Director, Asia Expense Management

The Opportunity

Manulife isseeking a seasoned Director, Asia Expense Management to manage the Regional Office accounting, financial and management reporting, expense management, budgeting and forecasting and also support the Asia Finance and HR Function as a finance partner.

• Provide timely, accurate and insightful expense forecasts to facilitate business decisions and to drive expense accountability for the Regional Office and the assigned Asia functions. This requires working with regional functional teams and local teams to ensure that the information is sufficiently robust for decision-making purposes.

• Partner with the key stakeholders, including the Function Owner, to identify the spending trend and patterns, potential savings / accrual needed and area of potential spending to align with and achieve the Regional Office and Asia Division strategic goals. Provide monthly expense reports to the functional heads in Regional Office and address any queries.

• Manage regional office legal entity reporting, including regional office expenses, expense allocation to business units. This includes liaising with regional functional teams and the BU finance teams to ensure the allocation basis is appropriate, meets tax transfer pricing requirements, and is understood and accepted by the business units.

• Lead and in charge of all intercompany charges and communication with BUs to ensure proper elimination on Group level.

• Manage Group Financial reporting deliverables for Asia to ensure accurate and timely information is provided for Group external financial statement publication

• Work with Corporate team to develop, implement, maintain and operationalize expense policies to ensure that an expense-conscious culture is embedded within Manulife Asia. Work with the business unit finance teams to ensure that this is mirrored at the business unit level.

• Uplift the capabilities of Regional Accounting and Reporting Team, including both onshore and offshore team member to provide meaningful and insightful analysis to support management decision. Oversee the processes and controls for the offshore accounting team for efficient execution of daily activities (entries, reconciliation, etc.).

• Participate in projects as assigned or other ad hoc activities.

• University degree, ideally in Finance or a related discipline.

• Chartered Accountant, Certified Public Accountant or equivalent with 10 years of relevant experience, with experience in the life insurance industry preferred.

• Strong stakeholder management capabilities, including experience managing senior stakeholders.

• Prior experience of managing shared services/ offshore team will be an advantage.

• Self-starter, detail-oriented, willingness to take ownership and accountability.

• Able to cope in a fast paced and dynamic work environment, with the mindset of continuous improvement and aiming for excellence.

• 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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