Associate Director, Global Financial Reporting & Controls

Manulife Financial; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Manulife Financial Malaysia is hiring an Associate Director, Financial Reporting to lead the accounting, reporting, reconciliation and control activities for the International HNW business unit. You will manage monthly, quarterly and year-end close, perform journal entries and balance sheet substantiation, and ensure accurate financial statements.

This role supports internal and external reporting, SOX control compliance, audits and regulatory filings, and collaborates with Actuarial, Finance

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• CPA qualification is required.
• Minimum of 8+ years relevant finance experience, preferably within insurance industry.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, review and support monthly, quarterly and year-end close deliverables for International HNW business unit.
• Perform and review journal entries, reconciliations, roll forwards, analysis and validations, including commissions, funding analysis, commissions summary and distribution, intra-entity reconciliation, balance sheet clearing entries and reinsurance asset / insurance liability reclass entries.
• Execute close controls, maintain supporting documentation, investigate variances and coordinate resolution of issues with relevant teams.
• Support balance sheet substantiation and financial statement close control processes.
• Support operational reporting deliverables including income statement testing for audit, commission-to-premium analysis, actuarial actual validation and annual RI version upgrade testing.
• Support actuarial analysis and seriatim data requests, ledger/accounting model support for new products, Segregated Fund reporting, and RI setup/testing of new insurance portfolios and subgroups.
• Support internal and external audit and SOX control requirements by preparing schedules, control evidence, analysis and responses to audit queries.
• Support intercompany settlement process
• Prepare and support International HNW internal reporting deliverables, including non-investment pledged assets, capital asset write-down, unclaimed property, other revenue, quarterly package.
• Support Bermuda Branch external reporting deliverables, including Quarterly Board Reporting and Quarterly Financial Returns for regulators
• Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize and improve reporting processes, controls and documentation.
• Work collaboratively with Actuarial and Finance stakeholders to manage dependencies during quarter-end close

Skills

Strong communication

Close production experience

Financial reporting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting

CPA qualification

Job description

Manulife Financial Malaysia is hiring an Associate Director, Financial Reporting to lead the accounting, reporting, reconciliation and control activities for the International HNW business unit. You will manage monthly, quarterly and year-end close, perform journal entries and balance sheet substantiation, and ensure accurate financial statements.

This role supports internal and external reporting, SOX control compliance, audits and regulatory filings, and collaborates with Actuarial, Finance