Expense Analyst - Manager

Overview

Oversee expense analysis workstreams within the Internal Firm Services practice, focusing on governance, risk, controls, and compliance activities for PwC Acceleration Center India.

What you'll do

• Review and triage potential expense-policy violations referred by the Expense Audit/Finance team, the Helpline, and other reporting channels.
• Apply sound judgment, discretion, and consistent decision-making while handling sensitive employee and financial information.
• Analyze flagged transactions and supporting documentation to identify policy exceptions, inconsistencies, patterns, and other risk indicators, using Excel and other analytical tools.
• Plan and conduct objective, fact-based interviews with the employee under review, expense-code or cost-center owners, the employee's development or people leader, and other stakeholders with relevant knowledge.
• Evaluate the available evidence and determine whether expenses are compliant with policy and eligible for approval or reimbursement.
• Assess non-compliant or unapproved expenses and determine the appropriate disposition: escalate potential fraud or misconduct to an Internal Investigator with a due-diligence package, or refer coaching-level concerns to the appropriate development or people leader.
• Prepare clear, accurate case summaries documenting allegations, analytical work, interview findings, supporting evidence, conclusions, and recommended next steps.
• Develop comprehensive escalation packages to support efficient handoffs to Internal Investigators.
• Maintain complete and timely case records in accordance with applicable confidentiality, data-retention, and documentation requirements.
• Track, analyze, and report case volumes, outcomes, aging, and cycle times, including matters approved, referred for coaching, or escalated for investigation.
• Identify recurring trends, control gaps, and emerging risks related to expense-policy compliance, and recommend improvements to policies, controls, communications, or training.
• Run concurrent processes with the Finance Expense team using SAP.
• Lead teams, coach and develop staff, manage performance, and guide project work through clear planning and attention to quality, timelines, and deliverables.

What you'll need

• Any graduate or post-graduate degree.
• At least 8-14 years of experience.
• Well versed in SAP.

Nice to have

• Managing expense governance or compliance programs in corporate settings.
• Overseeing team performance, coaching, and workload prioritization.
• Analyzing expense trends, control gaps, and process improvements.
• Using financial systems, data tools, and reporting dashboards.
• Handling stakeholder conversations on policy interpretation and exceptions.
• Leading change initiatives, training materials, and process documentation.

Details

• Location: Kolkata.
• Level: Manager.
• Travel requirements: Not specified.