AVP US FSSC and Legal Entity Reporting

The AVP US FSSC and Legal Entity Reporting is a seasoned leadership role with end-to-end accountability for accounting reporting and financial governance across the U.S. Financial Shared Services Center. The role supports Life Annuities and Surplus operations along with legal entity reporting for U.S. insurance and non-insurance entities separate accounts and benefit plans.

This position is critical to delivering accurate timely and high-quality external and management reporting under IFRS NAIC and U.S. GAAP ensuring strong financial integrity regulatory compliance and audit readiness within a complex multi-basis environment. You will play a key role in enabling business growth expense discipline and in-force optimization through disciplined execution and robust financial controls.

As a people leader you are also responsible for building developing and inspiring high-performing teams with a strong focus on talent growth succession planning and capability development across accounting and reporting disciplines. The role fosters an inclusive engaging environment where employees are coached to deepen technical expertise strengthen leadership skills and expand enterprise perspective.

Position Responsibilities:

• Provide endtoend leadership and accountability for U.S. accounting operations financial close and legal entity reporting across insurance and noninsurance entities ensuring accurate timely and highquality deliverables under IFRS NAIC and U.S. GAAP.

• Serve as the senior financial reporting subject matter expert for the U.S. segment overseeing external reporting regulatory filings audits and boardlevel financial statements while ensuring strong governance controls and audit readiness.

• Lead and develop highperforming accounting and reporting teams by setting clear expectations coaching technical and leadership capabilities and building a strong talent pipeline through succession planning and stretch development opportunities.

• Partner closely with Actuarial FP&A Tax Risk Compliance and business stakeholders to resolve complex accounting and reporting matters support growth initiatives and provide trusted financial insight and advice.

• Oversee accounting policies data integrity and reporting systems ensuring readiness of underlying tools and processes while identifying and executing opportunities for automation AI enablement and efficiency improvements.

• Lead and coordinate all aspects of the external audit process serving as the primary liaison with auditors to ensure timely accurate delivery of financial statements clear resolution of issues and compliance with regulatory and accounting standards

• Drive continuous improvement across financial close reporting and control processes acting as a change leader who challenges the status quo to deliver scalable consistent and sustainable outcomes.

• Play an active leadership role within the broader Finance organization contributing to enterprise transformation initiatives regulatory engagements and crossfunctional projects that support strategic and financial objectives.

Required Qualifications:

• University degree in Business Accounting Finance or a related field with a professional accounting designation (CPA or equivalent) required.

• 10 years of progressive experience in financial accounting reporting and controllership roles preferably within insurance or financial services and a multi entity regulated environment.

• Strong technical expertise in IFRS statutory reporting (NAIC) and U.S. GAAP with demonstrated experience navigating complex accounting issues judgments and regulatory requirements.

• Proven leadership experience managing and developing high performing teams including the ability to coach technical depth build leadership capabilities and drive strong engagement and succession readiness.

• Deep understanding of financial close reporting processes internal controls and audit management with a track record of ensuring data integrity compliance and audit readiness.

• Experience leading process improvement initiatives including the use of automation reporting tools and emerging technologies (e.g. AI-enabled solutions) to enhance efficiency quality and insight.

• Strong business acumen and communication skills with the ability to influence across functions partner effectively with senior stakeholders and clearly convey complex financial information to both technical and non technical audiences.

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.

The role being advertised is an existing vacancy.

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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Employees 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/John Hancock 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/401(k) savings plans and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources. Our generous paid time off program in the U.S. includes up to 11 paid holidays 3 personal days 150 hours of vacation and 40 hours of sick time (or more where required by law) each year and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence.

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