Budget & Expense Analyst - Accounting Finance - MassMutual

The Opportunity

As Budget and Expense Analyst you will work in a fast paced, innovative, and collaborative environment to manage a complex budget including expense management, forecasting and reconciliation for the Brand, Product and Affiliated Distribution organization. This will include reporting to executive and senior leadership that summarizes and interprets data in a manner that “tells a story”. In this role, as well as all roles within MassMutual, you will demonstrate accountability, agility, a dedication to being inclusive, having strong business acumen, and will show courage, even in the most difficult situations. We also highly value strong communication skills, intellectual curiosity, proactivity, resilience and self-awareness.

The Team

As part of Brand, Product and Affiliated Distribution, the Distribution Platforms and Readiness team is responsible for driving strategy and execution related to technology, reporting, readiness and change management to support MassMutual’s product, marketing and career distribution organizations. Within Distribution Platforms and Readiness we place a premium on our creating a diverse and inclusive team, aligning priorities with key markets and distribution channels, while nurturing partnerships with key stakeholders based in transparency and accountability.

The Impact:

As Budget and Expense Analyst you’ll have an opportunity to use your analytic skills to provide a detailed understanding of the financial and expense components of how our business works. You will also be responsible for developing reports for senior leaders with an eye on proactively monitoring financial goals.  

The Key Responsibilities include:

• Responsible for data consolidation and interpretation of Brand, Product and Affiliated Distribution cost centers for all budget-related tasks including expenses and FTE tracking.

• Serve as liaison to Strategic Finance Business Partners department regarding forecasting and budget management for the full Brand, Product and Affiliated Distribution.

• Understand the current business strategy in order to provide analysis and prepare reports on progress of the Brand, Product and Affiliated Distribution budget and P&L.

• Work closely across the organization to develop and produce analysis related to expense and FTE trends; proactively identify any gaps in data or expenses.

• Develop a deep, micro-level understanding of the budget in order to provide recommendations for leadership on budget allocation and improvements.

• Compile monthly and quarterly budget and planning review processes including coordinating agendas, documenting changes, and archiving current plans

• Use multiple tracking systems or databases to monitor the budget

• Prepare timely high-quality, clear and succinct materials for regular business meetings, including senior or executive-level presentations, reports and communications from a budget, expense and FTE perspective 

• Drive continuous improvement in process through increased leverage of technology to optimize and automate financial data including visualization dashboards.

• Provide support for developing new expense models and processes

• Application of basic project management skills, tools and techniques to project deliverables, processes, communications and presentations in order to meet or exceed stakeholder needs and expectations.

The Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree

• 5+ years of work experience involving budgets, forecasting, and accruals, including familiarity with visualization tools such as MicroStrategy, Tableau, etc.

• 3+ years of strong Microsoft Suite expertise, with special emphasis on Excel

The Ideal Qualifications

• 5+ years of work experience in the financial services or insurance industry experience

• Strong Microsoft Suite expertise, with special emphasis on Excel

• Ability to communicate effectively, both in writing and interpersonally

• Comfortable with data query and analysis tools and retrieval of data from core databases

• The professional in this role must be highly organized with exceptional attention to detail

• Strong knowledge of finance processes

What to Expect as Part of MassMutual and the Team

• Regular meetings with the Distribution Platforms and Readiness 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

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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.

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