Senior Expense Analyst

Location: Hartford, CT (hybrid)

The Opportunity

An established financial services organisation is seeking a Senior Expense Analyst to join its Finance team.

This role offers a blend of expense accounting, budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis, working closely with senior stakeholders and functional leaders across the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead annual budgeting, forecasting and financial planning activities.

• Analyse actual spend against budget and explain key variances.

• Maintain workforce and compensation budget models.

• Review vendor invoices, journal entries, accruals and prepayments.

• Prepare expense reporting, reconciliations and month-end entries.

• Support financial controls, audit requirements and process improvements.

• Supervise, mentor and develop junior Expense Analysts.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related discipline.

• 3+ years’ experience in accounting, expense management or FP&A.

• Strong understanding of US GAAP, accruals and expense allocations.

• Experience with budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis.

• Advanced Excel skills; Oracle experience preferred.

• Strong communication and analytical skills.

• Previous team leadership or mentoring experience.

• CPA qualification or progress towards one is a plus.

For more information, please reach out to Chris Dodds at Oliver James.