Audit Consultant, Insurance and Financial Services (IFS)

Company: MassMutual
Location: Hartford
Posted on: May 14, 2025

Job Description:

Audit Consultant, Insurance and Financial Services (IFS) at MassMutual summary:
As an Audit Consultant in Insurance and Financial Services, you will leverage your expertise in operational risk and control to enhance audit practices and procedures within the Corporate Audit Team. You will conduct complex audits, mentor associates, and foster relationships with business management to drive positive changes and improve internal controls. This role necessitates strong communication, analytical skills, and a commitment to customer satisfaction while navigating a dynamic business environment.
Audit Consultant, Insurance and Financial Services (IFS)Corporate Audit TeamFull-TimeSpringfield, MA or Boston, MAThe OpportunityWe seek an energetic, motivated, and skilled professional to join our Corporate Audit team. As an Insurance and Financial Services Audit Consultant, you will have an opportunity to function as an operational risk and control expert, providing advice/mentoring to audit associates and business area management while championing compliance with standards for audit practices and procedures.The TeamThe MassMutual Corporate Audit Team is located in both Boston and Springfield. If you are a risk professional who is looking to leverage your skills at a company that is focused on transforming the life insurance business while helping people secure financial freedom and protect the ones they love, the below noted role is for you. You will use your skills to partner and collaborate with peers and clients to support an operationally focused audit plan. You will help drive positive change across the organization with opportunities to improve internal controls through value-added recommendations. In this role, you will demonstrate accountability, agility, a dedication to be inclusive, strong business acumen, and will show courage, even in the most difficult situations. We also highly value strong communication skills, a passion for learning, leadership traits, resilience and self-awareness.The Impact:As an Insurance and Financial Services Audit Consultant, you will work with the other in the Corporate Audit Department and be a key player in the execution of a dynamic audit plan. Your responsibilities will include, among others, the following tasks: -

• Conducts audits and advisory services in accordance with professional standards and department policies and procedures, while demonstrating a strong understanding of risk concepts, including inherent and residual risks as well as how to assess the design and effectiveness of internal controls.
  • Delivers larger scale, highly complex, risk-based audits, working with business management and other risk/control functions, to ensure that controls are effective in managing risks.
  • Develops and nurtures relationships with business management and other constituencies, focusing on the customer and strengthening business value add.
  • Demonstrates an intense can-do attitude and delivers results on cross-team efforts that increase Corporate Audit's value and effectiveness.
    • Demonstrates accountability, agility, a dedication to be inclusive, a strong business acumen, and will show courage, even in the most difficult situations.
    • Promotes team business knowledge and client relationships, functioning as an expert, influencing and providing advice, such that the team represents a highly sought after analytic business partner.The Minimum Qualifications
      • 6+ years' related audit work experience preferable within the financial services industry
      • Bachelor's degree - -
      • Due to the nature of this position, as part of our background check process, candidates must be able to pass a non-registered fingerprint background check to qualify as a fingerprint person for FINRAThe Ideal Qualifications
        • MBA, CPA, CIA, CFA or other professional designation
        • Experience using Data Analytics and Data Visualization in audits
        • Demonstrates excellent communication skills both orally and written
        • Demonstrates versatility in communicating up, down and across the organization by working with others and lead discussions with various levels of management across the enterprise
        • Demonstrates a strong understanding of risk concepts including inherent and residual risks as well as how to assess the design and effectiveness of internal controls
        • Works independently and on multiple projects, enthusiastically engaging clients and peers to complete value-added assignments within the defined project scope and timelines
        • Possesses high integrity, professional skepticism and strong business sense
        • High responsiveness and flexibility to changing business priorities and tight deadlines
        • Strong analytic and problem-solving capabilities
        • Ability to identify solutions that effectively address business and control needsWhat to Expect as Part of MassMutual and the Team
          • Regular meetings with teams across business management
          • Focused one-on-one meetings with your manager
          • Access to mentorship 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
          • Your ethics and integrity will be valued by a company with a strong and stable ethical foundation with industry leading pay and benefits#LI-CR37MassMutual 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.
            
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            Keywords:
            Audit Consultant, Insurance Auditing, Financial Services Risk Management, Internal Controls, Operational Risk, Data Analytics in Audits, Audit Practices, Business Management, Mentoring in Auditing, Regulatory Compliance
            

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