Audit Liaison Analyst - Planning & Oversight

Job Location: United States : New Jersey : Whippany

Alternate Job Location: Not Applicable : Not Applicable

Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Role Value Proposition: 

MetLife Investments is a premier asset manager with breadth across various asset sectors and global markets, and strong asset-liability management capabilities.  With a $500 billion combined domestic and international general account portfolio and a multi-billion-dollar annual cash flow, Investments is an important contributor to MetLife’s financial performance.  The primary objective of Investments is to maximize MetLife’s long-term economic value by investing in assets that support the company’s liabilities and produce a consistent stream of operating earnings

The primary focus of this role is to support the Senior Business Procedures Consultant with coordination of all aspects of Sarbanes-Oxley, SSAE 18, and custody audits for MetLife Investment Management (“MIM”).  This role acts as a liaison between the external / internal auditors and the line of business under audit. The ideal candidate will also contribute to vendor management, business continuity planning, and enterprise risk programs.  As needed, the role provides support for special projects 

Key Responsibilities:

• Understand the business processes, risks, and controls under audit.
• Analyze new or updated processes to assess audit impact.
• Manage the annual SSAE 18 and custody audit projects including walkthroughs, population and sample requests, testing inquiries, exceptions management, and reporting.
• Assist the business with SOX documentation, annual risking, process/control scoping, and exception analysis.
• Liaise with auditors and the business to develop remediation plans for deficiencies.
• Ensure effective communications between the auditors and the business.
• Assist with vendor management, business continuity planning, enterprise risk programs, and special projects, as needed.

Essential Business Experience and Technical Skills:

Required:

• Candidate must have strong analytical, written, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
• Must be able to manage projects with tight deadlines and to identify and remediate issues.
• Candidate should have good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Understanding of investment life cycle, processes, and systems, preferred
• Ability to assess financial statement impact and operating risk at every stage in the investment life cycle.

 Preferred:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience
• Investment management, investments audit, internal controls, custody audit, Sarbanes Oxley, and SSAE18 audit or related experience, preferred.
• Prior experience as an internal or external auditor, preferred.

Assignment Category

Full Time

Business Category

Investments

Number of Openings

 1

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MetLife:

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 help its individual and institutional customers navigate their changing world. Founded in 1868, MetLife has operations in more than 40 countries and holds leading market positions in the United States, Japan, Latin America, Asia, Europe and the Middle East.

We are one of the largest institutional investors in the U.S. with $642.4 billion of total assets under management as of March 31, 2021. We are ranked #46 on the Fortune 500 list for 2021. In 2020, we were named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for the fifth year in a row. DJSI is a global index to track the leading sustainability-driven companies. We are proud to have been named to Fortune magazine’s 2021 list of the “World’s Most Admired Companies.”      

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