POSITION Expense Analyst
LOCATION Richmond, VA
POSITION SUMMARY The Expense Analyst will be primarily responsible for providing the organization with budget development and expense management support for multiple business functions. As the primary point of contact, the analyst will have the opportunity to develop deep understanding of the assigned functional areas and to build strong expense management partnerships with senior leaders.
RESPONSIBILITIES - Provide overall expense planning, analysis, and management support to functional leaders
- Understand the value proposition of individual business functions tivities performed for the business, level of service delivered to stakeholders and alignment to business strategy and goals
- Coordinate annual Budget and Time Study completion efforts for designated functions om ensuring proper system setup and data entry training to delivering relevant analysis and reporting
- Execute tasks required for monthly close including facilitating appropriate expense accruals, re-classes, charge-outs and project capitalization
- Partner with cost center owners on detailed expense analysis, forecasting, and management to budget / forecast constraints
- Deliver consolidated expense analysis and forecasting to functional leaders and finance
- Identify key expense drivers and develop performance metrics for individual functions, as appropriate
- Utilize benchmarking / research / analysis to identify expense efficiency and best practice opportunities
- Complete ad hoc analysis & reporting requests
- Support the expense team through specific assignments related to close, driver-based expense forecasting, multi-year planning, budgeting, time studies, expense allocations and/or other ad hoc activities
- Participate in projects related to expense/finance process improvements and/or technology changes
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS - Bacheloregree in Finance, Accounting or related field with 2-5 years of experience
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Attention to detail with ability and desire to understand the big picture
- Effective communication skills with the ability to develop and deliver clear, crisp, audience-focused messages and presentations
- Passion for building partnerships with colleagues and senior leaders
- Ability to self-lead and take initiative
- Strong sense of accountability for results
- Ability to work effectively in a high-paced environment and manage multiple, changing priorities
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - Budgeting and expense management experience
- Project management experience
- Proficiency with Excel and PowerPoint
- Oracle Financials Experience (TM1 and Discoverer)
ADDITIONAL - The internal title for this position is Expense Analyst
COMPANY Genworth Financial, Inc. is a leading insurance holding company committed to helping families achieve the dream of home ownership and address the financial challenges of aging through its leadership positions in mortgage insurance and long term care insurance. Headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, Genworth traces its roots back to 1871.
The mission of GenworthS Life business is to develop solutions that meet the financial challenges with the aging, including individual and group long term care insurance, annuities, life insurance and new innovative products over time.
