Manager, GA Investment Accounting
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Job Summary
Reporting to the Director of GA Investment Accounting the Manager GA Investment Accounting provides leadership and oversight to ensure timely accurate and wellcontrolled investment accounting and reporting across a broad range of asset classes within the General Account portfolios. This role provides strategic oversight of end-to-end accounting cycles ensures adherence to financial controls and supports the execution of key initiatives aimed at enhancing data quality operational efficiency and reporting accuracy.
Position Responsibilities:
Provide leadership and subjectmatter expertise to the GA Investment Accounting team fostering a collaborative highperformance culture.
Support goal setting coaching and development activities to strengthen capability accountability and engagement within the team.
Oversee workload planning and coordination to ensure timely and accurate execution of GA investment accounting activities.
Manage the preparation review and integrity of GA investment accounting processes reconciliations and periodend close ensuring compliance with accounting policies internal controls and regulatory requirements.
Review financial results investigate anomalies and provide meaningful analysis to support management decisionmaking.
Maintain strong compliance with SOX audit requirements corporate policies and applicable accounting standards including ensuring process and control documentation is current and auditready.
Lead initiatives to enhance accounting processes data flows systems and controls to improve accuracy efficiency and scalability.
Collaborate with crossfunctional teams on system upgrades new processes and broader initiatives impacting investment accounting.
Champion continuous improvement and dataquality efforts across GA investment accounting workflows.
Support the preparation of management and regulatory reporting.
Represent GA Investment Accounting in working groups projects and crossdepartment forums.
Required Qualifications:
University degree in accounting finance business or a related field. CPA designation is an asset.
Minimum 7 years of relevant experience in investment accounting financial reporting or related areas.
Demonstrated leadership experience including coaching mentoring or influencing teams in a highperformance environment.
Strong knowledge of investment accounting principles financial controls and periodend close processes.
Strong understanding of investment products and their respective accounting treatments.
Experience with investment accounting systems general ledgers and automation tools.
Excellent analytical and problemsolving skills with the ability to identify issues assess impacts and recommend solutions.
Highly organized with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage several priorities in a fastpaced environment.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively across functions and levels.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and solid working knowledge of other Microsoft Office applications.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience using Microsoft Power BI and Power Automate to support reporting automation and process improvements.
Proven experience leading operational improvements optimizing workflows or implementing new technologies.
Familiarity with SOX control requirements as well as internal and external audit processes.
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Well empower you to learn and grow the career you want
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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 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.
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Referenced Salary Location
Montreal QuebecWorking Arrangement
Salary range is expected to be between
$88800.00 CAD - $138800.00 CADEmployees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance. The actual salary will vary depending on local market conditions geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge skills qualifications experience and education/training. If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location please contact for the salary range for your location.
Manulife offers eligible employees a wide array of customizable benefits including health dental mental health vision short- and long-term disability life and AD&D insurance coverage adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits and employee/family assistance plans. We also offer eligible employees various retirement savings plans (including pension and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources. Our generous paid time off program in Canada includes holidays vacation personal and sick days and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence. If you are applying for this role in the U.S. please contact for more information about U.S.-specific paid time off provisions.
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Internal Audit
- Supervising
- Data Entry
- Compliance
- Customer Service
- Accounting & Finance
- General Ledger Accounting
- IFRS
- External Audit
- Microsoft Excel
- ERP
- Payroll
- Financial statement
- ACCA
- CPA
About Company
Manulife is a leading financial services group. We provide financial advice, insurance, as well as wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions.
