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Head of Strategic Finance – Enterprise Technology Experience, Global Business Services, Enterprise Allocations
MassMutual. Provide high-quality financial analysis and information to ETX, GBS, and Corporate Finance management .
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Provide high-quality financial analysis and information to ETX, GBS, and Corporate Finance management
- Report to the Head of Strategic Expense Management
- Lead matrixed teams preparing financial analysis, quarterly spend-versus-plan reviews, forecasts, and business cases
- Support ETX and GBS leadership with strategic plans and short- and long-term goals
- Partner on strategy and initiatives related to revenue enhancement and efficiency goals
- Simplify financial processes, data flows, and cost-allocation assignments
- Monitor financial performance drivers, risks, metrics, trends, and observations
- Modernize reporting and processes using dashboards and financial insights
- Lead ETX and GBS forecast development covering P&L and Balance Sheet impacts
- Liaise between ETX/GBS and FP&A/Corporate Finance
- Inform global talent strategy and establish governance around hiring practices
- Establish expense transparency between service providers and service receivers
- Manage the Enterprise Expense Allocations and P&L Analytics team
- Oversee expense allocation, inter-company allocation, financial statement analysis, driver-based forecasting, activity-based costing, and insurance product analysis
- Support senior leaders with GAAP and STAT variance analysis, unit-cost calculations, capital budgeting, and market/peer expense analysis
- Provide inputs for annual expense targets, goals, and budgets
- Monitor expenses by business unit and product-level P&Ls
- Partner with Strategic Planning & Delivery, PMO, and Procurement teams to improve economics and execution rigor
- Improve transparency into funding capacity, CBAs, execution health metrics, benefit realization, and procurement levers
- Develop relationships with ETX, business, and corporate leaders
- Lead Corporate Finance transformation, data-driven analysis, automated reporting, and advanced analytics
- Develop staff and successors and promote self-service, collaboration, benchmarking, and disciplined cost-benefit analysis
- Foster innovation, empowerment, collaboration, and diverse talent development
Requirements
What you’ll need- 15+ years of experience working on financial aspects of large, sophisticated technology organizations, digital transformations, and data strategy
- Experience in financial services; experience with permanent insurance is a plus
- Knowledge of applicable U.S. GAAP financial reporting requirements
- Insurance regulatory reporting experience is a plus
- Ability to influence and lead others toward shared goals and objectives
- Exceptional relationship-building and influencing skills
- Excellent communication and listening skills
- Demonstrated creative problem-solving and process improvement experience
- Ability to work well under pressure and manage multiple deliverables
- Ability to travel between New York, Boston, and Springfield locations as needed
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or related discipline
- Proven experience implementing new and innovative technologies
- Strong communication, training, and change management skills
- Demonstrated experience implementing advanced forecasting and strategic planning techniques, including activity-based costing and zero-based budgeting
- High degree of financial acumen
- Strong analytical skills and ability to analyze financial data sets
- Organized and detail-oriented
- Proactive and self-motivated
- Ability to think critically and demonstrate good judgment
- Experience driving transformation efforts
- Ability to work through large data sets to understand key trends
- MBA or CPA designation is a preference
Benefits
Comp & perks- Competitive annual bonuses
- Long-term awards
- Competitive salaries
- Incentive and bonus opportunities
- Extensive benefits offerings through Total Rewards
- Access to learning, development, and internal networks
- Employee-led communities and forums
- Collaborative, inclusive work environment
- Meaningful work connected to company and customer outcomes