Job Description

Audit Consultant, Insurance and Financial Services (IFS)

Corporate Audit Team

Full-Time

Springfield, MA or Boston, MA

The Opportunity

As an Insurance and Financial Services (IFS) Audit Consultant, Professional Practices, you will have an opportunity to champion compliance with standards for audit practices and procedures through the development and implementation of those practices and procedures as well as function as an operational risk and control expert.

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 to support the audit process. You will help drive positive change in audit department supporting the team by developing and maintaining an audit process that complies with standards and provides the auditors 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:

• Develops, implements and maintains audit policies and procedures in compliance with audit standards.
• Delivers onboarding and periodic training on the audit process.
• Oversees the maintenance of workpaper tools used as part of the audit process.
• Responds to regulatory and client requests for audit information.
• Leads on going and five year quality assurance assessment process.

• Delivers larger scale, highly complex, risk-based audits, working with business management and other risk/control functions, to ensure that controls are effective in managing risks, when needed.

• 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, functioning as an expert, influencing and providing advice, such that the team represents a highly sought after analytic business partner.

The Minimum Qualifications

• BS in accounting or finance

• 6+ years of experience in any of the following: external audit, internal audit and/or accounting

• 6+ years of and experience with US GAAP and/or Statutory accounting/reporting

• Due to the nature of this position, as part of our background check process, candidates must be able to pass a non-registered fingerprint background check to qualify as a fingerprint person for FINRA

The Ideal Qualifications

• MSA, MBA or similar equivalent preferred

• 8+ years of experience in any of the following: external audit, internal audit, accounting at a financial services company

• Experience at public accounting, insurance or financial service firms

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or similar qualification

• Significant knowledge of and experience with US GAAP and Statutory accounting/reporting

• Experience using Data Analytics and Data Visualization in audits
• Demonstrates 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
• Demonstrates a strong understanding of risk concepts including inherent and residual risks as well as how to assess the design and effectiveness of internal controls and audit standards
• Works independently and on multiple projects, 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, LGBTQ, 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

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

If you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us and share the specifics of the assistance you need.

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