Manager Finance
Manila - Philippines
Job Summary
The Finance Manager plays a critical leadership role within the MBPS Finance Service Delivery Tower overseeing key finance and accounting functions to ensure financial accuracy compliance and transparency. This role partners closely with senior leadership to provide strategic financial insights that support informed decisionmaking and operational efficiency. The opportunity offers exposure to complex financial operations people leadership and transformation initiatives in a dynamic fastpaced environment.
Position Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage monthly quarterly and yearend financial close activities ensuring accuracy integrity and timeliness of financial reporting
- Ensure compliance with statutory regulatory and internal reporting requirements including GAAP IFRS and local regulations
- Supervise the preparation review and validation of accounting tax and financial reports accruals and prepayments
- Analyze financial results investigate variances and recommend corrective actions or adjustments as needed
- Serve as the primary liaison for internal and external audits coordinating audit deliverables walkthroughs inquiries and corrective actions
- Maintain strong technical expertise by monitoring emerging accounting standards and regulatory changes
- Provide financial analysis insights and decision support to senior management on performance profitability cost management and risk
- Oversee cash flow planning treasury activities and asset management to support business operations
- Strengthen internal controls governance frameworks and finance processes including digital and automation initiatives
- Lead mentor and develop finance team members fostering a highperformance ethical and collaborative culture
- Participate in and support financerelated special projects system enhancements process transformations and strategic initiatives
Required Qualifications:
- Minimum of 7 years of progressive experience in Accounting Financial Reporting or Management Reporting
- CPA designation or its equivalent (CFA Chartered Accountant etc.) is required
- Bachelors Degree in Accounting or Finance
- Strong analytical criticalthinking and problemsolving skills
- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results in a fastpaced deadlinedriven environment
- Excellent English written and verbal communication skills
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working in a Shared Services Center environment
- Experience supporting processing migration or transition initiatives
- Strong stakeholder management and people leadership capabilities
- Experience leading or supporting audit processes and financial governance initiatives
- Familiarity with finance systems and digital finance tools (e.g. SAP Oracle Microsoft Dynamics NetSuite)
- Ability to work effectively across diverse cultures geographies and time zones
- Highly organized with the ability to manage competing priorities and ambiguity
When you join our team:
- Well empower you to learn and grow the career you want.
- Well recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.
- As part of our global team well 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 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 .
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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.