees in India with 8 production sites and 45 offices throughout the country. The Innovation Campus Mumbai and the Coatings Technical Center in Mangalore are both part of BASF’s global technology platform. In 2025, BASF registered sales of approximately €2.2 billion to customers in India. Further information is available on www.basf.com/in

About the Role

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Travel and Expense Management Trainer / Subject Matter Expert (SME) to support knowledge transition and capability development within our Travel and Expense Management team. The incumbent will receive process handovers from the sending location, capture and validate process knowledge, and deliver structured classroom, virtual, and on-the-job training to new Hub colleagues at the receiving location. The role requires strong knowledge of travel and expense management, expense auditing, policy compliance, corporate-card administration, employee reimbursement, accounting, and controls, hands-on SAP experience, and excellent communication, facilitation, and presentation skills.

The ideal candidate will serve as the bridge between the sending and receiving locations, ensuring seamless knowledge transfer, robust process documentation, learner readiness, process standardization, and sustainable capability development within the receiving entity.

• Be part of building BASF's new Global Hub in India, a flagship transformation initiative
• Work with a globally integrated team spanning Finance and HR functions
• Competitive compensation, benefits, and structured career pathways
• Access to BASF's world-class learning & development programs
• Inclusive, diverse, and collaborative work culture
• Hybrid work model (mix of on-site and remote)

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, Business Administration, Travel Management, or a related discipline
• Minimum 8 -10 years of relevant industry experience in travel and expense management, employee expense auditing, corporate-card administration, travel operations, accounts payable, finance operations, or a shared-services environment.
• Demonstrated subject matter expertise in end-to-end travel and expense processes, including employee travel requests, expense-report submission and audit, policy compliance, receipt and documentation validation, approval workflows, corporate-card administration, employee reimbursement, accounting and clearing, exception management, reporting, controls, and query resolution.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, facilitation, interpersonal, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Experience working in an MNC, captive center, or Global Capability Center (GCC) is preferred.

• Hands-on experience with SAP ERP (ECC and/or S/4HANA) and relevant travel-and-expense solutions, including expense posting, employee reimbursement, corporate-card transactions, accounting, reconciliation, and reporting, with the ability to explain transactions and system activities to end users.
• Working knowledge of travel requests, expense reports, receipt validation, policy-based auditing, approval workflows, corporate cards, employee reimbursements, accounting and clearing, reconciliations, exception handling, operational reporting, and internal controls.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and relevant reporting or workflow tools.

At BASF, we believe that great chemistry starts with great people. We foster a workplace where curiosity is encouraged, diverse perspectives are valued, and every employee is empowered to make a meaningful impact. Our culture is built on trust, collaboration, and a shared commitment to continuous growth - both for the business and for the individuals within it.

At BASF, your development never stands still. Employees have access to structured learning pathways, international exposure, and cross-functional mobility across a truly global organization. We are committed to inclusion and equal opportunity, and we actively invest in the wellbeing, development, and long-term career growth of our people. Whether you are early in your career or bringing deep expertise, BASF offers the scale of a world-leading company with the sense of purpose and community that makes it a place where people genuinely thrive.