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Finance Data Governance Consultant

Overview

A career with us means you’ll work alongside exceptional people and be empowered to reach your professional and personal goals. Our employees are at the foundation of what enables MassMutual to deliver on our purpose to help people secure their futures and protect the ones they love.

We embrace the idea that we all are stronger and better through our support for one another. We strive to create a culture where employees feel valued and are celebrated for who they are.

Job Description

The Opportunity

As a Finance Data Governance Consultant within Finance Transformation, you will help ensure MassMutual operates from a trusted Single Source of Truth. In this role, you will support governance and oversight of financial data domains by maintaining authoritative data, enforcing data quality standards, and ensuring accurate metadata, lineage, and controls. You will partner closely with senior domain owners, data stewards, technology teams, and business users to strengthen confidence in financial data used for reporting, analysis, and decision‑making.

The Team

The Finance Data Management team enables trusted, high‑quality financial data through strong governance, stewardship, and partnership across Finance and Technology. Our work supports strategic decision‑making, operational excellence, and regulatory confidence.

The Impact

In this role, you will strengthen the integrity of MassMutual’s financial data by ensuring it is accurate, well‑governed, and aligned to Single Source of Truth principles. Your work will reduce operational and reporting risk through proactive data quality monitoring and issue resolution, while increasing trust and accessibility of financial data across Finance, Technology, and business partners. Your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to the following:

Data Governance

Maintain complete and accurate metadata, lineage, and catalog entries for assigned finance data domains
Identify and document Critical Data Elements (CDEs), including definitions, transformation logic, lineage, and data quality rules
Validate daily data loads against governance and quality standards; investigate anomalies and coordinate remediation
Monitor data quality (completeness, accuracy, timeliness) and resolve issues surfaced by users or operational controls
Enforce internal control standards related to data governance and data quality monitoring

Operational Support for Data Quality & Stewardship

Act as first line of defense for production data issues by confirming validity, diagnosing root causes, and coordinating fixes
Provide regular updates to data owners and stewards on domain health, open issues, and quality trends
Support onboarding of new data into governed finance schemas, ensuring quality checks, metadata, lineage, and ownership are established
Partner with technology teams to improve data processes by reducing manual effort, increasing automation, and strengthening controls

Catalog, Lineage & Metadata Maintenance

Maintain accurate catalog content including business definitions, quality rules, ownership, and stewardship relationships
Document and maintain transformation rules, validation logic, and reconciliation controls to support transparency and auditability

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or in lieu of a degree, High School Diploma and 7+ years of professional experience
3+ years of experience in financial data management or related roles
3+ years identifying, monitoring, and remediating data quality issues, including daily data load validation and CDEs

Ideal Qualifications

5+ years of experience in financial data management, financial shared services, reporting, or regulatory environments
Demonstrated experience with data governance activities, including stewardship engagement, catalog maintenance, and data quality documentation
Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to identify root causes
Strong communication, relationship-building and organizational skills with the ability to partner across Finance, Technology, and Data Management
Experience with tools such as SQL, Alteryx, Power BI, Collibra, SAP, or Anaplan
Proven ability to work with enterprise data teams to onboard data, improve quality, and support governed finance processes
Experience supporting Corporate Finance functions (e.g., general ledger, sub‑ledgers, planning, reporting, treasury data)

What to Expect as Part of MassMutual and the Team

Regular meetings with the Finance Data Management
Focused one-on-one meetings with your manager
Networking opportunities including access to Asian, Hispanic/Latinx, African American, women, LGBTQIA+, veteran and disability-focused Business Resource Groups
Access to learning content on Degreed and other informational platforms
Your ethics and integrity will be valued by a company with a strong and stable ethical business with industry leading pay and benefits

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MassMutual is an equal employment opportunity employer. We welcome all persons to apply.

If you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us and share the specifics of the assistance you need.

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MassMutual will accept applications on an ongoing basis until such time as a candidate has been offered employment. The job description includes the main duties of this position, which may evolve over time. You may be required to perform other duties not listed.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment.

Salary Range: $102,500-$134,500

Award-Winning Culture

MassMutual is guided by a single purpose: We help people secure their future and protect the ones they love. As a company operated for the benefit of our members and participating policyowners, we are defined by mutuality and our vision to provide financial well-being for all Americans. It’s more than our company structure — it’s our way of life. We are a company of people protecting people. Our company exists because people are willing to share risk and resources and rely on each other when it counts.

We strive to build a thriving community where everyone is valued, included, and feels that they belong.

At MassMutual, we Live Mutual.

How We Work

MassMutual’s flexible workplace approach combines the importance of connecting in person and the flexibility of working remotely. Our hybrid model puts collaboration first with employees coming in at least three days per week to our spectacular campus settings and also enjoying the flexibility of remote Fridays, company-wide remote weeks, and a bank of flexible remote weeks to use throughout the year.

Benefits for the whole you (and your loved ones)

There’s more to your life than your job and there’s more to your aspirations than a paycheck. We take a holistic view of compensation and benefits that provides the flexibility to create a healthy balance in your life for work, family, and community. We offer the benefits you’d expect, like medical, dental, 401(k), and generous vacation time, but we also offer ones you might not expect, like three paid days for volunteering, a $1,250 annual Well-Being Wallet, and up to 320 hours of caregiver leave.

Explore some of our offerings below.

Paid Time Off

In addition to generous vacation time, paid holidays, and flexible holidays, MassMutual offers 'take care' time to care for yourself or someone you love—whether for physical illness or mental health.

Health & Well-Being

In addition to top-line medical and dental coverage, personalized mental health solutions, on-site and virtual health coaching, and much more, MassMutual reimburses employees up to $1,250 per year for eligible expenses supporting mental, physical, and financial well-being.

Financial Well-Being

In addition to competitive salaries and bonuses, educational assistance programs, and much more, MassMutual offers up to a 10% total 401(k) benefit, consisting of a 5% company match and a 5% annual contribution.

Taking Care

MassMutual offers generous maternity and parental leaves, as well as bereavement leave to mourn the loss of a loved one (and the employee defines 'loved one'). In addition, we offer up to 320 hours of caregiver leave to help employees support loved ones in times of need.

Giving Back

MassMutual offers three paid days for employees to volunteer with eligible nonprofits of their choice, and the MassMutual Foundation matches employee donation dollars to eligible nonprofit organizations up to $5,000 annually.

Commuter Benefits

MassMutual offers a Qualified Commuter Program through which eligible employees can pay qualified workplace commuting expenses with before-tax dollars, as well as a commuter wallet option for employees based at Boston and NYC campuses.

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