External Audits & Fees Oversight Manager

Company: MassMutual
Location: Hartford
Posted on: February 18, 2025

Job Description:

External Audits & Fees Oversight Manager Accounting Policy and Controls Oversight Team Full-Time Boston, MA or Springfield, MA The Opportunity We seek an energetic, motivated, and skilled professional to join our Accounting Policy and Controls Oversight team in our Controller's Organization. As an External Audits & Fees Oversight Manager, you will be an experienced accounting/finance professional who wants to work in an individual contributor capacity working with highly motivated professionals focused on delivering high-quality of work in a timely and accurately manner. You will be responsible for managing the overall external audit process along with professional fess of the various accounting firms utilized. This is an opportunity for an individual who thrives in a highly dynamic and agile environment to collaborate across teams seeking solid execution and improving outcomes. The Team As part of the broader Accounting Policy and Control Oversight team in the Controllers Organization of Corporate Finance, this position is a key contributor to ensure the annual external audits are completed timely with a focus on continuous improvement. Our team is highly motivated by challenging work that delivers substantial impact in a culture of accountability and collaboration. Members of the Controllers Organization and beyond are energized to improve efficiency and quality of our external audit process. We strive to continuously improve by working together as team to make each other and our processes better. The Impact: As an External Audits & Fees Oversight Manager, you will work with the Head of Accounting Policy and Controls Oversight and be a key person owning oversight of the Company's external audits, including the insurance companies and subsidiaries, and reporting of fees to the Audit Committee. Through the nature of this role, which involves coordinating and facilitating with the external auditors and within MassMutual, this role will have high visibility to leadership within Controllers Organization as well as more broadly across Corporate Finance and into Investment Management. As part of the approval and reporting of fees, this role with obtain requests from all over the enterprise, so will understand the permissibility of certain services as well as the work happening across the enterprise. Your responsibilities will include, among others, the following tasks:

• Engaged in audit planning and oversight, including subsidiary audits
• Understand and maintain periodic audit status against milestones
• Review periodic budget-to-actual status overall, and by audit area
• Engage in periodic meetings with audit area owners to understand any issues and resolutions
• Maintain & enhance internal SharePoint Site for dissemination of information to audit stakeholders
• Drive annual efforts to debrief and continuously improve the audits
• Track and ensure pre-approval of all fees from the external auditor and track fees from other accounting/auditing firms
• Drafting of materials for the required fee pre-approval and fee notification process to the Audit Committee The Minimum Qualifications
  • BS in accounting or finance
  • 6+ years of professional experience with a significant portion audit-related (external or internal)
  • 4+ years of experience with US GAAP or Statutory accounting/reporting The Ideal Qualifications
    • 8+ years of professional experience with a significant portion audit-related (external or internal)
    • Certified Public Accountant (CPA) qualification
    • 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 What to Expect as Part of MassMutual and the Team
      • Regular meetings with the Accounting Policy/Advisory and Controls Oversight team
      • 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 business with industry leading pay and benefits #LI-CR37 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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