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Margin Analyst

Springfield, Massachusetts
Job Category Investment Management ID R18404
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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

The Opportunity

We are looking to add a Margin Analyst to our Trading team.  In this role, you’ll serve as the daily administrator of cash debit and margin activity, playing a crucial role in assisting advisors to ensure client accounts are in compliance with regulatory requirements and company policies.

The Team

At MM Wealth Management, we understand that the financial landscape is constantly evolving. As a member of the Wealth Management organization, you will join a team of passionate experts across multiple disciplines including Product, Financial Planning, Practice Management, Lending & Banking, Trust, Investments and Operations. Whether it’s advice on investment strategies, retirement planning, estate planning, lending and banking, or trust services, our goal is to provide innovative and effective solutions that positively impact advisors and clients. We are committed to transforming the way our clients manage their wealth and plan for the future.

The MMLIS Trading team is collaborative, well-synched, and communicates closely to support each other. There is rapport, efficiency and humor embedded in the team with a diverse group of individuals that provide mentorship and collaboration across all levels. The team excels in agility, business acumen, communication, and leadership.

The Impact:

As a Margin Analyst, your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to the following:

  • Liaising with advisors, traders, and internal partners on a daily basis to ensure tasks are accomplished in a timely manner.  Provide guidance to advisors on relevant policies and procedures surrounding cash debit and margin items. Are they providing guidance where needed to solve operational issues? If so, would weave that in here.
  • Identify opportunities for improvement and participate in the enhancement process, contributing your knowledge and ideas to enhance advisor experience and reduce operational risks and inefficiencies
  • Researching customer margin and debit issues using multiple tools. Assess daily cash debit and margin actions to manage workload within margin team.
  • Communicating with clients, advisors and internal partners to work through resolving issues, and provide recommendations and/orsolutions to continuously improve processes and ensure efficiencies across the team
  • Ownership of maintaining and updating client account records for accuracy Reconcile cash debit and margin actions to individual account ensuring accounts are in good order to trade.
  • Meeting intraday deadlines to comply with relevant financial regulations as outlined in company policies and procedures.
  • Independently researching trade and operational issues as needed by the trading team.
  • Monitor and manage changes to the custodial platform to recommend changes to cash debit and margin processing to take advantage of system changes. Update policies and procedures as needed.
  • Participate in internal audits, FINRA audits and Compliance reviews.

The Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • 2+ years of client services experience
  • 1+ year of experience with Excel
  • Due to the nature of this position, as part of our background check process, candidates must be able to pass a non-registered fingerprint background check to quality as a fingerprinted person under FINRA.

The Ideal Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in business or technical field such as Finance, Mathematics, Accounting, or Economics
  • Experience in a fast paced, deadline driven environment.

What to Expect as Part of MassMutual and the Team 

  • Regular meetings with the Trading 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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MassMutual will accept applications on an ongoing basis until such time as a candidate has been offered employment. The job description includes the main duties of this position, which may evolve over time. You may be required to perform other duties not listed.

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Salary Range: $65,800.00-$86,300.00
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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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