Financial Control Analyst

MetLife, Inc. is a leading provider of insurance and other financial services to millions of individual and institutional customers throughout the United States. Through its subsidiaries and affiliates, MetLife, Inc. offers life insurance, annuities, automobile and homeowners insurance and retail banking services to individuals, as well as group insurance, reinsurance and retirement and savings products and services to corporations and other institutions. Outside the U.S., the MetLife companies have direct insurance operations in Asia Pacific, Latin America and Europe.

 

Summary of Responsibilities:

Position is responsible for multiple cash and suspense account reconciliations, creation of management control reports, metrics compilation and tracking, and completion of manual journal entries. Will work with internal and external business partners to identify, research, and resolve accounting issues. Additionally, this position will have the opportunity to work on special projects as needed.



Principal Responsibilities:
Cash reconciliation - identification, research and resolution of issues
Suspense reconciliation - identification, research and resolution of issues
Zero-balance accounting on the ledger and/or administrative systems
Remittance processing (lock box and wire deposits)
Manual journal entry processing - including identification of preparation discrepancies and working with preparers to train them on proper accounting as needed

 

Required Competencies:
Bachelor's Degree with a major in Accounting or Finance is preferred
Demonstrated financial accounting skills and knowledge
Ability to effectively learn multiple systems and use them to identify, research, and resolve outstanding cash and suspense issues
Must be detail oriented
Demonstrated ability to accurately complete large volumes of work
Must possess and demonstrate strong analytical skills and the ability to work both independently and as a team player
Excellent organizational, oral and written communication skills
Ability to identify and strive to exceed client expectations
Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel required

 

NO STAFFING AGENCIES PLEASE!

 

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