This job has expired, please see additional jobs below
Manager / Director Expense Management & Controls
The Hanover Insurance Group
Worcester, MA, United States
Job Details - this job has expired, please see similar jobs below
Our Finance department is seeking a Manager/Director Expense Management & Controls to join our growing team in our Worcester, MA offices.
Position summary:
Reporting directly to VP of Expense Controls and Analytics, this role will be essential to the success of the organization. This individual will be responsible for leading and developing the expense management partnership with the revenue generating Business Segments (Specialty, Personal Lines, and Business Insurance). This role will be critical in helping to drive business results through the controls and analytical rigor we put around over $380M in expenses. It is an excellent opportunity to learn all of the Domestic Business Segments while being directly involved in driving earnings performance.
This is a Full-time, Exempt role.
Responsibilities/Essential Functions:
Expense oversight in support of strategic planning across all revenue generating Domestic Business Segments. Must be adept at partnering with Business & Finance leaders to build and lead a strong expense management function that is both strategic and provides analytic insight.
Drive analytics and communication for expense initiatives, trends, and results. Customers include Business Unit Presidents and Financial Partners
Will be engaged in Hanover’s agile investment process aimed at improving transparency, oversight and effectiveness of business investments
Lead expense management function that drives effective unitized cost structure through on-going analysis and continuing efficiency.
Provide insightful and actionable reporting on financial and operating results and key performance indicators to ensure sharp organizational focus on critical value creation opportunities.
Build and drive an effective expense & analytics reporting process.
Serve as a trusted thought partner to the VP, Expense Controls and Analytics
Lead and develop a team comprised of proactive and thoughtful expense analysts.
Position Requirements:
A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance is required
Builds relationships built on trust, transparency and inclusivity that enable idea generation and constructive debate
A proven Finance leader with a demonstrated track record of success and a minimum of 10 years of expense focused, progressive experience. The successful candidate will have managed and led Expense functions that proactively support the growth of a company or other business financial functions
P&C experience strongly preferred.
Must be operationally-oriented with a keen focus on process, metrics, and results.
He/she will have thorough experience building and/or operating a best-in-class expense/analytics function.
He/she will be inquisitive and innovative in their approach.
Highly motivated, self-directed and have the ability and desire to have real impact on an organization.
Exhibits the ability to work well under pressure to provide results in a short timeframe.
A highly responsive, goal-oriented individual who will bring significant energy and drive to directly impact a growing business.
Must have the desire and demonstrated ability to roll-up sleeves and work with team members in a hands-on management capacity.