Derivatives Accounting & Reporting Intern

Description and Requirements
The Team You Will Join
Join MetLife's Financial Management Group (FMG), a strategic financial engine driving critical decision-making through financial planning, analysis, and risk management. As a member of the team, you'll be involved in topics including financial reporting, treasury, corporate actuarial, tax, investor relations and mergers and acquisitions. Positioned at the intersection of finance and strategy, you'll help ensure that MetLife meets customer obligations while supporting strategic objectives. Develop expertise across disciplines in a collaborative, results-driven environment while maintaining the financial strength and competitive edge of one of the world's leading institutions.
The Opportunity
The Derivatives Accounting & Reporting Intern is responsible for supporting core accounting, reconciliation, and reporting processes for derivative instruments, helping ensure accuracy, efficiency, and timely financial reporting across the Derivatives Accounting & Reporting function. This role supports the team's broader objective of maintaining high-quality financial reporting and operational excellence within MetLife's Investments Finance organization.
This is an exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience with complex financial instruments, contribute to real-time reporting and automation initiatives, and develop practical technical and analytical skills in a fast-paced, highly regulated environment.
Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and support monthly and quarterly reconciliations (e.g., GAAP, STAT, GL vs. subledger) to ensure accuracy and completeness of financial data
• Assist in the preparation and booking of journal entries for derivative activity, including supporting documentation and analysis
• Support derivative accounting and reporting processes, including data validation and review of system outputs (e.g., DAR, HFM)
• Perform data analysis and tie-outs across systems to ensure consistency between source systems, subledgers, and the general ledger
• Contribute to financial reporting deliverables, including internal reporting packages and regulatory disclosures
• Support automation and process improvement initiatives (e.g., Excel, Alteryx and AI workflows)

Required Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field with anticipated graduation date of May 2027
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with ability to work with financial data
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (e.g., formulas, data analysis, basic modeling)
• Basic understanding of financial accounting concepts (GAAP fundamentals preferred)

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy in financial work
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment

Location Expectation: This is a hybrid role requiring a minimum of 3 days per week in office.
The expected salary range for this position is $23 per hour . This role may also be eligible for annual short-term incentive compensation and stock-based long-term incentives. All incentives and benefits are subject to the applicable plan terms.
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies", Fortune World's 25 Best Workplaces™, as well as the 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 our core values - Win Together, Do the Right Thing, Deliver Impact Over Activity, and Think Ahead - 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 [email protected]. 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.
#BI-Hybrid