Insurance and Financial Services Audit Consultant

As an Insurance and Financial Services Audit Consultant, you’ll play a key role as a trusted advisor on operational risk and internal controls. You’ll partner closely with business leaders and colleagues to deliver an operationally, risk-focused audit plan, ensuring alignment with audit standards and best practices. In this role, will identify opportunities for improvement and help strengthen processes and controls. You will help drive positive change across the organization with opportunities to improve internal controls through value-added recommendations, and your insights and recommendations will directly contribute to driving meaningful, positive change across the organization.

The 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: Conduct audits and advisory services in accordance with professional standards and department policies and procedures Demonstrate an understanding of risk concepts, including inherent and residual risks as well as how to assess the design and effectiveness of internal controls Deliver risk-based audits, working with business management and other risk/control functions, to ensure that controls are effective in managing risks Demonstrates an intense can-do attitude and delivers results on cross-team efforts that increase Corporate Audit’s value and effectiveness Develop and nurture relationships with business management and other stakeholders, focusing on the customer and strengthening business value add Demonstrate accountability, agility, a dedication to be inclusive, a strong business acumen The Minimum Qualifications 2+ years’ work experience within the financial services industry Bachelor’s degree   Due to the nature of this position, as a part of our background check process, candidates must be able to pass a non-registered fingerprint background check to qualify as a fingerprinted person under FINRA The Ideal Qualifications MBA, CPA, CIA, CFA preferred Excellent oral and written communication skills Effectively communicates and collaborates across all organizational levels, including senior leadership, to drive alignment, share insights, and influence decision-making Strong knowledge of risk management concepts, including inherent and residual risk, and evaluates the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls Works autonomously, proactively engaging stakeholders to deliver high-quality, value-added outcomes within defined scope, timelines, and objectives Exhibits high ethical standards, sound judgment, and professional skepticism when assessing risks, controls, and business processes Thrives in a dynamic environment by effectively prioritizing competing demands, adjusting to changing business needs, and meeting tight deadlines Leverages strong