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. 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. 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.

University

Degree in Accounting or Finance or equivalent work experience. MBA, CFA or CPA preferred. Possesses advanced ability to draft managerial reporting narratives.



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 accountant's 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).

We’ll recognize and support you in a versatile 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 Estamos comprometidos con la equidad en las contrataciones, la retención de talento, el ascenso y la remuneración, y administramos todas nuestras prácticas y programas sin discriminación por motivos de raza, ascendencia, lugar de origen, color, origen étnico, ciudadanía, religión o creencias religiosas, credo, sexo (incluyendo el embarazo y las afecciones relacionadas con este), orientación sexual, características genéticas, condición de veterano, identidad de género, expresión de género, edad, estado civil, estatus familiar, discapacidad, o cualquier otro aspecto protegido por la ley vigente. El salario real variará según las condiciones del mercado local, la geografía y factores relacionados con el puesto como conocimientos, habilidades, requerimientos, experiencia y educación/formación. 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.

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John Hancock Life Insurance

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📌 Director, Accounting Financial Shared Services (Toronto)
🏢 Manulife
📍 Toronto