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

Education Requirements

        CA/CPA

Work Experience Requirements

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