Corporate Expense Manager

Job Summary:

Lead the accounting and reporting of expenses for a public holding company and its insurance and non-insurance subsidiaries; report and analyze consolidated expenses while overseeing activities of a 3rd party junior expense accountant

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Ensure expense accounting and reporting is complete and accurate on a US GAAP and US Statutory basis within prescribed closing periods
• Oversee third party expense accounting support for all monthly and quarterly accounting and reporting. This includes, but is not limited to, expense accruals, prepaid expenses, depreciation, and expense allocations.
• Prepare and monitor monthly intercompany settlements
• Identify and track certain one-time, non-recurring and other expenses for Non-GAAP reporting measures
• Review new contracts for potential leases and maintain lease accounting under US GAAP
• Record and analyze incentive and stock compensation expenses including impact of changes in performance factors
• Maintain and review fixed asset and intangible registries while also tracking capital work in progress projects
• Oversee invoice processing, ensuring appropriate accounting of cost centers, companies, ledger accounts, acquired fixed assets and prepaid assets
• Prepare and review monthly Flash report for expense variances by reported segment
• Analyze and report budget versus actual expense variances
• Prepare expense-related disclosures for the SEC reporting of 10-Q, 10-K and Proxy filings
• Assist with the annual budget process and intermittent reforecasting of expenses

Other Job Duties:

• Assist senior management and colleagues as requested with expense management information including preparation of Board materials
• Manage cost centers, expense categories, and general ledger accounts in Workday
• Maintain and execute internal controls over expense accounting with ongoing oversight of controls matrix, policies, procedures and process maps
• Identify areas for process improvement and centralization, leveraging automation and Workday capabilities
• Work directly with internal and external auditors
• Work closely with the corporate team to ensure company and corporate objectives are met
• Project management on technology initiatives as needed
• Other ad-hoc matters