Hybrid Reinsurance Financial Operations Consultant

MetLife; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health plan

401(k) with employer matching

Paid time off

Short-term incentive eligibility

Job summary

MetLife’s Retirement & Income Solutions team is seeking a Reinsurance Financial Operations Consultant to lead the operational build, governance, and ongoing financial administration of the Retail Annuity Reinsurance business, ensuring efficient execution and financial integrity.

This role partners across operations, finance, actuarial, technology and product teams to drive operational excellence and support the launch and administration of complex annuity and reinsurance solutions that help

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of relevant experience in Financial Operations.
• Solid experience in complex financial operations/accounting.
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills (written and verbal) with strong problem-solving abilities, attention to detail, a customer-centric mindset, and the ability to work independently and manage time effectively to meet project deadlines.
• Fully proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to use approved AI tools to support routine tasks such as drafting, summarizing, organization information, and improving day-to-day efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day administrative functions for MetLife’s Retail Annuity Reinsurance business & financial operations, including weekly, monthly settlements, processing complex accounting/ledger entries, and coordinating reporting to partner teams internally.
• Support the weekly and monthly settlement reconciliation & payment process, including partnering closely with the Controllers team to ensure financial alignment.
• Serve as team administrator for ClickUp workflow tool, including supporting and managing existing workflows for the team, as well as leading and coordinating the build-out of new workflows.
• Serve as product team support for build, testing, and deployment of administrative processes, systems and tools that are built both internally and externally.
• Provide support for creation and maintenance of operations calendar, SharePoint site, Managed File Transfers (MFT), standard operating process documentation and other administrative tools, materials and guides.

Skills

Financial Operations

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Communication skills

AI tools usage

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting or Finance

Tools

ClickUp

Power BI

Microsoft Visio

Macros

Job description

MetLife’s Retirement & Income Solutions team is seeking a Reinsurance Financial Operations Consultant to lead the operational build, governance, and ongoing financial administration of the Retail Annuity Reinsurance business, ensuring efficient execution and financial integrity.

This role partners across operations, finance, actuarial, technology and product teams to drive operational excellence and support the launch and administration of complex annuity and reinsurance solutions that help