Accounting Specialist

Manulife Financial; Quezon City; Hybrid; PHP 558,000 - 781,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Manulife Financial, MBPS Retirement Operations, is seeking an Accounting Specialist to support accurate accounting and reconciliation processes for US Retirement and Investment Operations. You will reconcile accounts, monitor fund activity, and assist with fund events and operational improvements.

The role requires 1–2 years of relevant experience, advanced Excel skills, and a solid understanding of accounting principles. Hybrid work arrangement and collaboration across teams are emphasized.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of relevant experience in financial services, accounting, or fund operations.
• Hands-on experience with account reconciliations and variance investigations.
• Advanced Excel skills and data analysis capability.

Responsibilities

• Perform timely account reconciliations and investigate variances across fund accounts.
• Monitor fund activities and process accounting transactions including cash management reconciliation setup.
• Support mutual fund events such as launches, liquidations, mergers, and plan conversions.
• Review operational reports, analyze large data sets, and summarize findings for management.
• Collaborate with operations teams to implement process improvements and prevent discrepancies.

Skills

Account reconciliations

Excel (PivotTables, VLOOKUP, XLOOKUP)

Data analysis

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Independent work

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, finance, or related field

Tools

SmartView

Essbase

Lawson

DART

Job description

We’re looking for an Accounting Specialist to join our Retirement Operations team at MBPS. In this role, you are expected to support the accuracy and integrity of accounting and reconciliation processes for our US Retirement and Investment Operations business.

Position Responsibilities:

• Perform timely and accurate account reconciliations, investigate variances, and clear positive and negative positions across fund accounts.
• Monitor fund activities and process accounting-related transactions, including transfer-in-kind bookings, trade clearing, tax revisions, and cash management reconciliation setup.
• Support mutual fund events such as fund launches, liquidations, mergers, seed capital repatriations, and plan conversions.
• Review operational reports, analyze large volumes of data, identify exceptions, and summarize findings and recommendations for management.
• Partner with operations teams and other business units to address operational issues and implement process improvements that prevent discrepancies.

Required Qualifications:

• At least 1 to 2 years of relevant experience in financial services, accounting, investment operations, trust operations, or account reconciliation.
• Hands‑on experience performing account reconciliations, investigating variances, and analyzing large datasets.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including PivotTables, VLOOKUP or XLOOKUP, formulas, and data analysis techniques.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and reconciliation controls.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, communication, and organizational skills, with the ability to work independently and meet strict deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, finance, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Knowledge of mutual funds, retirement plans, or investment operations.
• Experience using SmartView, Essbase, Lawson, DART, or similar financial systems.
• Experience using reconciliation platforms and financial reporting tools.
• Knowledge of Excel macros and experience supporting fund events, trading activities, or operational processes.

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.

關於宏利和恒康

宏利金融公司是一家業界領先的國際金融服務商，致力於幫助人們實現「輕鬆投資理財，樂享豐盛人生」。若要進一步了解我們，請瀏覽https://www.manulifeim.com/institutional/tw/en.

宏利是平等機會僱主

在宏利／恒康，我們擁抱多元。我們致力於吸引、培養及挽留和所服務客戶同樣多元的員工，並從而營造包容的工作環境，接納文化和個體差異。我們矢志維持公平的招聘、挽留、晉升及薪酬制度，我們管理的所有實踐及項目不會因種族、血統、原籍地、膚色、族裔、國籍、宗教或宗教信仰、信仰、性別（包括懷孕及其相關情況）、性取向、遺傳特徵、退伍軍人身份、性別認同、性別表達、年齡、婚姻狀況、家庭狀況、殘疾或受適用法律保護的任何其他因素而區別對待。

我們的首要任務是消除障礙，為員工提供平等就業機會。人力資源部代表將盡力為應徵過程中提出要求的申請人提供合理協助。申請人要求提供協助所分享的信息將會按照適用法律及宏利／恒康政策儲存及使用。應徵過程中如需協助，請聯絡 [e-mail]。

Working Arrangement

混合式