This role offers an opportunity to take ownership of end‑to‑end financial reporting and accounting activities within a global shared services environment. As a Finance Senior Specialist, you will play a key role in ensuring regulatory compliance, driving process excellence, and supporting strategic decision‑making for international business units. You'll gain exposure to complex accounting processes, lead automation and migration initiatives, and grow as a trusted finance partner while mentoring and developing others.
Position Responsibilities
- Prepare timely and accurate financial reports for internal stakeholders and external regulators (Insurance Commission, BIR, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas).
- Ensure compliance with financial reporting standards, regulatory requirements, and internal control frameworks.
- Support monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities, including journal entries, intercompany and overhead allocations, and suspense account monitoring.
- Review work of junior team members to ensure accuracy, quality, and on‑time submission of deliverables.
- Conduct root cause analysis for issues and support continuous process improvement initiatives.
- Drive and support automation projects to improve efficiency, accuracy, and cost effectiveness.
- Lead or support process migration activities, including documentation, parallel runs, and stakeholder coordination.
- Serve as a subject matter expert and business unit point‑of‑contact for assigned finance processes.
- Support training, coaching, and onboarding of new team members.
Required Qualifications
- At least 7 years of progressive experience in accounting or management reporting, including a minimum of 3 years in a shared services center or international organization
- CPA license with a bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Management
- Strong knowledge of general accounting, financial reporting, and month‑end close processes
- Intermediate to advanced Excel skills (formulas and pivot tables required; VBA is an advantage)
- Proficiency in MS Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
- Excellent analytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills
- Ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively in fast‑paced and ambiguous environments
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in process migration or transitions
- Exposure to automation initiatives or digital finance tools
- Background in working with multinational or cross‑cultural teams
- Strong stakeholder management and reviewer/quality assurance experience
When You Join Our Team
- We'll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.
- We'll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.
- As part of our global team, we'll support you in shaping the future you want to see.
About Manulife And John Hancock
Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. To learn more about us, visit https://www.manulife.com/en/about/our-story.html.
Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer
At Manulife/John Hancock, we embrace our diversity. 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, advancement and compensation, and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion or religious beliefs, creed, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, genetic characteristics, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other ground protected by applicable law.
It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Manulife/John Hancock policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact [Confidential Information].
Working Arrangement
Hybrid
