Financial Reporting Controls Audit Consultant

6 months ago


Springfield, United States MassMutual Full time

Financial Reporting Controls Audit Consultant

MassMutual Corporate Audit Team

Full-Time

Boston, MA or Springfield, MA

The Team

The MassMutual Corporate Audit Team is located in both Boston and Springfield. If you are a risk professional who is looking to leverage your skills at a company that is focused on transforming the life insurance business while helping people secure financial freedom and protect the ones they love, the below noted role is for you. You will use your skills to partner and collaborate with peers and clients to support a financial controls reporting focused audit plan. You will help drive positive change across the organization with opportunities to improve internal controls through value-added recommendations. In this role, you will demonstrate accountability, agility, a dedication to be inclusive, a strong business acumen, and will show courage, even in the most difficult situations. We also highly value strong communication skills, a passion for learning, leadership traits, resilience and self-awareness.

The Impact:

Conducts audits and advisory services in accordance with professional standards and department policies and procedures, while demonstrating a strong understanding of risk concepts, including inherent and residual risks as well as how to assess the design and effectiveness of internal controls, focusing on financial reporting controls. Delivers medium scale, more complex, risk-based, financial reporting controls audits, working with business management and other risk/control functions, to ensure that controls are effective in managing risks. Monitors control deficiencies impacting the Company’s financial statements, validating effective remediation plans and timely closure. Develops and nurtures relationships with business management and other constituencies, focusing on the customer and strengthening business value add. Demonstrates an intense can-do attitude and delivers results on cross-team efforts that increase Corporate Audit’s value and effectiveness. Demonstrates accountability, agility, a dedication to be inclusive, a strong business acumen, and will show courage, even in the most difficult situations. Promotes team business knowledge and client relationships, influencing and providing advice, such that the team represents a highly sought after analytic business partner.

The Minimum Qualifications

4+ years’ work experience preferable within the financial services industry Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related  Must be able to pass a backgroudn check required under FINRA rules

The Ideal Qualifications

CPA preferred MBA, CIA, CFA or other professional designation Experience using data analytics in audits Knowledge of US GAAP and statutory accounting/reporting Displays excellent communication skills both orally and written Demonstrates versatility in communicating up, down and across the organization by working with others and lead discussions with various levels of management across the enterprise  Strong understanding of risk concepts including inherent and residual risks as well as how to assess the design and effectiveness of internal controls Works independently, enthusiastically engaging clients and peers to complete value-added assignments within the defined project scope and timelines Possesses high integrity, professional skepticism and strong business sense High responsiveness and flexibility to changing business priorities and tight deadlines Strong analytic and problem-solving capabilities Ability to identify solutions that effectively address business and control needs

What to Expect as Part of MassMutual and the Team

Regular meetings with teams across business management Focused one-on-one meetings with your manager Access to mentorship opportunities Networking opportunities including access to Asian, Hispanic/Latinx, African American, women, LGBTQIA+, veteran and disability-focused Business Resource Groups Access to learning content on Degreed and other informational platforms Your ethics and integrity will be valued by a company with a strong and stable ethical foundation with industry leading pay and benefits

About MassMutual

We’ve been around since 1851. During our history, we’ve helped millions of people find financial freedom, offer financial protection, and plan for the future.

Today, we continue to develop meaningful relationships with our customers by building their trust, being knowledge problem solvers and always prioritizing their needs. MassMutual is guided by a single purpose: We help people secure their future and protect the ones they love. As a company owned by our policyowners, we are defined by mutuality and our vision to put customers first. It’s more than our company structure – it’s our way of life.

MassMutual was recognized as an Ethisphere 2019 World’s Most Ethical Company, a Top Place to Work in 2019 according to The Boston Globe and named among America’s Best Employers for Diversity according to Forbes 2020. MassMutual ranks No. 84 on the Fortune 500 list of largest companies. 



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