Controls Oversight Manager
MassMutual
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Boston • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $110,400 - $144,900 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Monitoring control deficiencies impacting the Company’s financial statements, including partnering with process/deficiency owners to determine appropriate risk ranking of known and emerging control issues, design and deployment of effective remediation plans and seeing those issues through to timely closure
- Participate in/facilitate the risk assessment process and business process walkthroughs
- Support/oversee testing of internal controls, both design and operating effectiveness
- Developing a comprehensive structure to oversee and evaluate the control activities within Controllers Organization and broader CFO structure
- Managing and reporting on the control issues trends
- Supporting the broader Controller’s Organization to improve the standardization of control deficiency assessment and remediation plan development process
- Improving efficiency and effectiveness of controls and their execution by performing targeted quality review procedures with process owners
- Timely reviewing various subsidiary internal control reports and internal audit reports for evaluation of deficiencies impacting Controllers
- Contribute to presentations focused on reporting control deficiencies for senior/executive management and the Audit Committee
Requirements
- BS in accounting or finance
- 6+ years of experience in any of the following: external audit, internal audit, accounting, or financial reporting
- 6+ years of experience with US GAAP or Statutory accounting/reporting
- 3+ years of experience with internal controls over financial reporting, whether under Sarbanes Oxley (SOX), Model Audit Rule (MAR) or Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act (FDICIA)
- MSA, MBA or similar equivalent preferred
- 8+ years of experience in any of the following: external audit, internal audit, accounting, or financial reporting at a financial services company
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or similar qualification
- Significant knowledge of alternative investment operations and/or accounting, such as private debt, partnerships and/or private equity, derivatives, real estate
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Demonstrate strong accountability and commitment
- Ability to perform independent research and serve as a key resource for the resolution of unique or complex business problems
- Customer focus, change & innovation, strategic thinking, relationship building & influencing
- Ability to proactively take ownership of assignments and drive them through to completion
- Intellectual curiosity to continue learning and adding breadth and depth to understanding the tasks at hand
- Strong multi-tasking skills and ability to adapt to change
- Experience working in a Finance transformational setting; driving continuous improvements and efficiencies beyond own scope of responsibility
- Advanced knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint
Benefits
- Regular meetings with the Controls Oversight team
- Focused one-on-one meetings with your manager
- 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
- Industry leading pay and benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
internal controlsfinancial reportingUS GAAPSarbanes Oxley (SOX)Model Audit Rule (MAR)Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act (FDICIA)accountingexternal auditinternal auditalternative investment operations
Soft skills
oral communicationwritten communicationaccountabilitystrategic thinkingrelationship buildinginfluencingindependent researchintellectual curiositymulti-taskingadaptability
Certifications
Certified Public Accountant (CPA)MSAMBA