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Role Value Proposition:
Expense Management provides best-in-class IT Financial Transparency to MetLife IT and Business Partners alike through best-in-class financial enterprise standards. Making MetLife’s IT the most efficient through financial awareness and empowerment. This enables the Business to make effective strategic decisions that maximize its return on its IT investments. This Expense Management role serves an integral part supporting the Telephony and Network forecasting and billing. Engaging directly with project managers, engineers, business analyst and vendors to manage the expense.
Key Responsibilities:
Develop and manage monthly forecasts for telephony, network services and Database team.
Provide financial analysis and reporting to support decision-making.
Build and monitor annual budgets, ensuring alignment with departmental goals.
Reconcile invoices for telephony and network services, addressing discrepancies promptly.
Ensure timely approval and payment of invoices.
Analyze trends in network and telephony spending providing actionable insights to stakeholders.
Collaborate with vendors and internal stakeholders to resolve billing issues.
Ensure compliance with vendors and monitor performance metrics.
Develop and accrue expenses and ensure accurate recognition within appropriate accounting periods, coordinating with procurement and project teams.
Prepare journal entry support for expense reclassification, aligning material costs with project budgets and general ledger accounts.
Essential Business Experience and Technical Skills:
Required:
Typically requires 2 - 4 years of experience in a financial reporting or Telephony role.
Background in accounting and financial reporting and/or Telephony.
BA/BS in Finance, Accounting, or related field.
Interpersonal, organizational, analytical, and project management skills.
Must be able to communicate information clearly and effectively.
Must meet established deadlines on a continual basis.
Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
Ability to learn financial reporting systems & telephony tools.
Support reporting and analysis requirements for financial reports and disclosures.
Preferred:
Financial modeling experience.
Apptio experience.
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