Financial Management Consultant, Strategic Planning – Delivery

MassMutual

Financial Management Consultant leading financial initiatives in Strategic Planning & Delivery at MassMutual. Ensure financial accuracy and guide projects through approvals while analyzing portfolio performance.

Posted 5/2/2026full-timeSpringfield • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $128,000 - $168,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Advise and coach initiative owners on financial principles, assumptions, and valuation methodologies
Partner throughout cost-benefit analysis (CBA) development to strengthen rigor, comparability, and decision readiness
Review and approve initiatives from a financial perspective across stage gates (from concept through delivery)
Apply sound business judgment to surface dependencies and eliminate overlap or double counting across projects
Provide ongoing financial guidance during execution to keep scope, spending, and benefits on track
Validate and track benefit realization through financial statements and performance reporting
Monitor portfolios spend and benefit performance, highlighting risks, opportunities, and emerging trends
Analyze changes in spending and benefits, clearly identifying key drivers and implications for delivery
Collaborate closely with Corporate Finance on forecasting, variance analysis, and executive-ready narratives
Build and evolve governance tools (e.g., dashboards) that increase transparency and show progress across initiatives
Lead what-if and scenario analysis to support trade-offs, prioritization, and investment decisions
Capture and share portfolio learnings to continuously improve future planning and execution.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s Degree
8+ years of work experience involving finance, actuarial, pricing, audit or equivalent finance experience
3+ years Microsoft office suite
Advanced degree and/or professional designation preferred (e.g., MBA, CPA, FSA)
Excellent analytical abilities
Understanding of drivers of profitability within businesses
Collaboration with stakeholders and providing independent objective perspectives
Strong verbal and written communication (presentation) skills with the ability to synthesize and explain complex topics to senior leaders.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Regular meetings with the SP&D team, initiative owners and stakeholders in the business
Focused one-on-one meetings with your manager
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
Competitive salaries, along with incentive and bonus opportunities for all employees.

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Hard Skills & Tools

financial principlesvaluation methodologiescost-benefit analysisfinancial guidancebenefit realizationvariance analysisscenario analysisgovernance toolsanalytical abilitiesprofitability analysis

Soft Skills

collaborationindependent perspectiveverbal communicationwritten communicationpresentation skillsbusiness judgmentcoachingstakeholder engagementdecision readinesscontinuous improvement

Certifications

Bachelor's DegreeMBACPAFSA