Head of Expense Accounting and FP&A

About the role

The Head of Expense Management will lead the organization’s enterprise expense management function, partnering with senior leadership to drive financial performance, cost discipline, and operational efficiency. The role will oversee expense planning, forecasting, reporting, cost management, and related accounting processes while identifying opportunities to improve processes, systems, and controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead the enterprise Expense Management function and related financial processes.
• Own expense planning, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and management reporting.
• Partner with senior leadership to evaluate financial performance, identify cost drivers, and improve expense efficiency.
• Develop and enhance expense metrics, KPIs, and management reporting.
• Support expense allocation methodologies and cost attribution across business units and entities.
• Provide financial support for M&A and other strategic initiatives, including expense projections and cost analysis.
• Oversee accounting processes including intercompany, accruals, payroll, eliminations, and reconciliations.
• Maintain strong financial controls, reporting integrity, and process governance.
• Drive finance transformation and identify opportunities to automate, standardize, and improve expense processes.
• Support the optimization of ERP and financial systems, including AP, Procurement, and related platforms.
• Lead, develop, and mentor finance professionals while fostering accountability and continuous improvement.
• Provide ad-hoc financial analysis and support broader Finance initiatives.

Requirements

• 8-15+ years of progressive experience across Expense Management, FP&A, Financial Management, Accounting, or related finance functions.
• Experience managing significant expense budgets or complex financial portfolios preferred.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, cost management, management reporting, and financial analysis experience.
• Demonstrated ability to partner with senior leadership and influence business decisions.
• Experience leading finance transformation, process improvement, or systems initiatives desirable.
• Insurance, financial services, or other complex industry experience preferred.
• ERP/financial systems experience such as Oracle, SAP, Workday, or similar platforms desirable.
• People leadership and team development experience preferred.
• Strong commercial and analytical acumen with the ability to translate financial data into clear recommendations.