Business Analyst

Business Analyst

Corporate Controller

Full-Time

Boston, MA or Springfield, MA

The Opportunity

As a Business Analyst, Finance APEX Transformation, you will be responsible for supporting the implementation of our end-to-end Finance Transformation leveraging an SAP S / 4 HANA General Ledgers, Sub-Ledgers and Allocation tools. You will support the functional delivery, data analysis, and process improvement efforts while working cross-functionally and sharing knowledge of system capabilities with our Stakeholders to help drive key business process decisions.

The Team

This role aligns under Head of Solutions, Design and Implementation, which is part of the Controllers group, and partners with Corporate IT, 3rd party Vendors and business users / leaders across Close, Reporting, FP&A, Data Mgmt. etc. The team is leading the charge to improve efficiency and operations as they relate to the Ledger, Sub-Ledger and Allocation functional capabilities. This team continues to evolve and will provide candidates with growth opportunities.

The Impact

Accountability : Subject matter expert for workstreams in SAP S / 4 HANA in partnership with IT and offshore partners.

Business Acumen : Understand the end-to-end processes, including cross functional impacts and dependencies.

Inclusion : Lead Use Case formulation, as-is / to-be analysis, product demos, joint application development for processes & SAP capabilities. Share SAP and industry best practices and knowledge, and personal expertise to educate our business processes.

Resilience : Understand how data flows through financial systems to accounting function, while planning appropriately for changes with prioritizations. Establish and enhance governance and internal control procedures.

Development : Lead SAP centric process changes in alignment with accounting policy for evaluation and implementation of new GAAP / Statutory reporting requirements.

Leading Others : Collaborate closely with other business areas, such as controllers and financial close teams to support accounting of transactions / events. Lend tactical support as needed peer teams.

Agility : Coordinate / Collaborate across Finance, enterprise technology, internal audit, enterprise risk, other business units & external audit, as appropriate. Guides the team in establishing effective control / governance for reports / dashboards with tight milestones for successful execution.

The Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, IT, or another similar field

8+ years of experience

5+ years of hands-on experience implementing financial systems and / or a consolidation tools

The Ideal Qualifications

5+ years of hands-on experience with SAP ERP and / or SAP S / 4 HANA implementations and / or a Consolidations tool

Experience supporting implementing an of SAP General Ledger, FX Revaluation and Translation model, SAP Allocations tools (such as COPA, Universal Allocation or PAPM) and / or Financial Products Sub-Ledger (FPSL)

Experience in other SAP products - SAP BW, BusinessObjects, SAP BPC, SAP Cloud, SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), SAP Analysis for Office (AO), Fiori

Knowledge of US GAAP, insurance statutory accounting / reporting and / or experience in Financial Institutions preferred

Ability to support projects and drive to completion while sharing status, risks, mitigation strategies.

Ability to work with senior management, business, and IT areas to influence decision making

Strong multi-tasking skills and ability to adapt to change

Experience working in a Finance transformation setting & driving change. Operate as a change advocate, supporting business users in testing, training and hand off of new functionality.

What to expect as part of MassMutual and the Team

Regular meetings with your team

Focused one-on-one meetings with your manager

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 business with industry leading pay and benefits

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MassMutual is an equal employment opportunity employer. We welcome all persons to apply.

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