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Financial Systems Director

Boston, Massachusetts; Springfield, Massachusetts
Job Category Technology ID R18274
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Overview

A career with us means you’ll work alongside exceptional people and be empowered to reach your professional and personal goals. Our employees are at the foundation of what enables MassMutual to deliver on our purpose to help people secure their futures and protect the ones they love.

We embrace the idea that we all are stronger and better through our support for one another. We strive to create a culture where employees feel valued and are celebrated for who they are.

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“Since our founding in 1851, mutuality has put our policyowners at the center of everything we do. At our core, we’re a company of people helping people in their time of need, and that spirit extends to the culture we’ve built at our company. Our employees support and rely on each other each day, collaborating to deliver the best solutions for our customers and help millions more secure their future and protect the ones they love.”

Job Description

Financial Systems Director

Corporate Controller

Full-Time

Boston, MA or Springfield, MA

The Opportunity

As a Financial Systems Director, Finance APEX Transformation, you will be responsible for leading the end-to-end delivery of our Sub-ledger and General Ledger modules (primarily SAP ERP ecosystem) to support improvements to finance operations. Skillset should be a mix of both finance acumen and system capabilities. This role will oversee end-to-end business process design, documentation, requirements finalization and technology solution design work. This role will also partner with our Enterprise Technology and Experience (ETX) business group in finalizing functional and technical specifications, and accountable for end-to-end implementation and testing work.

The Team

This role aligns under Head of Solutions, Design and Implementation, which is part of the Controllers group, and partners with Corporate IT, 3rd party Vendors and business users/leaders across Close, Reporting, FP&A, Data Mgmt. etc. The team is leading the charge to improve efficiency and operations as they relate to the Ledger, Sub-Ledger and Allocation functional capabilities. This team continues to evolve and will provide candidates with growth opportunities.

The Impact

  • Accountability: Subject matter expert for workstreams in SAP S/4 HANA in partnership with IT and offshore partners.

  • Business Acumen: Understand the end-to-end processes, including cross functional impacts and dependencies.

  • Inclusion: Lead Use Case formulation, as-is/to-be analysis, product demos, joint application development for processes & SAP capabilities. Share SAP and industry best practices and knowledge, and personal expertise to educate our business processes.

  • Resilience: Understand how data flows through financial systems to accounting function, while planning appropriately for changes with prioritizations. Establish and enhance governance and internal control procedures.

  • Development: Lead SAP centric process changes in alignment with accounting policy for evaluation and implementation of new GAAP/Statutory reporting requirements.

  • Leading Others: Collaborate closely with other business areas, such as controllers and financial close teams to support accounting of transactions/events. Lend tactical support as needed peer teams.

  • Agility: Coordinate/Collaborate across Finance, enterprise technology, internal audit, enterprise risk, other business units & external audit, as appropriate. Guides the team in establishing effective control/governance for reports/dashboards with tight milestones for successful execution.

The Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, IT, or another similar field

  • 8+ years of experience

  • 5+ years of hands-on experience with SAP ERP and/or SAP S/4 HANA implementations and/or a Consolidations tool

The Ideal Qualifications

  • MBA or equivalent and/or Certified Public Accountant preferred

  • Experience leading implementing an of SAP General Ledger, FX Revaluation and Translation model, SAP Allocations tools (such as COPA, Universal Allocation or PAPM) and/or Financial Products Sub-Ledger (FPSL)

  • Experience in other SAP products - SAP BW, BusinessObjects, SAP BPC, SAP Cloud, SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), SAP Analysis for Office (AO), Fiori

  • Knowledge of US GAAP, insurance statutory accounting/reporting and/or experience in Financial Institutions preferred

  • Ability to proactively take ownership of projects and drive to completion while reporting on status, risks, mitigation strategies.

  • Ability to work with senior management, business, and IT areas to influence decision making

  • Strong multi-tasking skills and ability to adapt to change

  • Experience working in a Finance transformation setting & driving change. Operate as a change advocate, supporting business users in testing, training and hand off of new functionality.

What to expect as part of MassMutual and the Team

  • Regular meetings with your 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

  • 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.

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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Salary Range: $134,400.00-$176,400.00
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By the numbers*

  • 88% of employee respondents say they are proud to work at MassMutual
  • 90
    %
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  • 86% of employee respondents say MassMutual cares about and supports the well-being of their employees

*Source: 2024 MassMutual employee engagement survey

Award-Winning Culture

Award-Winning Culture

MassMutual is guided by a single purpose: We help people secure their future and protect the ones they love. As a company operated for the benefit of our members and participating policyowners, we are defined by mutuality and our vision to provide financial well-being for all Americans. It’s more than our company structure — it’s our way of life. We are a company of people protecting people. Our company exists because people are willing to share risk and resources and rely on each other when it counts.

We strive to build a thriving community where everyone is valued, included, and feels that they belong.

At MassMutual, we Live Mutual.

How We Work

How We Work

MassMutual’s flexible workplace approach combines the importance of connecting in person and the flexibility of working remotely. Our hybrid model puts collaboration first with employees coming in at least three days per week to our spectacular campus settings and also enjoying the flexibility of remote Fridays, company-wide remote weeks, and a bank of flexible remote weeks to use throughout the year.

Benefits for the whole you (and your loved ones)

There’s more to your life than your job and there’s more to your aspirations than a paycheck. We take a holistic view of compensation and benefits that provides the flexibility to create a healthy balance in your life for work, family, and community. We offer the benefits you’d expect, like medical, dental, 401(k), and generous vacation time, but we also offer ones you might not expect, like three paid days for volunteering, a $1,250 annual Well-Being Wallet, and up to 320 hours of caregiver leave.

Explore some of our offerings below. Benefit details can be found here.

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Paid Time Off

  • In addition to generous vacation time, paid holidays, and flexible holidays, MassMutual offers 'take care' time to care for yourself or someone you love—whether for physical illness or mental health.
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Health & Well-Being

In addition to top-line medical and dental coverage, personalized mental health solutions, on-site and virtual health coaching, and much more, MassMutual reimburses employees up to $1,250 per year for eligible expenses supporting mental, physical, and financial well-being.

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Financial Well-Being

In addition to competitive salaries and bonuses, educational assistance programs, and much more, MassMutual offers up to a 10% total 401(k) benefit, consisting of a 5% company match and a 5% annual contribution.

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Taking Care

MassMutual offers generous maternity and parental leaves, as well as bereavement leave to mourn the loss of a loved one (and the employee defines 'loved one'). In addition, we offer up to 320 hours of caregiver leave to help employees support loved ones in times of need.

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Giving Back

MassMutual offers three paid days for employees to volunteer with eligible nonprofits of their choice, and the MassMutual Foundation matches employee donation dollars to eligible nonprofit organizations up to $5,000 annually.

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Commuter Benefits

MassMutual offers a Qualified Commuter Program through which eligible employees can pay qualified workplace commuting expenses with before-tax dollars, as well as a commuter wallet option for employees based at Boston and NYC campuses.

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where we work

Springfield Office

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