Accounting Analyst
Manulife
- Quezon City, Metro Manila
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Competitive Salary packages and performance bonuses
- Day 1 HMO + FREE coverage for your dependents (inclusive of same-sex partners)
- Retirement savings benefit
- Rewarding culture that values wellness and well-being
- Performance Bonus
- Global network of industry experts
- Extensive training resources
- Ensures the accuracy and reliability of the funds' accounting records, thus enabling the production of accurate and timely NAV (Net Asset Values).
- Applies accounting and internal control processes through the monitoring and clearing of suspense accounts and identifies and resolves issues.
- Reports fund-related financial information to clients, Manulife departments, and Manulife Asset Management.
- Performs daily, weekly, and monthly account reconciliations from low to medium complexity, requiring technical awareness of internal systems such as the General Ledger and Administration platforms.
- Analyzes daily outstanding items and resolves routine errors in a timely manner, escalating non-routine errors to the manager, as necessary.
- Provides accounting and coordination support and servicing activities to ensure accurate accounting records.
- Communicates with various levels of Admin staff; interprets and takes appropriate action to resolve accounting and suspense issues.
- Validate responses from the Operations Suspense team against the accounting model and negotiate resolutions with Operations or escalate to the manager as appropriate.
- Provide support to others within the Trust Accounting Services teams to ensure adequate coverage on all tasks, as directed.
- Prepare the funding for various bank accounts to cover the cash movement for related expenses and investment allocation through the treasury management platform.
- Finance or Accounting degree holders with at least 2-3 years of finance and accounting experience are welcome to apply
- Hybrid Work Arrangement: Amenability and readiness to work onsite and from home anytime (dependent on business need AND/OR current external environment/situation)
- Minimum Skills to Hire/Must Haves:
- Knowledge of accounting principles.
- Attention to detail, and accuracy with a strong math aptitude.
- Good analytical and critical thinking skills.
- Ability to meet tight deadlines and multiple priorities
- Ability to work in a team environment with strong people skills.
- Excellent written and oral English communication skills.
- Controls and reporting experience is an asset.
- Proficiency with MS Office, specifically Excel.
- Knowledge of Retail Wealth Management products and admin systems (Lawson, IFast and MPS) would be an asset.