FP&A Consultant

FP&A Consultant, Expense Governance team

Full-Time/Hybrid, Springfield

The Opportunity:

As an FP&A Consultant within the Operations Insights & Performance Optimization team, you will manage complex budgets and forecasts as part of the Expense Management organization.  This includes developing strong partnerships with business partners and key stakeholders, and being a strategic thought leader for the businesses you will support.  Key responsibilities include thoroughly understanding results and drivers, partnering with the business to manage census, leading forecasting, and budgeting efforts.

The Team:

As an FP&A Consultant within the Operations Insights & Performance Optimization team, you will work in a fast-paced, analytical, and highly collaborative environment managing complex budgets and forecasts as part of the Expense Management organization.  This includes developing strong partnerships with Operations business partners, Corporate Finance, Procurement, etc., and being a strategic thought leader for the businesses you will support. 

The Impact:

A critical element of this role is using data, analytics and visualization, to effectively distill and communicate financial results, findings, opportunities and risks in a manner that is clear, succinct, easy to understand and in a manner that supports Operations' strategic initiatives.  Key responsibilities include thoroughly understanding all results and key drivers, effectively partnering with the business to manage census across our global footprint, leading forecasting and budget efforts for your respective business partners, accruing for third-party spend, etc. 

As an FP&A Consultant on our team, you will be responsible for but not limited to:

• Maintaining consistent and regular dialog with business partners to fully understand their strategies, organizations, initiatives, KPIs, etc.

• Leveraging that knowledge to provide color and context to results, forecasts, etc., at a deeper level to ensure clarity around results and direction.  This includes effectively communicating results, opportunities, risks, etc., in a clear and succinct manner.

• Facilitating candid discussions about results and forecasts, including helping to inform targets and other inputs by leveraging your financial experience and expertise.

• Ensuring forecasts and targets are informed, make sense and are aligned with the business and our strategies.

• Providing consultative thought leadership to your business partners, including advising the business on options to improve their operations (e.g. 3rd party vendor opportunities).

• Conducting ad hoc financial analytics as needed, including pro-forma analyses, CBAs, unit cost modeling, benchmarking studies, etc.

• Ensuring all monthly and quarterly deliverables are completed on time and accurately in partnership with your teammates, Corporate Finance, etc.

• Preparing high-quality, clear and succinct materials for regular business meetings, as well as senior or executive-level presentations, specific to budget and forecast, expense and FTE results, ad hoc analytics, etc.   

The Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree

• 7+ years of work experience, including budgeting and forecasting, financial analytics, actuals reporting and analysis, and hands-on experience with financial tools and software

The Ideal Qualifications:

• 10+ years of work experience specific to budgeting, forecasting and other financial tasks (e.g., accruals, CBAs, financial modeling). 

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

• Microsoft Suite expertise, with special emphasis on Excel and PowerPoint

• Strong business, technical, and financial acumen 

• Ability to drive collaboration across multiple organizations and to work with key partners 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to effectively present complex information clearly and appropriately handle sensitive information. 

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

What to Expect as Part of MassMutual and the Team:

• Regular meetings with the key business partners across the organization 

• Focused one-on-one meetings with your manager and skip-level 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 (e.g., LOMA)

• 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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