Associate Manager - Accounting

Description and Requirements
The Opportunity
The Senior Accountant role is part of MetLife's Group Benefits Finance team, supporting the accuracy and integrity of financial reporting for the Group Benefits business. The team ensures regulatory compliance, maintains reliable accounting records, and supports key close and reporting processes that enable informed decision‑making across the organization.
The Senior Accountant assists in preparing financial statements, supporting month‑end close, analyzing expenses, and preparing payroll and commission‑related entries. The role manages allocations, reconciles corporate card and bank activity, and provides analysis and documentation for internal and external audits. This position plays a key role in maintaining compliance, process accuracy, and operational excellence across the Group Benefits Controller organization.
Key Responsibilities

• Lead month‑ and quarter‑end close activities, ensuring timely and accurate financial results
• Prepare journal entries, account reconciliations, and schedules in accordance with GAAP and statutory requirements
• Maintain strong internal controls, SOX compliance, and overall integrity of financial reporting processes
• Deliver written analyses of financial results, variances, and operational impacts
• Collaborate across Finance and business teams to resolve issues and enhance processes
• Prepare investment‑in‑subsidiary and tax provision JEs; complete TB reporting and reconcile to PeopleSoft
• Complete equity account reconciliations, roll P&L reversals and YE tax entries to equity
• Prepare Board slides, GAAP Versant TPA reports, VHHC cash flow summary
• Produce revenue‑by‑state, apportionment, OH CAT, and WA B&O tax allocations
• Support PWC SALT/federal tax requests, TPA tax data maintenance, and compliance inquiries

Required Qualifications

• 2+ years' accounting experience in public or corporate environments.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Ability to multi‑task, meet deadlines, and excel in a fast‑paced environment.
• Strong independent judgment with effective communication and collaboration skills
• Detail‑oriented, organized, and proactive

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA (Certified Public Accountant)
• Health insurance industry experience
• Experience with NetSuite

The expected salary range for this position is $78,000 - $104,000. This role may also be eligible for annual short-term incentive compensation. All incentives and benefits are subject to the applicable plan terms.
Benefits We Offer
Our U.S. benefits address holistic well-being with programs for physical and mental health, financial wellness, and support for families. We offer a comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision, dental insurance, and no-cost short- and long-term disability. We also provide company-paid life insurance and legal services, a retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife and 401(k) with employer matching, group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home, pet, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance, as well as Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and digital mental health programs, parental leave, volunteer time off, tuition assistance and much more!
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies", Fortune World's 25 Best Workplaces™, as well as the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For®, 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!
MetLife is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions are made without regards to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status (although applicants and employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States), uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law ("protected characteristics").
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MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liabilities.
$78,000 - $104,000