Reporting to the AVP, Expense Shared Services, the Director will be responsible for consolidation of BU results ensuring timely and accurate expense reporting, planning and forecasting. Working closely with the expense shared service team and collaborating with key functional business partners, the incumbent will possess the ability to work with people at all levels of the organization. The Director will also be responsible for providing ongoing leadership to staff across the expense shared service.

• Deliver monthly expense reports to BU CFO and key stakeholders according to ensure quality of data and oversee the development of reporting which meets the needs of our customers. Provide value-added analysis along with clear and concise commentary on results for our customers.
• Demonstrate a strong technical understanding of the accounting for expenses including company policies and sufficient business knowledge to be able to verify and analyze information under review.
• Use appropriate judgment in dealing with unexpected issues and requests, demonstrating an ability to prioritize work, and balance resource requirements to achieve solutions.
• Play a key role as part of the Expense Management leadership team in the achievement of projects, the goals of process improvement and best practices in expense reporting.
• Identify expense risk and opportunities and recommend and influence actions for functional business partners.
• Cultivate an innovative environment by supporting creativity and high performance teamwork.
• Lead opportunities to collaborate across teams to innovate and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Model and encourage collaborative team behaviors (Get it done together, Share your humanity)
• Expand personal network and relationships within the business area supported and the finance teams and demonstrate you have used these expanded partnerships in delivering business results.
• Drive continuous improvement in engagement throughout the organization.

• Accounting designation (CA, CMA, CGA, CPA) with 10+ years of relevant experience in progressive accounting roles.
• University degree in business, finance or equivalent.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate, negotiate and influence effectively.
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently, particularly in the area of using sound, independent judgment, problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Results oriented, able to manage expectations, work under tight deadlines and manage competing priorities.
• Excellent customer focus and commitment to quality.
• Strong business acumen with ability to communicate complex concepts and results in a clear, concise, easy to understand manner (written and verbal).
• Solid analytical and technical capability – ability to assimilate/summarize a large amount of information from multiple sources and present in a valuable form for senior management
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and ability to learn new applications quickly
• Essbase and Lawson knowledge (or other complex GL package) would be an asset.