Financial Analyst

The role, under general supervision, is responsible for conducting moderately complex financial, accounting and economic analyses, including journal entry preparation, detailed calculations and internal and external reporting. Duties may include assisting in the preparation of journal entries by compiling, analyzing, and substantiating financial transactions as needed, reconciling accounts as requested, assist in month end/quarterly/year end close process and reporting. assisting in the annual audit, including year-end schedule and financial statement preparation and assisting with the preparation of tax and regulatory reports

Reporting directly to the GA A&R GA External Reporting Team Manager and is primarily accountable to providing timely and accurate service delivery of GWAM and GA A&R deliverables and financial reports.

Finance

Position Responsibilities:

• Covers preparation for financial reporting and analysis, accounting operations, bank and general ledger reconciliations, internal control and journal entries, among others.
• High quality financial reporting and analytics providing business insights
• Responsible for providing meaningful insights to enable Accounting & Reporting senior management to drive key metrics including financial metrics, sales metrics, and other related to funds availability, maximum resource chargeability, cost efficiencies, etc.
• Responsible for integrity and accuracy of financial operations and reporting
• Responsible for the delivery of accurate reports as may be required by the stakeholders
• Strengthen financial controls and improve reporting templates
  
  

Operational Support

• Ensure the delivery of excellent customer service by proactively promoting client centricity.
• Can resolve critical issues raised during operations and proactively manage and monitor control efficacy to ensure potential risk is minimized
• Support ad-hoc analysis to identify root cause of production problems and develop timely solutions
• Effectively communicate significant production updates and challenges to team leader as well as to the business unit in a timely manner
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting required; CPA or equivalent professional certification is an advantage.
• Must meet current job expectations and consistently achieve defined performance metrics.
• Demonstrated strong attendance record with no active or prior disciplinary actions.
• Strong technical foundation in accounting, financial reporting, management reporting, and financial analysis, with a solid understanding of the overall business environment.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience with Power BI and Alteryx is highly desirable.
• Experience or working knowledge of AI-enabled tools and analytics platforms is an advantage.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with leaders, business units, and representatives across divisions and functional departments.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in partnering with a diverse team located in multiple locations and time zones.
• Demonstrates strong flexibility in the face of ambiguous situations, shifting demands, and challenging work environments. Escalates more serious issues to leader.
• Excellent initiative and ability to commit to a course of action in the face of risks and uncertainty
• Professional attitude and client service orientation; collaborative and results-oriented
• Practical problem-solving skills and the ability to influence change
• Ability to work independently and willing to collaborate with other teams for a project with huge scale benefits
• Flexible on shift and overtime may be required to meet business deadlines
  
  

Tools Specific Knowledge

• Smartview
• Alteryx
• Power Tools such as Power BI and Power Query
• Microsoft Office 365
• Highly proficient in the use of Microsoft Excel
  
  

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 hr@manulife.com.

Working Arrangement

Hybrid

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