re you looking for a supportive and collaborative workplace with great benefits and clear career development? You’ve come to the right place.

Why choose Manulife?

• 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

Job Description:

The position is accountable for providing accurate, timely, and relevant monthly, quarterly and annual financial data production, reporting, analysis, planning and forecasting to different stakeholders of the Global Wealth and Asset Management & General Account (GWAM & GA) Finance Financial Planning & Analysis – Retail team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Actively involved with consolidating, analyzing, and synthesizing large amount of financial and non-financial information from various stakeholders
• Prepares high-quality monthly and quarterly reports, dashboards and presentations in a timely and organized fashion catered to the needs of the different stakeholders of Global WAM & GA Finance - Financial Planning and Analysis – Retail
• Prepares Monthly Management Reporting (MMR), WAM MIS Report, Desk P&L Report, Commentaries, Forecasts from different business segments, Annual Planning cycle and others
• Prepares and maintains templates of report packages, highlight key issues, and actively look for resolution
• Examine and clearly communicate the sales trends or results, and deliver a presentation to the Retail CFO and Business units
• Improves and re-engineers reporting processes and deliverables to create consistency and efficiency during month-end and quarter-end cycles
• Supports the annual consolidated planning process, including investigation of trends, model projections, sensitivities, metrics and preparation of presentation decks
• Initiates improvements by exploring, identifying, and implementing reporting, analysis, and process solutions
• Works closely with the North America business unit, Stakeholders and MBPS FP&A teammates to ensure a smooth reporting and planning process, assisting in ad hoc requests as needed 
• Participates in team cross-training to establish back-up and improvement of processes handled
• Trains new resources within the team and in conducting quality checks on the team’s work in certain circumstances

Qualifications:

• University graduate in Accounting/Finance, professional accounting designation (CPA) is preferred  
• At least 4 years of experience in a finance role, Wealth and Asset Management industry experience an asset 
• Hybrid Work Arrangement: Amenability and readiness to work onsite and from home anytime (dependent on business need AND/OR current external environment/situation) and must be willing to work on a mid-shift schedule

Skills to Hire/Nice to Haves:

• Experience in participating or spearheading in automating processes is a plus 
• Strong MS Excel and MS PowerPoint skills 
• Good communication and presentation skills; ability to succinctly engage with business partners and team members 
• Power BI and Anaplan knowledge is a plus 
• Strong technical accounting skills with a solid understanding of the business environment and financial reporting structure to provide value-added analysis 
• Knowledge of IFRS tools (SmartView-Essbase, Lawson)  
• Strong attention to detail  
• Proven ability to thrive in a fast paced, high-performing and collaborative team environment while managing multiple, constantly changing priorities and ad-hoc requests  
• Proactive approach to continuous improvements and a positive “can-do” attitude 
• Ability to identify and investigate complex issues and recommend actionable solutions 

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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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