Financial Reporting Manager

Overview

To effectively manage the Financial Reporting functions, to ensure the provision of Financial Reporting services to all MUFG Retirement Solutions clients. This role entails providing accounting services support to pension clients with a focus on financial reporting deliverables.

Key Accountabilities and main responsibilities

Strategic Focus

• Oversee the Financial Reporting Team to ensure alignment with the company’s mission, strategy, and objective
• Enhance standardisation of business processes to drive operational performance
• Regularly review work practices/procedures to identify opportunities to improve quality or productivity
• Lead projects which provide a value added service and a reduction in operational risk to MUFG Retirement Solutions which facilitate retention of existing profitable business and profitable growth of the client portfolio

Operational Management

• Develop and implement changes to relevant policies and procedures within the Financial Reporting Team to ensure service quality standards and adherence to the latest regulatory and legislative requirements
• Ensure timely and accurate production of internal management reports and relevant external reports (statutory financial reports, lodgement of returns, information requests etc.) with minimum audit adjustments within MUFG Retirement Solutions HK and adherence to external reporting requirements, relevant reporting timetables, and any service level agreements
• Ensure tax compliance by overseeing Financial Reporting Analysts performing FATCA / CRS related processes (running reports using PowerBI based on regulator’s queries, conducting follow ups on regulator queries pertaining to the reports generated etc.)
• Assist in reviewing prepared reports and investigation of exceptions, significant movements, and business activities
• Provide accounting assistance for financial transactions
• Resolve or further escalate issues, incidents, and risks raised by Financial Reporting team or System Accountant for reporting internally to senior management and externally to client (governance meeting etc.)
• Ensure collaboration internal functions (Operations, Business Support etc.) such as providing Financial Reporting input where needed in operational enquiries, internal system enhancements, improvement initiatives (financial accounting and reporting, general ledger company, cost centre structure etc.), annual review activities etc.
• Manage relationships with external parties (Auditors, Regulators, Government Bodies etc.) and act as Client Accounting representation where needed for discussions, negotiations, resolutions etc.
• Review and provide approvals where applicable on procedural updates for Financial Reporting processes
• Champion the implementation of new business processes to achieve beneficial improvements
• Emphasise the importance of client relationships and the critical nature of the processes across the team

People Leadership

• Develop appropriate succession plans and increase skills within the Financial Reporting team
• Support with training, coaching, and sharing of best practices with the Financial Reporting Team
• Provide regular feedback to team members on day-to-day operational activities including reporting and reconciliations, engagement with external parties, upholding tax compliance, financial analysis, system support etc. as part of performance evaluation
• Assist with management of team resources and planning

Governance & Risk

• Ensure that all operations and practices are compliant with legislative requirements and Company policies and to critically appraise internal practices to achieve best practice across the Financial Reporting Team

Experience & Personal Attributes

• 5-10 years of relevant ORSO or pension funds financial reporting experience
• Strong understanding of pension administration, legislation, laws and regulations
• Strong understanding of all accounting concepts (i.e. Accounting standards) and reporting issues, including unit pricing
• CPA qualified preferred
• Ability to work under tight deadlines with limited supervision
• Demonstrate general knowledge and understanding of business wide processes, actively working with these areas to improve processes
• Proactive with problem solving and analytical skills with organised and methodical approach to work undertaken
• Must be able to make objective assessment of findings, with recommendations on way forward if appropriate
• Demonstrate an ability to discuss day-to-day processes with clients or other internal department managers
• Continuous improvement in the efficiency of departmental process and procedures
• Ability to work with limited supervision, and under pressure
• Sound computer skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint etc) and General Ledger knowledge (PeopleSoft preferred)
• Knowledge of aaspire or similar administration system highly regarded