Manager, IFRS17

The Manager, IFRS17 reporting role provides an opportunity to take end-to-end ownership of IFRS 17 reporting, leading financial reporting, performance analysis, governance, and transformation initiatives. The role contributes to our mission by ensuring high-quality and reliable financial reporting while translating complex IFRS 17 results into meaningful insights that support management decisions and sustainable business growth. As a key Finance partner, the Manager will work closely with Group/Regional teams, auditors and business stakeholders to influence reporting outcomes, support new products and strengthen the overall control environment. The role offers broad exposure across financial reporting, actuarial analysis, business performance and strategic initiatives, together with the opportunity to lead and develop a high-performing team and deepen technical and leadership capabilities.

Position Responsibilities:

• End-to-end ownership of Investment-Linked IFRS 17 reporting: Lead the BAU production across the Investment-Linked line of business, ensuring timely, accurate quarterly and annual results.
• Financial insights & performance analysis: Deliver high-quality reporting packs with clear analysis of earnings drivers, movements, and business performance (including CE and NBCSM).
• Stakeholder engagement: Serve as a key technical point of contact with Group/Regional teams and auditors.
• Governance & controls: Maintain a robust control environment covering audits (Group, statutory, SOX) and regulatory requirements, ensuring strong documentation and compliance.
• Risk management: Proactively identify and resolve reporting, audit, and operational risks, strengthening credibility with auditors and stakeholders.
• Business support & value creation: Provide forward-looking insights on profitability, supporting product launches, campaigns, and strategic initiatives.
• Policy & technical leadership: Localise IFRS 17 policies for Singapore and assess financial/operational implications of methodologies and assumptions.
• Change & transformation: Drive model changes, new product implementation, and IFRS 17 enhancements into BAU processes in collaboration with offshore and shared service teams.
• Process improvement & efficiency: Enhance reporting processes through automation, simplification, and better controls, reducing manual effort and increasing resilience.
• Team leadership: Develop and coach the team, improving capability, engagement, and delivery standards.

Required Qualifications:

• Degree in Actuarial Science, Accounting, Finance, Mathematics, Statistics or a related quantitative discipline.
• Fellowship, or significant progress towards Fellowship, with an internationally recognised actuarial professional body is strongly preferred.
• Approximately 5-8 years of relevant experience in life insurance, actuarial reporting, financial reporting or related functions, with sufficient experience to independently lead major reporting deliverables.
• Demonstrated experience in IFRS 17 reporting or implementation within a life insurance environment is strongly preferred.

When you join our team:

• We’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.
• We’ll recognize and support you in a flexible 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.

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.

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 [email protected].

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