finance senior manager (regional Accounting)Manulife Business Processing Services (MBPS)

Finance Senior Manager (Regional Accounting)
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Job Description
Finance Senior Manager (Regional Accounting)
Quezon City
The Opportunity
The customer is the focus of everything we do, and millions of end users rely on our products daily. We believe in the value of empowering the Finance Senior Manager with the resources to solve critical problems for the future of our business, which is why we need you.
Manulife's Finance Operations is seeking for an individual, who is obsessed with delivering value, is forward-thinking, and is willing to take on the challenge of managing the Regional Office accounting, financial and management reporting, expense management, budgeting and forecasting and also support the Asia Legal, Compliance, Audit, Risk and Management Function as a finance partner.
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 mindset 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
We are looking for someone with:
Business Degree and/or recognized accounting designation (Chartered Accountant or CPA);
10+ years of progressive financial reporting and management experience; Life insurance industry experience is preferred
Experience working with senior management teams (Strong stakeholder management requiring persuasion / influencing skills); relationship building and negotiation skills
Prior experience of managing shared services/offshore team is an advantage
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and strong stakeholder management capabilities
Strong technical accounting skills with a solid understanding of the business environment
Advanced Excel skills and experience with database applications
Strong project management skills
Self-starter, detail-oriented, willingness to take ownership and accountability
Ability to cope in a fast paced and dynamic work environment, with the mindset of continuous improvement and aiming for excellence
Strong oral/written communication skills required to interact with senior officers and representatives from other Divisions and functional departments
Strong relationship management skills to build enduring and productive alliances across matrix organizations.
Experience in partnering with a diverse team located in multiple locations and time zones.
Ability to demonstrate strong flexibility in the face of ambiguous situations, shifting demands, and challenging work environments. Uses diplomacy and tact to resolve difficult situations. Escalates more serious issues to management.
Excellent initiative and ability to commit to a course of action in the face of risks and uncertainty
Ability to work independently and willing to collaborate with other teams for a project with huge scale benefits
On the job you will:
Provide timely, accurate and insightful expense forecasts to facilitate business decisions and to drive expense accountability for the Regional Office and the assigned Asia functions. This requires working with regional functional teams and local teams to ensure that the information is sufficiently robust for decision-making purposes.
Partner with the key stakeholders, including the Function Owner, to identify the spending trend and patterns, potential savings / accrual needed and area of potential spending to align with and achieve the Regional Office and Asia Division strategic goals. Provide monthly expense reports to the functional heads in Regional Office and address any queries.
Manage regional office legal entity reporting, including regional office expenses, expense allocation to business units. This includes liaising with regional functional teams and the BU finance teams to ensure the allocation basis is appropriate, meets tax transfer pricing requirements, and is understood and accepted by the business units.
Lead and in charge of all intercompany charges and communication with BUs to ensure proper elimination on Group level.
Manage Group Financial reporting deliverables for Asia to ensure accurate and timely information is provided for Group external financial statement publication (expense targets, expense forecasts, allocation, and others
Work with Corporate team to develop, implement, maintain and operationalize expense policies to ensure that an expense-conscious culture is embedded within Manulife Asia. Work with the business unit finance teams to ensure that this is mirrored at the business unit level.
Participate in projects as assigned or other ad hoc activities.
Our commitment to you
Our mission; to be a part of making Decisions Easier and Lives Better
A leadership team dedicated to your growth and success
A bold ambition and set of goals to be a leader in driving transformation in our industry
Our best. Every day.
Learn more about opportunities with us at jobs.manulife.com
If you are ready to unleash your potential it's time to start your career with Manulife/John Hancock.
About Manulife
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 Canada, Asia, 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 2019, we had more than 35,000 employees, over 98,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving almost 30 million customers. As of June 30, 2020, we had $1.2 trillion (US$0.9 trillion) in assets under management and administration, and in the previous 12 months we made $30.6 billion in payments to our customers. Our principal operations are in Asia, Canada and the United States where we have served customers for more than 155 years. 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. We strive to attract, develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment, retention and advancement and we administer all of our practices and programs based on qualification and performance and without discrimination on any protected ground.
It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will consult with applicants contacted to participate at any stage of the recruitment process who request any accommodation. Information received regarding the accommodation needs of applicants will be addressed confidentially.