What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mortgage Accounting and Reporting Intern position at MetLife?
Requirements
Description and Requirements
This job will reside within the Investments Finance team located in Tampa, FL.
The Opportunity
The Intern is responsible for assisting in the review of monthly, quarterly, and annual GAAP reporting. These reports will be included in 10-Qs, 10-Ks, monthly financial statements, QFS, and annual subsidiary financial statements. Intern also will assist in analytics by researching domestic and non-US markets and analyzing actual to actual ledger variances. Intern may also assist in special projects or ad hoc reporting.
This is an exciting opportunity to learn more about accounting and reporting on commercial, agricultural, and residential mortgage loans. An opportunity to gain technical accounting and communication skills as well as valuable software application experience to assist with future career endeavors.
Success in this role requires good analytical skills with a strong attention to detail. The Intern is responsible for creation of disclosures within our audited GAAP financial statements. You’ll collaborate closely with finance and accounting professionals in an environment where every contribution is respected, and every perspective is heard.
How You’ll Help Us Build a Confident Future (Key Responsibilities)
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the 2024 "World's Most Admired Companies", Fortune World’s 25 Best Workplaces™ for 2024, as well as the 2025 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 empathy, 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”).
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.
Description and Requirements
- Please note this is a year-long internship where the intern will be expected to work :20 hours per week while attending college.
This job will reside within the Investments Finance team located in Tampa, FL.
The Opportunity
The Intern is responsible for assisting in the review of monthly, quarterly, and annual GAAP reporting. These reports will be included in 10-Qs, 10-Ks, monthly financial statements, QFS, and annual subsidiary financial statements. Intern also will assist in analytics by researching domestic and non-US markets and analyzing actual to actual ledger variances. Intern may also assist in special projects or ad hoc reporting.
This is an exciting opportunity to learn more about accounting and reporting on commercial, agricultural, and residential mortgage loans. An opportunity to gain technical accounting and communication skills as well as valuable software application experience to assist with future career endeavors.
Success in this role requires good analytical skills with a strong attention to detail. The Intern is responsible for creation of disclosures within our audited GAAP financial statements. You’ll collaborate closely with finance and accounting professionals in an environment where every contribution is respected, and every perspective is heard.
How You’ll Help Us Build a Confident Future (Key Responsibilities)
- Assist in addressing questions from external and internal auditors and financial reporting teams
- Support process improvement efforts
- Assist in research of new accounting pronouncements or disclosure requirements
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Ability to plan, multi-task, and prioritize a variety of deliverables
- Ability to listen and understand the customer's needs
- Ability to support, facilitate and participate in activities that promote team effectiveness
- Exhibits good problem solving
- Currently enrolled in a Bachelor or Master's degree in Accounting or Finance
- Working towards CPA or CFA a plus
- Comfort using applications such as Alteryx
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the 2024 "World's Most Admired Companies", Fortune World’s 25 Best Workplaces™ for 2024, as well as the 2025 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 empathy, 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”).
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.
