Hybrid Controls Oversight Manager

at MassMutual

• Job title: Controls Oversight Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $110,400 - $144,900 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Boston, United States

About the role

• Controls Oversight Manager overseeing financial control environment at MassMutual. Responsible for monitoring control deficiencies and supporting compliance with financial reporting standards.

Responsibilities

• 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