The Finance Data Governance Consultant ensures governance for Finance data domains, defines standards, resolves conflicts, and partners with experts to enhance data quality and usability.
The Opportunity
As a Finance Data Governance Consultant, Transformation within Finance Transformation, you will own governance for assigned Finance data domains-from business meaning to downstream use. You are accountable for ensuring financial definitions, Single Source of Truth (SSOT) decisions, lineage, and data quality standards are clearly defined, approved, documented, and consistently applied across the Finance data ecosystem. This role sits at the intersection of Finance, Data, and Analytics. You will partner closely with Finance subject matter experts (accounting, actuarial, treasury, FP&A), analytics engineering teams, and Finance leadership to resolve definition conflicts, govern usage, and approve exceptions. Your work directly enables trusted reporting, planning, modeling, regulatory activity, and future AI-enabled capabilities.
The Team
You will be part of Finance Transformation, working within CFO Data Management and alongside Business Data Stewards, Data Owners, analytics engineers, and enterprise data governance partners. This role is highly cross-functional and visible, with regular interaction with senior Finance leaders and project teams across Finance initiatives.
The Impact
As the Finance Data Governance Consultant, Transformation , you will ensure Finance data is clearly defined, consistently governed, and trusted across the enterprise. By partnering with Finance experts and data teams, you will make financial data explainable, audit-ready, and fit for decision-making, reporting, and advanced analytics. Your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to the following
Minimum Qualifications
Ideal Qualifications
What to Expect as Part of MassMutual and the Team
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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.
California residents: For detailed information about your rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), please visit our California Consumer Privacy Act Disclosures page.
Salary Range: $121,800-$159,800
As a Finance Data Governance Consultant, Transformation within Finance Transformation, you will own governance for assigned Finance data domains-from business meaning to downstream use. You are accountable for ensuring financial definitions, Single Source of Truth (SSOT) decisions, lineage, and data quality standards are clearly defined, approved, documented, and consistently applied across the Finance data ecosystem. This role sits at the intersection of Finance, Data, and Analytics. You will partner closely with Finance subject matter experts (accounting, actuarial, treasury, FP&A), analytics engineering teams, and Finance leadership to resolve definition conflicts, govern usage, and approve exceptions. Your work directly enables trusted reporting, planning, modeling, regulatory activity, and future AI-enabled capabilities.
The Team
You will be part of Finance Transformation, working within CFO Data Management and alongside Business Data Stewards, Data Owners, analytics engineers, and enterprise data governance partners. This role is highly cross-functional and visible, with regular interaction with senior Finance leaders and project teams across Finance initiatives.
The Impact
As the Finance Data Governance Consultant, Transformation , you will ensure Finance data is clearly defined, consistently governed, and trusted across the enterprise. By partnering with Finance experts and data teams, you will make financial data explainable, audit-ready, and fit for decision-making, reporting, and advanced analytics. Your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to the following
- Establish and sustain Single Source of Truth (SSOT) for Finance data domains, reducing reconciliation effort and reporting inconsistency.
- Enable semantic consistency, transparency, and explainability across Finance reporting, planning, capital, ALM, actuarial, and regulatory use cases.
- Strengthen audit readiness by ensuring clear lineage from business definition through data products and consumption.
- Ensure Finance governance requirements (definitions, lineage, data quality, certification) are embedded into Finance Transformation initiatives and sustained post-implementation.
- Increase trust in Finance data foundations that support analytics, dashboards, and future AI use cases.
- Drive adoption of Finance data governance through measurable KPIs and executive-level issue escalation when needed.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or in lieu of a degree, a High School Diploma and 10+ years of professional experience
- 7+ years of experience in Finance data management, data governance, or related roles
- 7+ years of experience leading or orchestrating business-led data governance in complex, matrixed environments
- 5+ years' experience with data governance and metadata platforms (e.g., Collibra)
- 5+ years' experience working with analytics and Finance tools (e.g., SQL, Alteryx, Power BI, SAP, Anaplan)
Ideal Qualifications
- MBA with Finance experience
- Strong understanding of Finance domains such as Close, FP&A, Treasury, Actuarial, and Regulatory reporting
- Experience ensuring governance controls are enforced across reporting, analytics, and modeling use cases
- Familiarity with Finance data lineage, data quality frameworks, and stewardship operating models
- Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders, facilitate decisions, and communicate clearly with technical and business audiences
- Experience governing business semantics, including canonical and contextual definitions
- Ability to facilitate cross-functional discussions and prepare executive-ready materials for decision-making and escalation
- CDMP, DAMA, or similar data management certification
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.
California residents: For detailed information about your rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), please visit our California Consumer Privacy Act Disclosures page.
Salary Range: $121,800-$159,800
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