at MetLife in Aurora, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Role Value Proposition:
Great opportunity to join an amazing team! Are you passionate about numbers? Do you have sharp analytical skills? Do you possess great collaboration and communications skills? Do you have excellent Excel skills? Do you like to innovate and identify process improvements? Then you would make a great financial consultant on our team.
The Financial Consultant II has overall accountability for the day-to-day financial support of multiple National Accounts clients and is part of an overall account team tasked with delivering an excellent customer experience with MetLife through the administration of the group benefit products offered. This position will be part of the Midwest Customer Unit of MetLife’s National Accounts Organization.
Key Responsibilities:Overall accountability for the financial support of multiple complex National Accounts clients: Responsible for the development and completion of customer financial reports, including identifying reporting needs, data and trend analysis and effectively communicates results to meet client needs
- Prepares year-end financial accounting and ERISA reporting for clients; validates monthly revenue projections and responsible for data integrity
- Responsible for monitoring the key financial parameters of internal management reporting and capable of proactively identifying discrepancies, trends, and results that would impact Customer Unit financial objectives
- Responsible for client billing, reconciliation, and partnering with internal and external contacts to ensure billing is entered accurately and timely.
- Participates in client meetings, in person or via conference call, and prepares materials as needed, participates in client account audits and actively engages in strategic planning process.
- Strong focus on identifying efficiency gains with customer and/or internal processes.
- Performs other related duties as assigned or required.
Essential Business Experience and Technical Skills:
Required:
- Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Advanced accounting/math problem solving skills, including attention to detail, analytical thinking and decisiveness.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
- Strong project management skills and ability to work autonomously or with others to effectively handle multiple tasks, prioritize deadlines appropriately, and remain flexible.
Preferred:
- BS/BA degree.
- 5+ years of experience.
- Firm knowledge of group products, services and systems.
- MS Access experience.
Equal Employment Opportunity/Disability/Veterans
If you need an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at accommodations@metlife.com. This information will be held in confidence and used only to determine an appropriate accommodation for the application process.
MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.
