spe cialist, asset servi cingThe Manufacturers Life Insurance Co (Phils) Inc( Manulife Philippines )

Job Description
We are a leading financial services provider committed to making decisions easier and lives better for our customers and colleagues around the world. From our environmental initiatives to our community investments, we lead with values throughout our business. To help us stand out, we help you step up, because when colleagues are healthy, respected and meaningfully challenged, we all thrive. Discover how you can grow your career, make impact and drive real change with our Winning Team today.
Working Arrangement
Hybrid
Job Description
General Accountability:
The Asset Servicing Analyst is responsible for performing day-to-day middle office operations such as Proxy Voting and Corporate Actions in an accurate and timely manner.
The role is also responsible in managing communications with internal stakeholders, custodian banks and internal investment teams.
Responsibilities:
. Perform day to day operations for Middle Office functions such as Corporate Actions and Proxy Voting
. Communicate, investigate and resolve queries and issues raised by Front Office (Portfolio Managers) Custodians, and Internal Investment teams.
. Perform periodic reporting for onshore counterparts and other stakeholders.
. Effectively communicate significant production updates and/or challenges to leaders.
. Actively manage and escalate risks related to cash, corporate actions and proxy voting
. Resolve reconciliation breaks impacting corporate actions related events
. Work within existing processes and ensure adherence to procedures and policies.
. Participate on projects such as system transitions, process transformations and controls to mitigate operational risks.
. Solicit instruction to Portfolio Manager and update election in Infomediary. . . . Ensure all events requiring elections are solicited and instructed accordingly before the deadline date.
. Provide support to the team as required, to participate in a regular program of industry specific training and inter-departmental cross training to ensure continuity of service.
Qualifications:
. Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics or any related course
. Minimum 2 years related work experience
. Strong investment, financial markets and trades knowledge
. Knowledge in third party data platforms such as Bloomberg, InterContinental Exchange (ICE) and/or SIX, SimCorp Dimension and BBHInfoAction.
Competencies:
. Strong analytical ability, communication and interpersonal skills.
. Client focused with the ability to prioritize responsibilities
. Influence and negotiate with team and clients in a sophisticated and demanding business environment
. React quickly and meet tight deadlines maintaining accuracy and thoroughness
. Demonstrate flexibility in the face of ambiguous situations, shifting demands, challenging work environments and initiative in working with management and clients, adapting change strategies.
. Use diplomacy and tact to resolve difficult situations. Escalates serious issues to the Manager.
. Proactive and willing to thrive in a highly critical function.
About Manulife and John Hancock
Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better. With our global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, we operate as Manulife across our offices in Asia, Canada, and Europe, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States. We provide financial advice, insurance, and wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions. At the end of 2022, we had more than 40,000 employees, over 116,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving over 34 million customers. At the end of 2022, we had $1.3 trillion (US$1.0 trillion) in assets under management and administration, including total invested assets of $0.4 trillion (US $0.3 trillion), and segregated funds net assets of $0.3 trillion (US$0.3 trillion). We trade as MFC on the Toronto, New York, and the Philippine stock exchanges, and under 945 in Hong Kong.
Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer