Senior Manager - Expense Management & Local Statutory

Manulife Financial; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading financial services provider as a role focused on expense management and project financial oversight. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in finance, an accounting qualification, and strong analytical and communication skills. This position offers a supportive environment where you can grow your career while contributing to meaningful financial processes.

Qualifications

• 7 to 10 years of experience in finance or accounting.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Good analytical skills and experience in automation.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing expense management and budget reporting.
• Collaborating with regional office on financial assessments.
• Ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory reporting.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Communication

Process automation

Education

Accounting qualification

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Power BI

Job description

The Opportunity

Are you looking for a supportive, collaborative workplace with great teams and inspiring leaders? You’ve come to the right place. We’re looking for ambitious people who share our values and want to make every day better for people around the world. If this sounds like you, and the career below sounds exciting, we’d like to hear from you.

Position Responsibilities:

• Overseeing and are responsible for Expense closing, Expense Management & Budgeting, Project Expense Reporting Monitoring Expense Accrual balances

• Collaborating with Regional office and other departments and review and assess the appropriateness of Regional recharges

  Supporting Sales Campaign related review

• Overseeing and Support projects/initiatives assessment, including and not limited to providing financial analysis and investment evaluation

• Overseeing the Local Statutory and Regulatory Reporting in ensuring that all submissions are in order and are accurate

• Looking for opportunities and drive process simplifications and automate reporting

Required Qualifications:

• 7 to 10 years experience

• Accounting qualification

• Good stakeholder management experience

• Strong communication skills and good written English

• Working knowledge in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, PowerBi

• Good analytical skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Working experience within the life insurance industry

• Experience in transforming and automating processes/workflow

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

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 [e-mail].

Working Arrangement

Hybrid