Director, Accounting Financial Shared Services
Job Location:
Boston, NH - USA
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Job Summary
Manulife is a leading international financial services provider helping people make decisions easier and lives better. Help shape the future you want to see and discover that better can take you anywhere you want to go.
As a Director Accounting Financial Shared Services you will lead activities and manage a team within the US Finance area. The role working independently is responsible for driving highly complex financial accounting and economic analyses including journal entry review detailed calculations and internal and external reporting. This role prepares and presents recommendations to senior managers.
Position Responsibilities:
Manages a team responsible for providing financial accounting and economic analyses.
Responsible for complex expense management reporting modeling and analysis and Divisional/BU/Functional business and leader support.
Responsible for reviewing accounting activities such as standard and non-standard journal entries reviewing reconciliations of complex general ledger accounts and reviewing state filings footnotes and financial statement pages.
Responsible for analyzing financial results and reviewing analysis prepared by others.
Responsible for explaining financial results to senior managers.
Reviews work performed by staff accountants and provides feedback.
Shows an advanced degree of proficiency with reporting and analysis tools.
Proposes and implements data management efficiencies.
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.
Recommends and implements process improvements.
Required Qualifications:
University Degree in Accounting or Finance or equivalent work experience.
MBA CFA or CPA preferred.
Typically 10 or more years of experience.
Possesses advanced ability to draft managerial reporting narratives.
Detail-oriented well-organized and excellent analytical skills.
Self-starter and team player with a high level of initiative strong work ethic and the ability to gather synthesize organize and report information.
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 they pertain to the accountants sphere of responsibility (e.g. a set of regulatory filings or account reconciliations).
Ability to prioritize and reprioritize work deliverables and projects for internal clients based on changing business needs (deadlines costs scope of projects).
When you join our team:
Well empower you to learn and grow the career you want
Well recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words
As part of our global team well support you in shaping the future you want to see
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The role being advertised is an existing vacancy.
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 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 .
Referenced Salary Location
Boston MassachusettsWorking Arrangement
Salary range is expected to be between
$128550.00 USD - $222820.00 USDEmployees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance. The actual salary will vary depending on local market conditions geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge skills qualifications experience and education/training. If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location please contact for the salary range for your location.
Manulife/John Hancock offers eligible employees a wide array of customizable benefits including health dental mental health vision short- and long-term disability life and AD&D insurance coverage adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits and employee/family assistance plans. We also offer eligible employees various retirement savings plans (including pension/401(k) savings plans and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources. Our generous paid time off program in the U.S. includes up to 11 paid holidays 3 personal days 150 hours of vacation and 40 hours of sick time (or more where required by law) each year and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence.
We use data and analytics technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and automated processing tools to analyze and process the information you provide to us or third parties in the application process. For more information please refer to our personal information collection statement.
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Company: John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.)Required Experience:
Director
About Company
Manulife is a leading financial services group. We provide financial advice, insurance, as well as wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions.
