Reconciliation Control Specialist

Manulife/John Hancock; Jakarta Pusat; Hybrid; IDR 400,000,000 - 560,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Manulife/John Hancock in Jakarta is seeking a senior Reconciliation Lead to oversee daily and monthly reconciliation across bank, core-system, suspense and general-ledger accounts, ensuring timely closing.

You will investigate exceptions, manage suspense aging, lead outsourced reconciliation activities, and provide management dashboards; fluency in Indonesian and English is required, with a strong background in accounting and financial controls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Audit, or a related field.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant reconciliation, insurance accounting, financial control, or audit experience; life insurance experience is strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of bank and general-ledger reconciliation, suspense accounting, aging, source evidence, maker-checker controls, and Sharia fund accounting.
• Demonstrated ability to lead or challenge outsourced or shared-service teams such as MBPS and to drive resolution with Operations and other business units.
• Strong analytical and data skills, including advanced Excel and experience with high-volume transaction data and matching logic.
• Ability to identify abnormal patterns and potential fraud indicators, investigate root causes, and communicate objective conclusions.
• Clear communication in Indonesian and English, sound professional judgment, independence, integrity, and disciplined follow-through.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily and monthly reconciliation controls across bank, core-system, suspense, and general-ledger accounts.
• Investigate exceptions and abnormal transactions; challenge reconciling items to source evidence and escalate as needed.
• Manage suspense aging and resolution with root-cause classification and escalation plans.
• Lead MBPS delivery; set requirements and follow up corrective actions for outsourced reconciliation.
• Provide management information and remediation oversight; prepare monthly control dashboards for approval.

Skills

Reconciliation

General-ledger

Data analysis

Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance

Job description

Responsibilities:

• Lead daily and monthly reconciliation controls. Ensure assigned bank, core-system, suspense, and general-ledger accounts are reconciled at transaction level and reviewed within agreed closing timelines.
• Investigate exceptions and abnormal transactions. Challenge reconciling items to source evidence, identify unusual payees, repeated bank accounts, manual overrides, returned payments, unsupported explanations, and other control or fraud indicators, and escalation promptly.
• Manage suspense aging and resolution. Maintain clear root-cause classification, ownership, action plans, evidence, and 30-, 60-, and 90-day escalation for outstanding items.
• Lead and challenge MBPS delivery. Set requirements, review completeness and quality, provide technical direction, communicate deficiencies, and follow up corrective actions for outsourced reconciliation activities.
• Provide management information and remediation oversight. Prepare the monthly control dashboard and review the work of temporary remediation analysts before disposition proposals are submitted for internal approval.

Knowledge / Skills / Competencies / Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Audit, or a related field.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant reconciliation, insurance accounting, financial control, or audit experience; life insurance experience is strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of bank and general-ledger reconciliation, suspense accounting, aging, source evidence, maker-checker controls, and Sharia fund accounting.
• Demonstrated ability to lead or challenge outsourced or shared-service teams such as MBPS and to drive resolution with Operations and other business units.
• Strong analytical and data skills, including advanced Excel and experience with high-volume transaction data and matching logic.
• Ability to identify abnormal patterns and potential fraud indicators, investigate root causes, and communicate objective conclusions.
• Clear communication in Indonesian and English, sound professional judgment, independence, integrity, and disciplined follow-through.

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

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Working Arrangement Hybrid

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