VP, Finance - General Operating Expenses

Who We Are    At Corebridge Financial, we believe action is everything. That’s why every day we partner with financial professionals and institutions to make it possible for more people to take action in their financial lives, for today and tomorrow.
We align to a set of Values that are the core pillars that define our culture and help bring our brand purpose to life:
* We are stronger as one:
We collaborate across the enterprise, scale what works and act   decisively for our customers and partners.
* We deliver on commitments:
We are accountable, empower each other and go above and beyond for our stakeholders.
* We learn, improve and innovate:
We get better each day by challenging the status quo and equipping ourselves for the future.
* We are inclusive:
We embrace different perspectives, enabling our colleagues to make an impact and bring their whole selves to work.
** About

The Role
** As a part of Corebridge Centralized General Operating Expense Team this role supporting multiple functions is critical in driving expense discipline, operating efficiency and driving continuous improvement.  This role will develop functional financial plans, analyzing and report variances, and forecast directives, including staffing and external expenditures. Primary functions will include analyzing and communicating financial impacts of key functional directives to senior finance and business stakeholders, budgeting and governing functional spend working closely with functional leaders and delivering regular management reporting to promote expense discipline.

The is also involved in the preparation, analysis and presentation of monthly and quarterly actual and forecast reporting for expenses related to Corbridge’s functions. This position will report to the Head of Functional Finance & Expense Management.
** Responsibilities
* ** Provide regular reporting and analysis for functional financial drivers across a range of metrics.
* Provide analytical insight and in-depth analysis of on-going operations for functional leaders related to functional expenditure.
* Develop reports to aid in analyzing key trends and variances.
* Prepare, analyze, and present critical recurring reporting, including the annual budgets and monthly forecasts.
* Validate financial impact of initiatives and track delivery of value creation to commitments.
* Engage closely with Corebridge Executive Leadership Team by providing finance reports and updates against financial impacts.
* Opportunity for interaction with the Board and ELT as a delegate for the Expense reporting
* Centrally oversee financial analysis and reporting provided by Accenture resources, serving as a critical stakeholder in the partnership
** Skills and Qualifications
*** Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting
* Demonstrated experience of budget and expense management
* Excellent Excel skills
* Demonstrable competency in strategic planning and business development
* Knowledge of IT/Finance infrastructure and systems
* Strong customer orientation with the ability to build sustainable relationships.
* Possess strong research, analytical and practical problem-solving skills.
* Demonstrated flexibility and adaptability.
* Excellent interpersonal communication and client engagement skills – Able to work effectively and communicate with all levels of an organization, including executive management.
* Aptitude in decision-making and problem solving; comfort and experience in managing ambiguity.
* Strong attention to detail and accuracy along with excellent documentation skills
* Ability to work well in a team environment.
* Demonstrated experience managing direct and cross-functional teams and leading through strategic influence.
* Commitment to achieving results for stakeholders.
* Support effective partnerships with key individuals through strong collaboration skills.
** Compensation
* * Corebridge also offers a range of competitive benefits as part of the total compensation package, as detailed below.
** Work Location
** If the position is based in one of Corebridge Financials' hub offices which are Houston, TX, Jersey City, NJ. or Woodland Hills, CA office the role is subject to our hybrid working…