Financial Senior Specialist

Quezon City, Metro Manila
Permanent
Full-time

5 hours ago

Reporting directly to Asia Finance Shared Service, Team Manager, the Financial Senior Specialist is primarily accountable for general accounting and reporting through timely and accurate service delivery.Responsibilities include the following:The role, under general supervision, is responsible for conducting moderately complex financial, accounting and economic analyses, including journal entry preparation, detailed calculations and internal and external reporting. This job description does not represent a comprehensive listing of job duties that are required of the employee performing this role. We reserve the right to change duties or assign additional duties at any time with or without notice.People Leader Role: No Essential Responsibilities: Individual Responsibilities: 80% Production of Financial Results

Responsible for Expense Management activities including accounting, reconciliations, reporting, budgeting, analysis, and customer support.

Responsible for performing accounting activities such as creating standard and non-standard journal entries, reconciling complex general ledger accounts, and preparing state filings, footnotes, and financial statement pages.

Responsible for analyzing financial results, detecting aberrations and providing commentary with respect to specific areas of focus.

Works on semi-structured assignments based on existing practices and within guidelines. • Proposes and implements data management efficiencies

Other duties as assigned Shared Responsibilities: 20% Collaborate Team Support

Shares best practices with other team members and makes recommendations for process improvements

Assists directors, managers and other team members on various projects and analyses Job

Requirements:

Minimum 4 years of relevant working experience with progressive responsibility within the Accounting and management reporting field at least 3 of which internally with an international organization or Shared Service Center.
Certified Public Accountant
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Strong written and oral communication skills
Detail-oriented, well-organized, and excellent analytical skills
Self-starter and team player with a high level of initiative, strong work ethic and the ability to gather, synthesize, organize and report information
Ability to multi-task and manage priorities in a demanding and deadline-oriented environment
Strong computer skills in Microsoft Office applications
Demonstrates a working knowledge of accounting rules, regulatory rules and/or business processes as it pertains to the accountant's sphere of responsibility (e.g., a set of regulatory filings or account reconciliations)
Demonstrates emerging to solid proficiency in own discipline; still acquiring higher-level knowledge and skills.
Demonstrates emerging ability to draft managerial reporting narratives. Decision Authorities:
Prioritizing and reprioritizing work deliverables and projects for internal clients based on changing business needs (deadlines, costs, scope of projects)
Day to Day operational decision-making authority
Decisions beyond normal day to day may require escalation to management
Managing projects and major deliverables
Recommending and implementing process improvements

Challenges:Training junior members of the team on migrated tasks and handling review function to ensure the team’s overall accuracy and timeliness. Delivery of financial reports and analyses under tight deadlines. Create and continuously develop more effective controls to ensure accuracy of reports and cost efficiency.Position Dimensions (Organizational Impact):

The Senior Financial Analyst role is primary responsible in driving migration projects through accurate and timely reporting.

Candidates should be willing to report to Diliman, Quezon CityCandidates should be willing to report in a morning shiftAbout Manulife and John HancockManulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. To learn more about us, visit .Manulife is an Equal Opportunity EmployerAt 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 .Working Arrangement Hybrid

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