Senior Financial Analyst, Group FP&A
John Hancock Manulife
Reporting to the VP, FP&A, the Senior Financial Analyst will work with teams in our businesses and functions to help support the delivery of our mandate as efficiently as possible, including:
- Timely, insightful information to support decision-making
- Enterprise-level Financial Planning
- Monthly performance management reporting and analysis
- Key projects to achieve our transformation goals
- Ad-hoc analysis for CEO and CFO
Position Responsibilities:
- Provide thorough and timely analysis and insights of our key performance indicators, including trends, headwinds, tailwinds, opportunities, risks and other key drivers
- Support the annual planning process and assist in the preparation of annual plan reports and analysis
- Co-ordinate the production of monthly and quarterly performance management reports for the Executive Leadership Team and quarterly reports for the Board of Directors which include financial and non-financial information, and progress on strategic initiatives
- Support Finance projects to achieve our transformation goals. This includes execution on our KPI reporting project, continuous improvement of the systems and processes in place to ensure accountability and execution partnering with other teams (Technology, Finance, Strategy, etc.)
Required Qualifications:
- University graduate in Accounting/Finance, professional accounting designation (CPA) is an asset
- At least 4 years of experience in a finance role, Wealth and Asset Management industry experience an asset
- Excellent computer skills (Excel, PowerPoint, Essbase, Word)
- Experience with BI tools, Sharepoint and performance management tools/systems is an asset
- Must be willing to be on a mid-shift during trainings with North America Business Units
Preferred Qualification:
- 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
- Strong attention to detail as our stakeholders includes the Executive Leadership Team and Board
- Well-organized, high level of initiative and able to manage and prioritize several tasks with a high level of accuracy
- Excellent collaboration skills; this will facilitate an effective and efficient working relationship with our partners in the businesses and functions
- Excellent analytical skills with a focus on providing forward-looking insight and value-added analysis
- Excellent verbal and written communication, including the ability to take complex information and "package" it for management
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.
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