Assistant Manager - Finance

Posted:
8/14/2024, 5:00:00 PM

Location(s):
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Experience Level(s):
Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Finance & Banking

We are a leading financial services provider committed to making decisions easier and lives better for our customers and colleagues around the world. From our environmental initiatives to our community investments, we lead with values throughout our business. To help us stand out, we help you step up, because when colleagues are healthy, respected and meaningfully challenged, we all thrive. Discover how you can grow your career, make impact and drive real change with our Winning Team today. 

Working Arrangement

Hybrid

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.

 

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 

 

We are looking for someone with: 

  • Accounting qualification

  • Good stakeholder management experience

  • Strong communication skills and good written English

  • Working knowledge in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

  • Working experience of at least 4 years Insurance industry with regulatory reporting experience

  • Familiar with regulatory reporting requirements under MFRS4 basis.

 

Nice to Haves: 

  • Working experience within the life insurance industry (either commercial or audit experience)

  • Good analytical skills

  • Experience in automation of working file

  • Good with macro, or has experience with Power BI

On the job you will be:-

  • Supporting the monthly, semi-annual, annual regulatory submission ie Bank Negara Malaysia (“BNM”) returns

  • Supporting the drafting of Investment Linked Financial Statements at Year End

  • Liase and support External Auditor to ensure completion of Year End BNM and Investment Linked audit and timely submission to relevant regulators/authority;

  • Support the submission of certain financial metrics/information to LIAM;

  • To be involved in analysis of balances;

  • Other ad-hoc or enhancement projects within the team

 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. 

About Manulife and John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better. With our global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, we operate as Manulife across our offices in Asia, Canada, and Europe, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States. We provide financial advice, insurance, and wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions. At the end of 2022, we had more than 40,000 employees, over 116,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving over 34 million customers. At the end of 2022, we had $1.3 trillion (US$1.0 trillion) in assets under management and administration, including total invested assets of $0.4 trillion (US $0.3 trillion), and segregated funds net assets of $0.3 trillion (US$0.3 trillion). We trade as ‘MFC’ on the Toronto, New York, and the Philippine stock exchanges, and under ‘945’ in Hong Kong.

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 processAll 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 [email protected].