At BBH we value diverse backgrounds, so if your experience looks a little different from what we've outlined and you think you can bring value to the role, we will still welcome your application!

What You Can Expect At BBH:

If you join BBH you will find a collaborative environment that enables you to step outside your role to add value wherever you can. You will have direct access to clients, information and experts across all business areas around the world. BBH will provide you with opportunities to grow your expertise, take on new challenges, and reinvent yourself—without leaving the firm. We encourage a culture of inclusion that values each employee’s unique perspective. We provide a high-quality benefits program emphasizing good health, financial security, and peace of mind. Ultimately we want you to have rewarding work with the flexibility to enjoy personal and family experiences at every career stage. Our BBH Cares program offers volunteer opportunities to give back to your community and help transform the lives of others.

Join us as an Expense Administration Supervisor

Brown Brothers Harriman is currently recruiting an Expense Administration Supervisor to join our Expense Team. The Expense Administration Supervisor oversees and coordinates the daily operations of all expense administration including the direct oversight of personnel such as the Expense Administration Representatives and the Senior Expense Administration Representatives.

The Supervisor is responsible for providing leadership, mentoring and training to their direct reports while overseeing daily operations and managing the allocation of work and the review and administration of invoices, forecasts, accrual calculations, reporting and daily requests from internal colleagues and clients.

The Supervisor will report directly to the Expense Administration Team Leader or Manager and will report regularly on the allocation of work, the control environment, process improvements, opportunities for improvement, and the challenges and successes of each current Expense Administration team member.

Some of the key responsibilities include:

• Reviews all daily work performed by the team for completeness, accuracy and compliance with current policies and procedures
• Allocates all deliverables and ad-hoc requests appropriately to available Expense Representatives and Seniors
• Creates, maintains, and provides oversight for all daily checklists and controls
• Reviews all fund level and expense account level budgets for completeness, reasonableness, and accuracy on a periodic basis
• Oversees any changes to expense structures for assigned accounts as changes go into effect such as product launches, mergers, liquidations, or other client directed changes
• Trains and develops Expense Administration Representatives and Seniors as needed and provide staff with support and coverage as necessary
• Assists team members with problem solving and issue resolution; Utilizes best judgment to escalate issues to senior managers as appropriate
• Communicates appropriately with the Expense Administration Team Leader or Manager with respect to all timetables and workflow and communicates to the extent appropriate all relevant matters with other team members
• Continually reassesses, develops, and implements processes to increase efficiency within the team, while maintaining the highest standards of analysis and levels of output
• Utilizes effective analytical and research techniques to resolve inquiries

Desired Qualifications:

• BA/MS degree and/or equivalent work experience
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in financial product accounting, fund accounting or basic accounting and analysis preferred
• Prior supervisory experience: strong desire to manage others and a willingness to provide the necessary support and leadership for their development
• Self-motivated, capable of monitoring and completing a variety of projects simultaneously
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Proven ability to work in a deadline oriented, client-driven environment, being well organized and detail oriented
• Be highly engaged in the team’s collective work to foster a highly collaborative team environment
• Advanced knowledge of mutual fund products, multi-class accounting, and the components of a NAV
• Proactively anticipate client needs and respond effectively to client inquiries
• Highly organized and detail oriented

What We Offer:

• 2 additional days added to your holiday calendar for Culture Celebration and Community Service
• Private medical care for you and your family
• Life Insurance
• Hybrid Working Opportunities
• Professional trainings and qualification support
• Thrive Wellbeing Program
• Online benefit platform
• Contracts for an indefinite period of time with no probation period