Financial Senior Specialist

The Financial Senior Specialist role is an advanced position in the Regional Accounting and Reporting team. The role is involved in both operational and strategic financial tasks. This position is crucial for maintaining accurate and timely accounting processes, supporting management reporting, and coordinating audit activities to ensure compliance and operational efficiency. Additionally, the role provides opportunities for personal development by leading process improvements and mentoring junior team members, thereby enhancing leadership skills.

Position Responsibilities:

• Opportunity: The role is an advanced position in financial accounting and reporting within Asia Finance Shared Service, allowing for significant involvement in operational and strategic aspects of finance.
• Contribution to Mission: This position ensures the accuracy and timeliness of accounting processes, thereby supporting the organization's financial integrity and adherence to regulatory standards.
• Benefits of the Opportunity: The role provides extensive exposure to end-to-end accounting processes, the opportunity to lead process improvements, and the chance to develop leadership skills through mentoring junior team members.
• Role Responsibilities: The Financial Senior Specialist handles critical accounting operations, supports management reporting, and coordinates audit activities, ensuring compliance and efficiency in financial processes.
• Process Improvement: They will also focus on process excellence by identifying knowledge gaps, leading process documentation efforts, and acting as a key contact for process improvements and internal queries.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of working experience with progressive responsibility within the Accounting and management reporting field.
• Graduate of Finance, Accounting, of Financial Management course

Preferred Qualifications:

• 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.
• CPA is an advantage

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 [email protected].