Finance Senior Executive

6 days ago


Hartford CT Hartford County CT Connecticut United States MassMutual Full time

This role is responsible for the architecture and execution of the Corporate Finance information ecosystem, which includes setting the strategy and roadmap for the interconnectivity and usability of financial information across CFO. This role will oversee the teams accountable for the various components of the financial infrastructure, including financial data (e.g., data warehouses, data lakes, and data capabilities), significant financial applications, and the successful transformation, upgrade, and maintenance of the enterprise accounting general ledger on the SAP platform.
The individual will lead and transform the integrity and actionability of the company’s financial information, as well as drive influence across Corporate Finance, Enterprise Technology, and executive leaders across the company.
This role will oversee a team that manages and supports a broad set of significant financial applications and financial data domains including the SAP general ledger, sub-ledgers, planning, reporting and treasury tools. 
The team delivers an appropriately defined set of well-maintained, accurate, governed and controlled data sets and data culture through automating processes and identifying industry leading tools to enhance financial data management. This role works closely with Enterprise Technology to ensure alignment to the enterprise technology and data management strategy and framework.
This leader will champion across Corporate Finance to build a common understanding of effective technology and data usage leading to data-informed decisions and actions. The individual must have strong technical understanding of financial data, applications and software development life cycle from planning and analysis to build, test and deployment.
This highly visible role leads meaningful impact with the finance information ecosystem. The successful candidate has the ability to influence strategic finance direction and partner across Corporate Finance and business partners to effectuate positive change on enterprise results and strategic delivery.
The Head of Corporate Finance Information will lead a cross-functional team within the Controllers organization, overseeing the Corporate Finance information ecosystem. Their 30+ member team is responsible for the success of interdependencies among the Corporate Finance information infrastructure.
Lead functional strategy and implementation of effective management, governance and sustainment of Corporate Finance information ecosystem data domains and applications
Drive functional strategy for the near-term upgrade and ongoing maintenance of our enterprise accounting ledger
Drive strategy on how data flow should flow through the financial systems, planning appropriately for changes while prioritizing and implementing enhancements.
Establish the operating model for applying data governance, data management and financial application support, defining and operationalizing key processes and setting standards with clear roles and accountability

Establish effective governance and management process around the general ledger and financial data infrastructure for master and reference data changes
Champion a culture in Corporate Finance where employees are equipped to effectively participate in the governance of data as part of analyzing and driving decisions and action
Build a strong engagement model with the Enterprise Technology organization in partnering on our financial technology
Partner with and provide oversight of our strategic partners for support of our general ledger, treasury production and financial applications
Influence and work with senior leadership to identify and prioritize opportunities for enhanced financial information and establish the associated delivery roadmap
Collaborate and partner with other MassMutual business units and corporate functions to map the accurate, timely and efficient submission of data required to meet financial reporting requirements
Collaborate closely with other Controllers teams to ensure the accurate recognition of accounting for various transactions and events
Collaborate with accounting policy and Controllers units on the evaluation of new GAAP and statutory reporting impacts, while assisting on the implementation of new financial reporting processes on the operational aspects of accounting recognition

Bachelor’s degree with a Master’s degree or equivalent preferred
~15+ years’ experience in a progressively more impactful leadership role involving financial applications and data governance in the financial services industry
~ Direct experience in strategy design and execution management for a general ledger upgrade and financial data infrastructure development
~ Excellent knowledge of SAP (or similar enterprise ERP) general ledger and related configuration opportunities for a complex financial institution
~ Ability to assess alternative configuration options within the general ledger and financial data infrastructure, given regulatory and business reporting requirements and make comprehensive recommendations for optimal design
~ Leadership experience and detail orientation with complex cross-functional projects involving multiple business areas across a diverse value stream
~ Demonstrated experience in driving innovation, automation and change leadership
~ Strong understanding of US GAAP and insurance statutory accounting and financial reporting regulations
~ Knowledge and background with life insurance, annuities, disability income, and investments preferred
~ Track record presenting complex matters in a clear concise manner, with the ability to influence positive action among executives, partners and teams
~ Demonstrated experience in leading, managing and developing a high impact team that exhibits strong results delivery, diversity in thought and composition, strong business partnerships and talent development
~ Experience as a senior leader in a Corporate Finance function

#MassMutual is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer Minority/Female/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Individual with Disability/Protected Veteran. Note: Veterans are welcome to apply, regardless of their discharge status.
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