MetLife

Job Description: KL Hub Senior Finance Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Planning & Forecasting: Lead budgeting and forecasts (FTE, FTC, opex), provide variance insights, and support strategic initiatives with financial modeling.
• Financial Operations & Reporting: Manage end-to-end finance (close, accruals, balance sheet, assets, payroll, treasury, claims) and ensure accurate, timely reporting with strong P&L and control governance.
• Transfer Pricing & Billing: Oversee recharge frameworks, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and transparency; partner with tax and finance on audit-ready structures.
• Cash & Treasury: Manage cashflow, liquidity, funding, and banking operations in coordination with global treasury.
• FTC & Vendor Management: Oversee FTC financials, vendor coordination, cost tracking, and performance-related financial decisions.
• Governance & Legal: Coordinate statutory, regulatory, and company secretarial requirements with Legal.
• Controls & Audit: Ensure compliance with US GAAP, policies, and audits, with robust internal controls.
• Transformation: Drive automation, standardization, and improved financial transparency.

Skills & Experience

• Preferably have ACCA qualification, 10+ years in finance, with leadership experience in shared services or regional hubs
• Strong knowledge of: 
  • Sound knowledge of US GAAP / IFRS and financial controls
  • Financial planning & analysis (FP&A), accounting and financial reporting
  • Fixed assets, depreciation, cost allocation, intercompany, transfer pricing
• Experience supporting technology or IT cost and budget of ~$15m preferred
• Ability to operate in a matrix, cross-regional stakeholders and complex financial structures and

Leadership Capabilities

• Strategic, execution-focused leader with strong ownership and accountability
• Translates complex financials into clear, executive insights
• Influences senior stakeholders through data-driven analysis
• Strong planning, budgeting and forecasting expertise
• Builds high-performing teams and drives alignment across Finance, IT, and business