Financial Controller

The opportunity

The Financial Controller is responsible for conducting highly complex financial, accounting, and economic analyses, including journal entry reviews, detailed calculations, and internal and external reporting. This role also involves preparing and presenting recommendations to senior managers. The individual in this role must collaborate with financial colleagues, as well as business and IT professionals across the finance and accounting areas, to analyze and document business processes and implement solutions that meet the needs of stakeholders.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Review of Financial Results
• Responsible for reviewing accounting activities such as journal entries, reconciliations of complex general ledger accounts, and state filings, footnotes, and financial statement pages
• Responsible for analyzing financial results and reviewing analysis prepared by others
• Responsible for synthesizing analysis to tell a narrative story to senior financial manager
• Reviews work performed by staff accountants and provides feedback
• Shows an advanced degree of proficiency with reporting and analysis tools
• Anticipates needs for accounting and reporting enhancements
• Promotes a culture of change management and encourages process improvement
• Manages and maintains relationships with critical stakeholders outside of formal authority
• Mentors and provides guidance to accounting staff
• Shares best practices with other team members and makes recommendations for process improvements
• Leads other team members on various projects and analyses

How will you create impact?

This role reports to the Chief Finance Officer

What motivates you?

• You obsess about customers, listen, engage and act for their benefit.
• You think big, with curiosity to discover ways to use your agile approach and enable business outcomes.
• You thrive in teams and enjoy getting things done together.
• You take ownership and build solutions, focusing on what matters.
• You do what is right, work with integrity and speak up.
• You share your humanity, helping us build a diverse and inclusive work environment for everyone.

What we are looking for

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance or equivalent work experience
• Must be a Certified Public Accountant
• MBA, CFA preferred
• Ten (10) or more years of work experience in a financial services. Experience in an insurance industry is an advantage.
• Possesses advanced ability to draft managerial reporting narratives.
• Demonstrates advanced proficiency in own discipline; is recognized as an expert within and outside the organization
• Contributes to the development of functional strategy
• Influences industry best practices through participation in industry associations and conferences, research, and pioneering.
• Detail-oriented, well-organized, and excellent analytical skills
• Demonstrates ability to lead complex cross BU or cross divisional processes or projects and effectively work through others.
• Strong computer skills in Microsoft Office applications
• Demonstrates advanced knowledge of accounting rules, regulatory rules and/or business processes as it pertains to the accountant's sphere of responsibility (e.g., a set of regulatory filings or account reconciliations)

What can we offer you?

• A competitive salary and benefits packages.
• A growth trajectory that extends upward and outward, encouraging you to follow your passions and learn new skills.
• A focus on growing your career path with us.
• Flexible work policies and strong work-life balance.
• Professional development and leadership opportunities.

Our commitment to you

• Values-first culture
  We lead with our Values every day and bring them to life together.
• Boundless opportunity
  We create opportunities to learn and grow at every stage of your career.
• Continuous innovation
  We invite you to help redefine the future of financial services.
• Delivering the promise of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
  We foster an inclusive workplace where everyone thrives.
• Championing Corporate Citizenship
  We build a business that benefits all stakeholders and has a positive social and environmental impact.

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 recruitment@manulife.com.

Working Arrangement

Hybrid