Senior Associate - Controllers (CORE) Program Coordination

New York Life Insurance Co; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 81,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

Tuition reimbursement

Summer flex time

Job summary

New York Life Insurance Co. seeks a Senior Associate to coordinate CORE Program activities in New York, NY, with hybrid work options.

The role supports process automation and reporting across multiple workstreams, coordinating with the technical lead to keep builds on track and issues resolved. The position requires a Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance/business/information systems, 2-4 years in program coordination, and proficiency in Microsoft 365 tools for status reporting and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Information Systems or related discipline.
• CPA, PMP, or other relevant professional certifications are a plus.
• 2-4 years of program or project coordination experience in finance or transformation.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate day-to-day execution across CORE's process automation and reporting workstreams.
• Own timeline tracking, stakeholder communication, and status reporting up to CORE leadership and executives.
• Maintain a log of risks, open items, and decisions across workstreams with clear ownership.
• Prepare testing evidence, documentation, and change-management artifacts before go-live milestones.
• Maintain onboarding materials to support continuity across the program.
• Manage recurring CORE meetings, agendas, follow-ups, and action items.

Skills

Process coordination

Stakeholder management

Status reporting

Data tracking

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Information Systems

CPA, PMP, or other relevant certifications

Tools

Microsoft 365

Excel

SharePoint

Power Platform

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Senior Associate - Controllers (CORE) Program Coordination

New York, New York, United States

Hybrid

Job Description

Requisition ID

95062

Location

New York,New York,United States

Role Location Designation

Job Location: New York, New York, United States

What You’ll Do:

• Coordinate day-to-day execution across CORE's process automation and reporting workstreams, partnering with the technical lead to keep builds on track and exceptions resolved.
• Own timeline tracking, stakeholder communication, and status reporting from workflow-level detail up through CORE leadership and executive updates.
• Maintain a running log of risks, open items, and decisions across workstreams, ensuring dependencies and ownership stay visible.
• Consolidate and prepare testing evidence, documentation, and change-management artifacts ahead of go-live milestones.
• Maintain documentation and onboarding materials to support continuity across the program.
• Own recurring meeting cadence across CORE workstreams, including agendas, follow-ups, and action item tracking.

What You’ll Bring:

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Information Systems, or a related discipline required.
• CPA, PMP, or other relevant professional certifications are a plus.

Experience

• 2-4 years of experience in program or project coordination within a finance, accounting operations, or transformation function.
• Demonstrated success supporting process automation, technology rollout, or transformation initiatives; coordinating timelines, stakeholders, and deliverables rather than building the technical solution directly.
• Exposure to journal entry, account reconciliation, audit readiness, change management documentation or managerial reporting processes is a plus.
• Candidates should have experience operating within a mature corporate finance function supporting cross-functional stakeholders and multiple concurrent workstreams.

Required Technical Skills

• Strong proficiency with Microsoft 365, including Excel, SharePoint, Power Platform, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Familiarity with workflow or automation tooling sufficient to coordinate with technical builders, not required to build solutions independently.
• Comfort tracking and interpreting data and reporting outputs to support status reporting.

Pay Transparency

Salary Range:$81,000-$110,000

Discretionary bonus eligible:Yes

Actual base salary will be determined based on several factors but not limited to individual’s experience, skills, qualifications, and job location. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program.

Company Overview

At New York Life, our 180-year legacy of purpose and integrity fuels our future. As we evolve into a more technology-, data-, and AI-enabled organization, we remain grounded in the values that drive lasting impact.

Our diverse business portfolio creates opportunities to make a difference across industries and communities—inviting bold thinking, collaborative problem-solving, and purpose-driven innovation. Here, you’ll find the rare balance of long-standing stability and forward momentum, supported by an inclusive team that honors tradition while embracing progress.

As a Fortune 100 mutual company, we offer a place to grow your skills, contribute to meaningful work, and deliver solutions that matter. Your ideas drive what’s next, and your growth powers it.

We provide a full package of benefits for employees – and have unique offerings for a modern workforce, including leave programs, adoption assistance, and student loan repayment programs. Based on feedback from our employees, we continue to refine and add benefits to our offering, so that you can flourish both inside and outside of work.

At New York Life, fostering an inclusive workplace is fundamental to who we are and how we serve our communities. We have a longstanding commitment to creating an environment where individuals can contribute their best and succeed together. This foundation is rooted in our core values of humanity and integrity, ensuring that every employee feels valued and supported. By embracing a broad range of perspectives and experiences, we achieve greater success and fulfill our promise of providing financial security and peace of mind to families across all communities.

Recognized as one Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies, New York Life is committed to improving local communities through a culture of employee giving and volunteerism, supported by the Foundation . We’re proud that due to our mutuality, we operate in the best interests of our policy owners. To learn more about career opportunities at New York Life, please visit the Careers page of www.NewYorkLife.com.

Visit our LinkedIn to see how our employees and agents are leading the industry and impacting communities.

Visit our Newsroom to learn more about how our company is constantly evolving to meet our clients' and employees’ needs.

Family Friendly Benefits

• Find benefits that support your unique family situation, including fertility assistance, paid new-parent benefits, backup childcare services, free virtual tutoring, and more.

We Invest in Your Future

• Enjoy a more secure future with a company-sponsored pension plan for eligible employees and a savings plans with a company match 1 .

• Take advantage of our tuition reimbursement program to further your education and advance your career with job-related courses and programs.

Summer Flex Time

• Take time for yourself and your loved ones. Enjoy reduced working hours during the summer months.

Disclaimer 1 : Eligibility for, and benefits under, the Pension Plan and 401(k) Savings Plan (“Plans”) are determined in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan document. Employees of certain subsidiaries, including but not limited to Group Benefit Solutions, employees of Life Insurance Company of North America and New York Life Group Insurance Company of NY, are not eligible to participate in the Pension Plan. In the event of a conflict between this information and the applicable plan document, the applicable plan document governs. The Company reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plans at any time.