TL;DR

Head Of Strategic Expense Initiatives & Capabilities (Finance): Leading expense management initiatives, capabilities, and policies including benchmarking analysis and AI/Gen AI digital analyst development. Focus on driving expense transparency, innovation in analytics, and cross-functional collaboration to optimize financial performance and strategic expense management.

Location: Boston, MA, New York, NY or Springfield, MA, USA

Salary: $167,800-$220,200

Company

%hirify_global% is a leading financial services company specializing in life insurance, wealth management, and annuity products.

What you will do

Lead expense management initiatives and advance capabilities including 3rd party benchmarking and expense policies.
Drive alignment on year-over-year expense guidance and deliver actionable expense performance analysis.
Partner with Procurement, Strategic Planning & Delivery, and PMO to improve transparency and execution rigor.
Pioneer innovation by building AI/Gen AI analytics solutions and expanding Global Business Solutions capabilities.
Manage a small team focused on proactive, customer-centric expense management and development.
Design and maintain unit cost frameworks and reporting tools to track expense progress and savings opportunities.

Requirements

Location: Must be based in Boston, New York, or Springfield, USA
10+ years in senior finance roles with leadership and change management experience
Strong financial acumen with experience in advanced forecasting, strategic planning, and cost accounting.
Excellent communication skills for conveying complex financial information to executives and board members.
Ability to analyze large data sets and translate findings into actionable business insights.
MBA or CPA preferred; management consulting experience is a plus.