MetLife

Basic Function

·       Financial Reporting/ External Reporting – preparation and review of US GAAP Foot Notes packages

·       Preparation and Review of Quarterly Financial Statements Packets

·       Closing and Reporting

Essential Functions:

·       Prepares financial statements and reports within regulatory/Financial reporting of accounting activities.

·       Assists with quarterly and year-end reporting. Preparation and review of footnotes and QFS for various companies.

·       The ability to work in a dynamic and fast paced environment is critical.

·       Project management whereby financial reporting objectives are continuously evaluated in relation to ongoing projects and changes in accounting guidance. These projects are classified according to critical parameters (i.e., priority, scope, end date, etc.) and are assigned in a balanced manner consistent with staff capabilities, workloads and performance development goals. Consideration of factors such as dependencies, stakeholders and possible barriers are essential to achievement of optimal results.

·       Coordination with internal stakeholders for information reported within the notes to financial statements. The information is to be efficiently and effectively analyzed for completeness and accuracy.

Primary Internal Interactions

·       Stateside team, Lines of business

Primary External Interactions

N/A

Organizational Relationships

Reports To: Manager, Financial Reporting Supervises: 0

Skills

Technical Skills

·       Should have worked on Hyperion /HFM and Wdesk.

·       Exposure to consolidation application / or tier one GL system

·       People Soft , Smartview familiarity

·       Good MS Excel skills

Process Specific Skills

·       Should have a Finance Background 

·       Prior Experience in Closing & Reporting process

·       Financial Statement Consolidation

·       Footnote preparation

Soft skills (Mandatory / Desired)

·       Excellent business writing and communication skills

·       Excellent analytical and research skills. 

·       Self Starter & Self motivated, well organized and flexible with a sense of urgency approach

·       Adaptability to change

·       Ability to manage multiple tasks prioritizing effectively.

·       Ability to find creative and innovative solutions to business problems

·       Flexible working hours during month quarter end

·       Strong organizational and project management skills

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Education Requirements

·       CA/CPA

Work Experience Requirements

0-2 years of post-qualification experience in preparation and review of US GAAP financial statements.