Manager, Corporate Expense Management

Sun Life Financial; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 128,000; Full time

Job summary

Sun Life Financial is seeking a skilled Corporate Expense Manager to oversee reporting, budgeting, forecasting and governance of expenses. You will partner with Digital, Business and Technology Solutions and Corporate finance to deliver accurate financial insights for senior leadership.

The role emphasizes collaboration, process improvement, and stakeholder management in a large financial institution. A hybrid work arrangement supports flexibility for office and remote work.

Qualifications

• CPA, MBA, or other Finance designation preferred.
• Progressive experience in financial management and partnering with stakeholders across business areas.
• Attention to detail to ensure accurate internal and external reporting.
• Superior communication skills to present to executives succinctly and diplomatically.
• Ability to manage through complexity and ambiguity with ownership mindset.
• Excellent multitasking, prioritization and time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Business Group partners to develop and communicate consolidated expense reporting and insights to senior leaders.
• Coordinate key expense components of the annual Strategic Plan and Business Plan deliverables.
• Execute on digitization and automation expense priorities, leveraging technical capabilities.
• Lead or support in resolving ad hoc information requests from senior leadership with urgency.
• Build strong relationships with Corporate and Business Group partners.

Skills

Financial acumen

Stakeholder mgmt

Attention to detail

Executive communication

Ambiguity tolerance

Multitasking

Industry knowledge

Education

CPA/MBA designation

Tools

Hyperion

SAP

Longview

Workiva

Tableau

Job description

You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you’ll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you'll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do. At Sun Life, we're driven by our Purpose: helping our Clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives. Our values shape how we work: caring, authentic, bold, inspiring, and impactful. When you join Sun Life, you'll work with passionate colleagues and empowering leaders who support your growth and celebrate your contributions, so you can make a meaningful difference in our Clients' lives. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.

Job Description:

Sun Life’s Corporate Expense Management team works to oversee the management of more than $14B of annual expenditures. The team works closely with key Digital, Business and Technology Solutions (DBTS) and Corporate finance areas and each of Sun Life’s Business Groups to support the completion of critical financial deliverables and activities. These include: reporting and analysis of quarterly and annual expense numbers; planning, budgeting and forecasting of expense values; and the creation and execution of expense control and governance frameworks. This role will report to the Director, Expense Management

What will you do?

• Collaborate with Business Group partners to develop and communicate consolidated expense reporting and insights to senior leaders
• Coordinate key expense components of the annual Strategic Plan and Business Plan deliverables
• Execute on our digitization and automation expense priorities, leveraging technical capabilities and a continuous improvement mindset
• Lead or otherwise support in the resolution of ad hoc requests for information from senior leadership, responding in a complete and effective manner with a high sense of urgency
• Build strong relationships with Corporate and Business Group partners

What do you need to succeed?

• CPA, MBA, or other Finance designation preferred
• Progressive experience within the financial management functions and proven track record of partnering with and influencing stakeholder across various business areas
• Attention to detail to ensure accurate internal and external reporting
• Superior communication skills to share relevant information at the executive level in a compelling, succinct and diplomatic manner
• Ability to manage through complexity and ambiguity with a ‘can-do’ attitude and ownership mindset
• Excellent multitasking, prioritization, and time management skills
• Experience working in the insurance industry or a large financial institution is an asset
• Working knowledge of relevant applications is an asset (Hyperion, SAP, Longview, Workiva, Tableau).

What's in it for you?

• The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential
• Flexible Benefits from the day you join to meet the needs of you and your family

We’re committed to creating an inclusive and respectful environment. Our goal is to make sure all our employees have the chance to live up to their full potential

We’re honoured to be recognized as a 2025 Best Workplaces in Ontario by Great Place to Work® Canada

We are thrilled to be recognized by Excellence Canada with their top-level certification, the Canada Order of Excellence for Mental Health at Work®, for prioritizing employee well-being, fostering a positive work culture, and achieving excellence in mental health

*LI-MS The Base Pay range is for the primary location for which the job is posted. It may vary depending on the work location of the successful candidate or other factors. In addition to Base Pay, eligible Sun Life employees participate in various incentive plans, payment under which is discretionary and subject to individual and company performance. Certain sales focused roles have sales incentive plans based on individual or group sales results.

Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values at Sun Life. A diverse workforce with wide perspectives and creative ideas benefits our Clients, the communities where we operate and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds. Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process, or those needing job postings in an alternative format, may e-mail a request to [e-mail].

We are proud to be a hybrid organization that offers our employees the choice and flexibility to work from both the office and virtually based on the needs of the business, our Clients and you. We may use artificial intelligence to support candidate sourcing, screening, interview scheduling.

Salary Range: 80,000/80 000 - 128,000/128 000

Job Category: Finance

Posting End Date: 02/09/2026

Shine together

At Sun Life, you can be your most brilliant self. Our supportive, flexible, and inclusive work environment is one where you – and your career – can thrive. Whatever your aspirations, collaborative leaders and colleagues are ready to help you learn, grow, and succeed.

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We’re a global company with a passion for people. Our purpose is to help Clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives. As a team of 30,000 across 26 countries, our impact is far-reaching, and locally relevant There’s power in numbers. As part of Sun Life’s growing team, you have an impact on people in your community and around the world.

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