Manager, Expense Governance and Controls

Job Summary The Manager, Expense Governance & Controls is responsible for ensuring that enterprise cost savings are fully captured, sustained, and protected from leakage. This role strengthens financial discipline through structured governance, spend controls, and integration of savings into budgets, forecasts, and operational processes.

This leader will serve as a key steward of cost integrity, partnering closely with Finance, FP&A, Procurement, and business leaders to embed lasting controls across the organization.

Responsibilities Maintain the official enterprise savings tracker

Reconcile initiatives to the P&L to confirm financial realization

Identify slippage, reversals, or leakage risks

Conduct deep-dive expense analysis to uncover variance drivers

Implement and monitor spend approval thresholds

Enforce vendor, contract, and purchasing controls

Standardize procurement and purchasing channels to ensure compliance

Embed validated savings into annual budgets

Adjust forecasts to reflect run-rate reductions

Review and challenge incremental spend requests against cost discipline standards

Facilitate recurring cost governance review forums

Prepare executive performance materials and savings reports

Track commitments, decisions, and follow-through actions

Embed cost controls into financial systems and operational platform

Standardize cost management workflows

Develop and maintain cost governance playbooks and documentation

Qualifications5–8+ years of experience in FP&A, PMO, Finance, Accounting, Procurement, or related disciplines

Strong governance, controls, and process orientation

High attention to detail with strong analytical rigor

Ability to enforce standards while partnering effectively across functions

Comfortable operating in structured, accountability-driven environments

Physical Demands / Working Environment Comfortable working in an office setting

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