AVP Finance Expense Management

Job Responsibilities: - Lead the monthly expense closing and reporting process, ensuring timely, accurate, and complete expense reporting to management and key stakeholders. - Prepare expense variance analysis and collaborate with stakeholders to understand drivers and ensure alignment to plan. - Prepare data and analysis for management presentations. - Expense forecasting, budgeting and expense allocation, including data gathering and validation. - Drive process improvements for expense tracking, analysis and reporting efficiency. - Partner closely with Financial Reporting, Actuarial and other finance teams to ensure consistency and alignment in expense reporting and planning. - Assist in leading and reviewing work done by the Senior Analyst. - Maintain strong documentation of the reporting process, including report templates, data sources and methodologies. - Participates in ad-hoc activities as and when assigned, such as conducting research and data analysis. Job Requirements: - Minimum Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field. - 6-10 years of experience in management reporting, financial reporting, or another related field. - Experience within the insurance industry, expense variance analysis, forecasting, budgeting and reporting is an advantage. - Experience with financial systems (e.g., Oracle EPM, Power BI, Alteryx or similar planning/reporting tools) is an advantage. - Motivated to work independently and improve processes and deliverables. - Strong collaboration skills and ability to build effective working relationships. - Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and communication skills. - Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Alteryx or other data analysis software is an advantage.