The Opportunity

At Manulife Investment Management Japan (MIMJ), we believe finance is more than numbers—it’s about creating value. As a Financial Accountant or Senior Financial Accountant, you’ll go beyond getting things right—you will identify opportunities to enhance how we work and deliver meaningful improvements. In a team that values collaboration and fresh ideas, your contributions will drive progress and lasting impact.

Role Summary:

You will play a key role in delivering accurate and timely finance outputs to stakeholders, including management members, other department heads, and global/regional head offices. Working closely with regional teams, you will help resolve accounting issues and support initiatives that improve processes and strengthen our financial foundation.

Job Descriptions:

• Manage expense accounting and accounts payable:
  • Oversee accounts payable workflow system to ensure timely and accurate processing
  • Review payment invoices and prepare journal entries
  • Execute payments through online banking systems
  • Reconcile accounting payables, prepayment and accruals
• Provide support across the team’s accounting and FP&A activities, including:
  • Revenue accounting and accounts receivable
  • Monthly closing – ledger reconciliations, balance fluctuations analysis etc.
  • Audit and tax filing
  • Management accounting –monthly dashboards, expense analysis etc.
• Other – contribute to accounting transformation initiatives, inter-company activities, and ad-hoc projects as requested by Head of Finance.

Required Skills & Experiences (must have):

• Ability to communicate effectively in Japanese and English and collaborate with regional/global teams.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Proactive mindset to identify and implement process improvements.
• Solid understanding of accounting principles, including (i) financial statements, (ii) journal entries, general ledgers and trial balances, (iii) reconciliations, and (iv) tax basics.

Desirable Skills & Experiences (nice to have):

• Advanced Excel skills and ability to work with large datasets.
• Familiarity with automation tools or data analytics.
• Experience in financial services industry.
• Experience with ERP systems.
• Exposure to IFRS and JGAAP reporting requirements, including familiarity with consolidation processes.
• CPA or other accounting certification.

Why Join Us
At MIMJ, you will join a culture that embraces innovation and continuous improvement. We encourage fresh ideas, support professional growth, and work together to make changes that matter—for our business and for you.

Internal Guidelines about Work from Home:

Hybrid Model, following Manulife’s Working Better guidelines.

Over time:

0-40 hours/month.

Salary:

Based on our Work Rules, we will consider your experience, skills and knowledge when we decide the salary.

Commutation allowance and Variable Incentive Bonus are paid based on our Work Rules.

Working Hours:

Standard Working Hours: 9:00am - 5:00pm  (Include 1 hour break. Flex-time system available)

Benefits:

Social Insurance (Health Insurance, Employees' Pension, Unemployment Insurance, Worker's Accident Insurance), Benefit One, Training system (include Japanese lesson / English lesson), Childcare Leave/Family care Leave, Baby-sitter support program, wiwiw System (Support program for those who take Childcare Leave), Retirement Pension (only for Regular employee).

Holidays/Vacations:

Saturdays and Sundays

National Holidays

Year-end and new year holidays (December 30, December 31, January 2 and January 3)

Annual Paid Holiday

For Regular employee, other special holidays are available (e.g. Anniversary Leave, etc.)

Location

Marunouchi Office, Marunouchi Trust Tower North 15F, 1-8-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Japan

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 mindset 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 

Our commitment to you

• Our mission; to be a part of making Decisions Easier and Lives Better
• A leadership team dedicated to your growth and success 
• A bold ambition and set of goals to be a leader in driving transformation in our industry 
• Our best. Every day. 

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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.

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