Manager, Expense Management
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada
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:
About the role:
The Retail Advice & Solutions (RA&S) Expense Management team is responsible for providing accurate and timely financial information to enable effective management decision-making, working collaboratively with our business partners in Retail Advice & Solutions, other Canadian Business Units and Canadian and Corporate Finance.
The Manager, Expense Management, a key member of the RA&S Expense Management team, will be responsible for allocating expenses by product group for operating expenses, providing analysis to senior management with insight on gain/gap drivers, calculating and analyzing unit costs and leading the annual plan and budget process from a gain/gap perspective for both insurance and wealth.
Reporting to the Director, Expense Management and working closely with all members of the RA&S Expense Management team, this position requires a proactive, self-motivated and detail oriented individual with excellent analytical, technical and prioritization skills. It is also important for this individual to work closely with partners across the Retail Advice & Solutions organization (specifically valuation actuaries), as well as other key business units (eg. Canadian Finance, Canadian Operations & Client Experience Office (CXO)).
What will you do?
Build and maintain strong and effective relationships with key business partners with the goal of understanding the underlying business impact
Prepare monthly/quarterly/ad hoc gain/gap, unit cost and commission related deliverables, including Unit Cost Calculators, Commission Trend report and Quarterly Business Review (QBR)
Perform monthly/quarterly/ad hoc analysis of results to support variance analysis and/or key driver analysis
Collaborate with actuarial FP&A team on ad-hoc analysis of Individual Insurance and Wealth business performance to provide input to senior management
Lead all gain/gap components of the annual planning cycle (strategic/business planning/budget) as well as quarterly forecasts.
Lead the RA&S Expense Study (every 2 – 3 years)
Participate in and support expense deep dives, as needed
Mentor and coach staff to encourage development and support transfer of knowledge
Perform various analyses and financial modelling as assigned
What do you need to succeed?
5-7 years of accounting experience
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail
Strong verbal and written communication skills with an ability to explain complex concepts to audiences of different levels of understanding
Strong ability to manage multiple deliverables while driving desired results
Proven ability to build and maintain successful relationships with business partners
Proven flexibility, adaptability, and creativity to meet deadlines and manage priorities
Excellent PC skills, proficiency with MS Excel and Hyperion, including experience building reports
Highly motivated with the ability to consistently seek out improvements to current processes
Preferred Skills:
Accounting designation (CPA, CMA, CGA, CA) or enrolled in accounting designation program (CPA)
Knowledge of Insurance services and products and related market segments
Expense and planning experience
Excellent PC skills (Experience with Oracle, SAP, Essbase, Tableau)
Unique Requirements:
Overtime will be required during peak periods (month-end, quarter-end, plan and budget)
What's in it for you?
Hybrid work environment
A friendly, collaborative, and inclusive culture
20 vacation days per year
Flexible Benefits from the day you join to meet the needs of you and your family
Pension, stock and savings programs to help build and enhance your future financial security
The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential
Access to our Global Learning Centre, available 24/7 for your learning needs
Wellness programs that support the three pillars of your health – mental, physical and financial
Recent Awards:
We are honoured to be recognized as a 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 Best Workplaces in Canada by Great Place to Work® Canada
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 .
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.
We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Salary Range:
85,000/85 000 - 128,000/128 000
Job Category:
Finance
Posting End Date:
05/11/2026
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