Transamerica

Lead Specialist - Consolidated Expense Management

Transamerica$128K — $170K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance, or equivalent experience
  • Ten years of financial analysis experience, particularly in insurance or financial services
  • Expert knowledge of accounting and finance principles
  • Strong expertise in expense management, budgeting, and variance analysis
  • Proficient analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Strategic thinker with macro-level communication skills
  • Excellent organizational and prioritization skills for timely decision-making
  • Advanced skills in MS Office, especially Excel, and financial business systems

Responsibilities

  • Oversee and manage the monthly expense reporting for US Headquarters
  • Collaborate with budget owners to assess financial results and forecasts
  • Ensure timely and accurate expense reporting to leadership
  • Identify opportunities for cost savings in partnership with business leaders
  • Analyze expense trends and investigate variances in budgets
  • Coordinate with subsidiary finance teams for accurate reporting
  • Support financial close activities and assist in annual budgeting and forecasting

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package to support employee well-being
  • Competitive pay with performance-based bonuses
  • Pension plan and 401k matching
  • Tuition reimbursement for continued education
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Paid time off and ten annual paid holidays
  • Holistic wellness programs including coaching and rewards
  • Parental leave and adoption assistance
  • Employee assistance and backup care programs
  • Career training and development opportunities
  • Inclusion and diversity programs and recognition initiatives
Full Job Description
Job Family
Finance - General

Job Description Summary
This senior-level role serves as the key point of contact for the US Headquarters expense management, which includes consolidation of expenses for Transamerica Inc. subsidiaries.

Job Description

Responsibilities:
  • Expense Management for US Headquarters
    • Build and run a recurring, reliable, transparent, and insightful monthly expense results process.
    • Partner with budget owners to review results, drivers, variances, and forecasts.
    • Ensure accuracy, timeliness, and leadership-ready outputs.
    • Partner with business leaders to identify cost-saving opportunities and improve financial performance.
  • Consolidation of Transamerica Inc. Expenses
    • Analyze monthly expense trends and investigate significant variances against budget and forecast
    • Coordinate with subsidiary finance teams to ensure accurate and timely expense reporting.
    • Develop and maintain expense consolidation models, reporting tools, and process documentation.
    • Support monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close activities.
    • Support annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning activities across subsidiaries.
  • Develop and execute chargeback model for US Headquarter costs
    • Determine annual costs to be charged to subsidiaries versus shareholders utilizing financial modeling.
    • Partner with the Tax department to ensure compliance with applicable tax laws and transfer pricing requirements.
    • Collaborate with business unit leaders to validate cost drivers and allocation assumptions.
    • Prepare annual chargeback calculations, supporting schedules, and executive-level summaries.


Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance, or equivalent experience
  • Ten years of financial analysis experience, including work in the insurance, financial services or investment management industry
  • Expert knowledge of accounting/finance
  • Expense management expertise - strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
  • Analytical and problem solving skills
  • Strategic thinker able to communicate on business/market and legislative issues at a macro level
  • Organizational and prioritization skills, and the ability to make timely decisions using the appropriate information
  • Excellent written/oral communication and presentation skills to provide complex information to diverse audiences
  • Advanced computer skills in MS Office, Excel and financial business systems


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience working with foreign subsidiaries
  • Experience with Anaplan, Essbase, and Oracle
  • CPA/advanced degree


Working Conditions
  • Hybrid (In Office: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays)


The Salary for this position generally ranges between $128,000 - $170,000 annually/per hour. Please note that the salary range is a good faith estimate for this position and actual starting pay is determined by several factors including qualifications, experience, geography, work location designation (in-office, hybrid, remote) and operational needs. Salary may vary above and below the stated amounts, as permitted by applicable law.

Additionally, this position is typically eligible for an Annual Bonus based on the Company Bonus Plan/Individual Performance and is at the Company's discretion.

Disclaimer:

Beware of fake job offers!

We've been alerted to scammers impersonating Transamerica recruiters, particularly for remote positions. Please note:
  • We will never request personal information such as ID or payment for equipment upfront.
  • Official offers are sent via DocuSign following a verbal offer-not through text or email.


This job description is not a contract of employment nor for any specific job responsibilities. The Company may change, add to, remove, or revoke the terms of this job description at its discretion. Managers may assign other duties and responsibilities as needed. In the event an employee or applicant requests or requires an accommodation to perform job functions, the applicable HR Business Partner should be contacted to evaluate the accommodation request.

What We Offer

For eligible employees, we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support both the personal and financial well-being of our employees.

Compensation Benefits
  • Competitive Pay
  • Bonus for Eligible Employees


Benefits Package
  • Pension Plan
  • 401k Match
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Disability Insurance
  • Medical Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Employee Discounts
  • Career Training & Development Opportunities


Health and Work/Life Balance Benefits
  • Paid Time Off starting at 160 hours annually for employees in their first year of service.
  • Ten (10) paid holidays per year (typically mirroring the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) holidays).
  • Be Well Company holistic wellness program, which includes Wellness Coaching and Reward Dollars
  • Parental Leave - fifteen (15) days of paid parental leave per calendar year to eligible employees with at least one year of service at the time of birth, placement of an adopted child, or placement of a foster care child.
  • Adoption Assistance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Back-Up Care Program
  • PTO for Volunteer Hours
  • Employee Matching Gifts Program
  • Employee Resource Groups
  • Inclusion and Diversity Programs
  • Employee Recognition Program
  • Referral Bonus Programs

About Transamerica

The Transamerica Corporation is an American holding company for various life insurance companies and investment firms operating primarily in the United States, offering life and supplemental health insurance, investments, and retirement services. The company has major offices located in Baltimore, Maryland; Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Denver, Colorado; Norwood, Massachusetts; Exton, Pennsylvania; Harrison, New York; Johns Creek, Georgia; Plano, Texas; and St. Petersburg, Florida. Additional affiliated offices are located throughout the United States. In 1999, it became a subsidiary of Aegon, a European financial services company headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands. Transamerica funds the Transamerica Institute, a nonprofit foundation which comprises the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies and the Transamerica Center for Health Studies.
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