Manager, Risk Assessment & Controls

Liberty Mutual•Boston, MA

About The Position

Global Risk Solutions writes business in more than 20 countries, and this role helps ensure the controls supporting that business are effective and continue to improve. The Manager, Risk Assessment & Controls leads work to assure and strengthen GRS’s worldwide control environment, including audit finding resolution, account reconciliation quality, attestation programs, and controls audits of external program partners. The role partners with underwriting, claims, compliance, and finance leaders across North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, as well as external program partners, and may represent Liberty Mutual in those relationships. The position combines analytical controls work with influencing business owners who are accountable for their own processes and decisions. It also uses GenAI to reduce mechanical work, such as reshaping files, comparing narratives across entities, and drafting initial observations, and develops repeatable AI workflows for the team. The role includes coaching and developing team members, including across significant time-zone differences. The role requires a master’s degree/MBA and CPA, along with at least seven years of auditing and accounting experience and five years of insurance industry experience. Preferred qualifications include property and casualty insurance experience, particularly in programs, reinsurance, or surety; CPA, CIA, CPCU, or an advanced degree in accounting, finance, or business; and prior people-leadership experience. The description does not specify a work location or salary amount.

Requirements

Master’s degree/MBA and CPA.
At least 7 years of auditing and accounting experience.
At least 5 years of insurance industry experience.
Knowledge of financial accounting systems, business processes, and reporting tools.
Superior verbal and written communication skills.
Strong negotiation skills.
Project management skills.

Nice To Haves

Property and casualty insurance experience; experience in programs, reinsurance, or surety is a plus.
CIA or CPCU certification, or an advanced degree in accounting, finance, or business.
Prior people-leadership experience.

Responsibilities

Serve as the connection between GRS and Global Internal Audit, moving audit findings, action plans, and closure evidence toward resolution and escalating where warranted by risk.
Support the external audit process by coordinating requests and resolving open items with the external auditor in a timely manner.
Strengthen GRS’s controls framework, including account reconciliations and attestation coverage across entities, and apply controls rigor to business projects and initiatives.
Turn documentation issues, process gaps, and structural weaknesses into durable fixes.
Plan and lead controls audits of external program partners, test reported controls against actual practices, and follow up until remediation is complete.
Use GenAI to reshape data, draft initial analyses, and quickly understand technical findings.
Build repeatable AI workflows that other team members can use.
Coach and develop team members, including across significant time-zone gaps, and build their ability to make sound independent decisions.