Senior Expense Analyst

Job Description

Finance Senior Expense Analyst - Reporting to the Lead Expense Analyst, this role is a key part of Beazley’s expense transformation journey towards being a best in class function.

Division:
Finance – Financial Performance

Beazley is seeking a Senior Expense Analyst to play a pivotal role in our transformation toward a sector‑leading expense function. This role sits at the heart of our journey to move from producing tables to delivering meaningful insights that shape business decisions. As a senior member of the team, you will use advanced analytical techniques, scenario modelling and deep‑dive forecasting to cut through complexity and highlight what matters most, providing strategic, forward‑looking guidance to senior finance and business leaders.

You will act as a subject matter expert across our expense reporting processes, data structures and systems, ensuring consistency, integrity and strong governance across all outputs. The role will take ownership of complex or cross‑functional improvement initiatives, driving measurable enhancements in automation, process efficiency and control. You will also lead change‑management activities linked to new systems, reporting standards and ways of working as we continue to modernise our function.

Building strong relationships across the wider finance organisation is essential. The Senior Expense Analyst will partner closely with stakeholders to understand business activity, translate it into clear financial impacts, and challenge assumptions where needed. In addition, the role will support the development of the broader team by reviewing work, sharing expertise and contributing to the shift toward a more insightful, technology‑enabled expense function.

• Lead complex analytics and deliver deeper insights that challenge assumptions and support senior level decision making.
• Lead multi‑dimensional variance and driver analysis; identify root causes and guide stakeholders toward corrective actions.
• Own and lead cross functional process improvement initiatives with measurable outcomes (e.g., cycletime reduction, automation uplift, error rate reduction).
• Act as subject matter expert for expense reporting processes, data structures, allocation methodologies, and reporting systems; lead UAT and shape system design.
• Oversee the reporting framework, ensuring consistency, governance, and standardisation across outputs.
• Review and elevate commentary from analysts; ensure insights are forward looking, strategic, and actionable.
• Serve as a senior business partner, challenging assumptions and guiding stakeholders on cost structure, profitability, and expense strategy.
• Oversee end to end data governance across expense reporting; define and enforce data quality standards, reconciliations, and controls.
• Lead the design and evolution of dashboards and self serve reporting, including modelling logic, visual standards, and narrative clarity.
• Strengthen internal control frameworks; work with audit, risk, and compliance to address findings and ensure policy adherence.
• Oversee allocation methodologies, recommend improvements, and ensure alignment with best practice and business needs.
• Lead scenario modelling, sensitivity analysis, and advanced forecasting techniques.
• Provide strategic recommendations to senior finance leadership on cost optimisation and spend efficiency.
• Lead change management activities when introducing new processes, systems, or reporting standards.
• Mentor junior analysts; review their work, provide feedback, and raise capability across analytics, commentary, modelling, and tools.
• Collaborate with Technology teams to define system requirements and ensure solutions align with the finance strategy and data governance standards.

Core competencies in addition to those noted as specific requirements for the role and which are considered to be pertinent to the Expense team are as follows:

• Financial planning and analysis expertise
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  Expert knowledge of expense actuals; budgeting; and forecasting processes, including the ability to drive continuous improvement in these areas.
• Strategic thinking and…