Reconciliation Control Specialist

Manulife John Hancock; Jakarta Pusat; Hybrid; IDR 500,000,000 - 900,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Manulife John Hancock in Jakarta is seeking a senior reconciliation expert to lead daily and monthly controls across bank, core-system, suspense, and general-ledger accounts, ensuring timely closes.

You will investigate exceptions, drive root-cause analysis, mentor outsourced teams such as MBPS, and deliver monthly dashboards while maintaining governance and risk standards. Proficiency in Indonesian and English is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Audit, or related field.
• 8+ years in reconciliation, insurance accounting, financial control, or audit.
• Strong bank and general-ledger reconciliation, suspense accounting, aging, source evidence.
• Experience leading outsourced/shared-service teams (MBPS) and cross-unit collaboration.
• Strong analytical skills and advanced Excel for high-volume data.
• Proficiency in Indonesian and English with professional communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily and monthly reconciliation controls across accounts.
• Investigate exceptions and escalate unusual items promptly.
• Manage suspense aging with root-cause classification and escalations.
• Lead MBPS delivery, set requirements, and drive corrective actions.
• Provide management information and oversee remediation, dashboards.

Skills

Bank reconciliation

Financial controls

Data analysis

Indonesian & English

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

Excel

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 expedite the 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

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 https://www.manulife.com/en/about/our-story.html.

Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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Working Arrangement

Hybrid