Finance Specialist

Description

The opportunity

Responsibilities :

Operations Finance operations which are transaction in nature but has financial impact (e.g. invoicing, credit card refund, fund sighting, fund pricing).

Accounting Operations responsible in preparing, uploading of entries, to facilitate month-end activities.

Reconciliation of accounts and balance sheet items for audit and regulatory requirements.

Financial Reporting for submission to regional team for consolidation of reports and for regulatory submissions.

Management Reporting to support needs of internal and external parties.

BAU provides back-up and first pass review of processes performed by more junior team members.

Performs ad-hoc tasks as assigned by the Business Units

Process improvements identify opportunities for improvements in existing processes or processes in migration.

Migration support migrations and cross-trainings within the team

SSC - support and provides needed information and other requirements for the SSC transformation. To conduct testing and parallel-runs for automated processes.

Review - will be given few processes that will be subject to his / her review on top of his / her daily, monthly production work.

Assist the Senior / TL in ensuring that all processes / deliverables for the day have undergone internal review process prior to BU submission

Follow the quality checklist as documented during migration. Ensure that all team members adhere to the signed of process documentation.

Assist the leader in providing root cause analysis and action items for incidents encountered during the month.

How will you create impact?

The Finance Specialist role processes various finance tasks that reflect in Company’s Financial Statements which will eventually be used by the Senior Management for their decision making.

What motivates you?

You obsess about customers, listen, engage and act for their benefit.

You think big, with curiosity to discover ways to use your agile approach and enable business outcomes.

You thrive in teams and enjoy getting things done together.

You take ownership and build solutions, focusing on what matters.

You do what is right, work with integrity and speak up.

You share your humanity, helping us build a diverse and inclusive work environment for everyone.

What we are looking for

At least 5 years of working experience with progressive responsibility within the Accounting and management reporting field

CPA with university degree in accounting, finance, or business management.

Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

Ability to work in ambiguous environment and adapt to change while managing time and workload with aggressive timelines.

Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively across cultures. Excellent English written and verbal communication skills.

Intermediate to Advanced knowledge of Excel (i.e. mastery of excel formulas and pivot tables is a must; VBA is a plus). Proficient in MS Office suite including Outlook, Word, Power Point, and Project.

Willing to work on dayshift and overtime may be required to meet business deadlines.

What can we offer you?

A competitive salary and benefits packages.

A growth trajectory that extends upward and outward, encouraging you to follow your passions and learn new skills.

A focus on growing your career path with us.

Flexible work policies and strong work-life balance.

Professional development and leadership opportunities.

Our commitment to you

Values-first culture

We lead with our Values every day and bring them to life together.

Boundless opportunity

We create opportunities to learn and grow at every stage of your career.

Continuous innovation

We invite you to help redefine the future of financial services.

Delivering the promise of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

We foster an inclusive workplace where everyone thrives.

Championing Corporate Citizenship

We build a business that benefits all stakeholders and has a positive social and environmental impact.

About Manulife and John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better.

With our global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, we operate as Manulife across our offices in Asia, Canada, and Europe, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States.

We provide financial advice, insurance, and wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions.

At the end of 2022, we had more than 40,000 employees, over 116,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving over 34 million customers.

At the end of 2022, we had $1.3 trillion (US$1.0 trillion) in assets under management and administration, including total invested assets of $0.

4 trillion (US $0.3 trillion), and segregated funds net assets of $0.3 trillion (US$0.3 trillion). We trade as MFC’ on the Toronto, New York, and the Philippine stock exchanges, and under 945’ in Hong Kong.

Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer