Lead Auditor of Financial Reporting Controls

The Opportunity

As the Lead Auditor of Financial Reporting Controls, you will play a valuable role and will be responsible for conducting financial audits of critical processes throughout the finance organization. You’ll have an opportunity as a risk and control expert to lead the effort assessing governance, risks and controls over internal and external financial reporting controls.

Boston, MA or Springfield, MA

The Mass Mutual Corporate Audit Team is located in both Boston and Springfield. If you are a risk professional who is looking to leverage your skills at a company that is focused on transforming the life insurance business while helping people secure financial freedom and protect the ones they love, the below noted role is for you. You will use your skills to partner and collaborate with peers and key stakeholders to support a financial reporting control focused audit plan.

You will help drive positive changes across the organization with opportunities to improve internal controls through value‑added recommendations. In this role, you will demonstrate accountability, agility, a dedication to be inclusive, a strong business acumen, and will show courage, even in the most difficult situations. We also highly value strong communication skills, a passion for learning, leadership traits, resilience and self‑awareness.

• Conduct financial audits of the finance function to determine nature of operations and formulate objective opinions on the adequacy, effectiveness, efficiency and compliance of systems/processes reviewed.
• Develop, execute and manage risk‑based audit plan, focusing on financial reporting controls, working with business management and other risk/control functions to ensure that controls are effective in managing risks.
• Work with Corporate Audit Leadership in leading and implementing strategic audit financial review plan for key watch items within finance function. Review and update the audit plan with Corporate Audit Leadership.
• Use high‑level independent judgement to verify and analyze processes, transactions, documents and records for adequacy, irregularities and inconsistencies.
• Carry out substantive audit procedures over various income statement and balance sheets in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (ISA’s).
• Develop regular reports to the audit committee on the company’s system of internal controls and significant audit recommendations.
• Lead professionals in conducting financial reporting control audits and advisory services in accordance with professional standards and department policies and procedures, while demonstrating a strong understanding of risk concepts, including inherent and residual risks, as well as how to assess the design and effectiveness of internal controls.
• Monitor control deficiencies impacting financial reporting controls and validate effective remediation plans and timely closure.
• Assist in the development of a world‑class internal audit capability through continually enhancing quality, coverage, timeliness, accuracy and value.

• 10+ years audit/risk work experience within the financial services industry.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related field of study.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) certification or active candidate.
• 2+ years’ experience in US GAAP and/or NAIC Statutory accounting and reporting.
• 2+ years' experience with Investment Accounting and Investment Data.
• Must be able to pass a non‑registered fingerprint background check to qualify as a fingerprinted person under FINRA.

• MBA, CPA, CIA, CFA or other professional designation.
• Excellent communication skills, both orally and in writing.
• Versatility in communicating up, down and across the organization by working with others and leading discussions with various levels of management across the enterprise.
• Strong understanding of risk concepts including inherent and residual risks as well as how to assess the design and effectiveness of internal controls.
• High integrity, professional skepticism and strong business sense.
• Strong analytic and problem‑solving capabilities.
• Ability to identify…