Mutual Opportunities
Security Trade and Reconciliation Analyst
Springfield, Massachusetts; Boston, Massachusetts
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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.
“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
Security Trade and Reconciliation Analyst
Full-Time
Springfield, MA OR Boston, MA
The Opportunity
As a Securities Trade and Reconciliation Operations Analyst, you will play a critical role in a fast-paced, complex, and collaborative environment, where you will apply your investment knowledge and technical skills as a member of the Trade Operations and Reconciliation team. This role offers the ability to learn the overall flow of data in the investment ecosystem and offers opportunity to work with teams across the organization that utilize investment data. The nature of the work will require perseverance, accountability, attention to detail and the ability to react to ever-changing business needs.
The Team
As a member of the Trade Operations and Reconciliation team, you will provide essential support for the Investment Data Ecosystem which includes troubleshooting and resolving issues with security trades, reference data, critical data elements, reporting and month end investment close processes. This role offers the opportunity to partner with teams around the organization to identify and implement process and data improvements. You will understand the importance of investment data quality and look for opportunities to continuously improve processes.
The Securities Trade and Reconciliation team is part of the Positions and Pricing Oversight team, a part of the MassMutual Investment Operations department within the Investment Management division. The Securities Trade and Reconciliation team oversees the daily processing of security trades for all assets in MassMutual’s General Investment Account (GIA) as well as partners closely with Investment Accounting, Tax Accounting and Enterprise Risk Management to address and resolve data related issues.
The Impact
- Monitoring trade ingestion from all sources into the investment accounting system, resolve issues ‘on the fly’ or work with respective business partners to resolve issues.
- Understand and maintain security master file (SMF) data and update as needed.
- Process manual trade activity when needed and follow appropriate controls.
- Perform trade and SMF reconciliations, identify breaks and root cause for remediation, escalate to the appropriate partners when needed.
- Develop business knowledge of other transaction types such as corporate actions, paydowns and income payments to understand how activity flows through the system.
- You will be expected to work independently and be a key resource for resolution of unique or complex business problems such as data issues within Eagle but also external data issues and working with others on resolutions.
- Successfully manage multiple priorities, communicate and collaborate effectively with various stakeholders across the organization, and deliver on your commitments.
The Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related area
- 3+ years of experience in investment operations
The Ideal Qualifications
- Understanding of investment operations processes and related data workflows
- Strong documentation skills
- Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work in a team-based environment
- Knowledge of Investment Operations ecosystems
- Knowledge of Eagle PACE or similar financial data management tool
- Knowledge of Eagle STAR or similar investment accounting platform
- Expert user of Excel
- Knowledge of SQL/Oracle query tools
- MicroStrategy, or other reporting tool experience a plus
- Ability to perform independent research and serve as a key resource for resolution of unique or complex business problems
- Strong multi-tasking skills, ability to adapt to change and manage competing priorities
- Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work in a team-based environment
- Strong documentation skills
- Strong analytical skills
What to Expect as Part of MassMutual and the Team
- Regular meetings with the Positions and Pricing Oversight 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.
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.
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment.
Salary Range: $84,100.00-$110,300.00
Hiring Process
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By the numbers*
- 88% of employee respondents say they are proud to work at MassMutual
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% of employee respondents say they feel encouraged to bring forth new ideas - 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
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
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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