senior Financial AnalystThe Manufacturers Life Insurance Co (Phils) Inc( Manulife Philippines )

Job Description
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Working Arrangement
Hybrid
Job Description
North America Controls COE
The North American Controls Center of Excellence (Controls CoE) is a customer-focused team that provides professional, expert advice to senior management in their execution of an effective internal control strategy. The North American Controls CoE plays a key role in financial control oversight, and supports various projects and initiatives to develop, enhance and monitor internal control programs.
Reporting to the Manager Control Programs, the Control Analyst will execute control consulting projects, support external audits and regulatory examinations of the business, and manage the closure process for previously identified gaps in internal control. In doing so, the candidate will have an opportunity to work with business leaders to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of internal controls and related processes. As a result, this role is best suited to an internal control professional with strong relationship management, customer service, communication and influencing skills.
Key Accountabilities:
Use appropriate judgment in dealing with unexpected issues and requests, demonstrating an ability to prioritize work.
Play a role as part of the Controls CoE in achieving the goals of process improvement and best practices of internal controls and support team members to ensure timely and effective implementation of change initiatives.
Participate in discussions, ask questions, and ensure understanding of issues before proceeding.
Identify and recommend best practices, processes, and controls.
Demonstrate commitment towards continuously updating knowledge and skills while incorporating feedback.
Customer Service
Build effective relationships and establi sh a high level of credibility with business unit contacts and external auditors
Identify and recommend opportunities to refine Controls CoE service offerings
Identify and escalate any customer service issues received from customers
Control Consulting Projects
Schedule and participate in process walkthrough meetings with business leaders
Obtain or prepare relevant process and control documentation (risk matrices, flow charts and/or narratives), as necessary
Identify and assess inherent risks and related key controls
Identify, document and evaluate internal controls gaps
Draft reports that accurately and concisely present findings, including practical and well-supported recommendations to improve internal controls
Identify and escalate scope, schedule, cost or quality issues to the Manager
Participate in meetings to discuss findings with business leaders
Support Audits and Regulatory Examinations
Work with auditors and regulatory examiners to understand the scope of testing required and its impact on the business identify any opportunities to streamline the testing approach and reduce business effort
Coordinate meetings/contacts involving auditors, regulatory examiners and the business (i.e. information gathering, walkthrough validation, and test sample collection)
Coordinate the delivery of relevant information and audit evidence to auditors and regulatory examiners
Identify and escalate any scope, schedule, cost or quality issues to the Manager/Director
Provide senior business leaders with insightful analysis of options available to address auditor issues and recommendations
As requested, advise business areas regarding audit scoping options, available sources of evidence, draft findings and management action plans
Qualifications (Knowledge/Skills/Competencies):
Essential:
CPA designation with 5+ years of relevant experience in progressive accounting roles
Self-starter with the ability to work independently, particularly in the area of using sound, independent judgment, problem-solving, organizing, planning and analytical skills.
Excellent oral and written communication skills with influencing and negotiation abilities
Proficient with MS Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint)
Process analysis and documentation skills, including flow charting
Additional Assets:
Experience applying the COSO framework to internal control assessments
Knowledge and experience from an internal/external audit role
CPA designation or working towards
Knowledge of life and health insurance industry
Public accounting experience
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