Assistant Manager - Operations

Description and Requirements
Job Responsibilities
1. Complete pre-certification Completeness checks (PeopleSoft GL to Cadency Reconciliations).
2. Handling admin activities like User Assignments/reassignment, GL extract Uploads, System level reconciliation in accordance with SLA and deadlines.
3. Data completeness/Feed management/Job monitoring & Scheduling for ReconNet tool.
4. Develop & Configure Auto Match Rules.
5. Maintenance of database configuration(s).
6. Develop new data mappings to translate raw data into reconciliation tool-ready format.
7. Partner with Balance Sheet Account owners to obtain support and document reconciliation issues.
8. Experienced and capable of executing assignments as part of a team and independently within assigned timelines.
9. Assist in other Balance Sheet Control projects or initiatives as requested by stateside team.
10. Analyze and research discrepancies and do regular follow-ups with LOB's (line of businesses).
11. Ensure that the assigned targets are met in accordance with SLA and Internal standards.
12. Ensure adherence to established attendance schedules.
13. Review of the work performed by the Associate
14. Demonstrates strong analytical, prioritization & time management skills
15. Create and maintain process documentation
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Education
Graduate in Accounting / Commerce / Business Administration with at least 15 years of education.
Experience
• 4 years of work experience with exposure to accounting and reconciliation is required as an associate. Experience required in accounting and reconciliation tools , tool administration experience is preferred.
• Power BI/Alteryx/Lean Background is preferred.
Knowledge and skills (general and technical)
General
• Good computer navigation skills
• Good keyboarding speed
• Good knowledge of complete MS Office suite
Process - Technical
• Experience in various Reconciliation processes like Investments, Intangible Assets, Tax, Actuarial, Payables & Receivables, Cash, Suspense, Inter Company etc.
• Understanding of Balance Sheet Certification, Variance analysis
• Working knowledge on Accounting, Reporting and Reconciliation applications like Cadency, Essbase, HFM, Oracle PeopleSoft GL, Frontier and CUBUS.
• Knowledge of Lean principles and CMMI is preferred.
Process - Communication Skills
• Communication skills, Team communicates with MetLife employees at all levels including Controllers
• Should be able to read, interpret business documents and possess excellent oral/written communication skills
• Should be able to initiate and respond to unscripted oral / written communication
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies" and Fortune World's 25 Best Workplaces™, MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world's leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by our core values - Win Together, Do the Right Thing, Deliver Impact Over Activity, and Think Ahead - we're inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it's #AllTogetherPossible . Join us!
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