Strategic Expense Management Analyst - Operations

MassMutual•Boston, MA

About The Position

As a Strategic Expense Management Analyst - Operations, you will work in a fast-paced, analytical, and highly collaborative environment assisting with the management of complex budgets and forecasts as part of the Strategic Expense Management organization. This includes developing strong partnerships with teammates across Finance, Operations business partners, Procurement, etc., and supporting strategic thought leadership for the businesses you will assist in supporting. Key responsibilities include supporting analytics that drive and understanding of results and key drivers, assisting in the creation of presentations and other visuals, contributing to forecasting and budget efforts across Operations, accruing for third-party spend, etc. A critical element of this role is using data, analytics, and visualization to contribute to the distillation and communication of financial results, findings, opportunities, and risks, in a manner that is clear, succinct, and easy to understand. This role includes supporting individuals of diverse levels and backgrounds. In this role, you will demonstrate agility, business acumen, discretion with sensitive information, and critical thinking.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree
3+ years of work experience, including budgeting and forecasting, financial analytics, actuals reporting and analysis, and hands-on experience with financial tools and software
3+ years of experience working with Microsoft Suite, with special emphasis on Excel and PowerPoint

Nice To Haves

5+ years of work experience specific to budgeting, forecasting and other financial tasks (e.g., accruals, CBAs, financial modeling)
3+ years of work experience in the financial services or insurance industry
Financial acumen
Strong business and technical acumen
Ability to collaborate across organizations and to work with key partners
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present complex information clearly and appropriately handle sensitive information
Organized with exceptional attention to detail

Responsibilities

Supporting analytics that drive and understanding of results and key drivers
Assisting in the creation of presentations and other visuals
Contributing to forecasting and budget efforts across Operations
Accruing for third-party spend
Using data, analytics and visualization to contribute to the distillation and communication of financial results, findings, opportunities and risks
Assisting in the completion of ad hoc financial analytics, pro-forma analyses, cost benefit analyses, unit cost modeling, benchmarking studies
Delivering timely and accurate monthly, quarterly and annual deliverables in partnership with teammates, Finance, etc.