technical leader - Financial Planning & analysis asiaManulife (International) Limited - Selen Chan

Are you looking for unlimited opportunities to develop and succeed? With work that challenges and makes a difference, within a flexible and supportive environment, we can help our customers achieve their dreams and aspirations. Job Description Summar Are you looking for unlimited opportunities to develop and succeed? With work that challenges and makes a difference, within a flexible and supportive environment, we can help our customers achieve their dreams and aspirations. Job Description Summary Reporting directly to the MBPS Manager for FP&A and responsible for 5 full-time employees. 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 - Asia team. Job Description Role and Responsibilities: Manage the teams' day to day operations promoting efficiency and team effectiveness. Allocate and delegate tasks to team members and manage the task monitoring system used for regular business review reporting Drive the team in achieving its organizational goals and objectives Act as the project manager who will oversee the planning, implementation and tracking of any short-term or streamlining and automation projects Cover quality review for management reporting, planning and analysis before sending out to Business Units Provide key decision support to the key business stakeholders through availability of relevant financial information, providing detailed analysis and recommending appropriate action plan on financial matters 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 Group Prepares Monthly/Quarterly Management Decks, WAM MIS Report, Quarterly Forecasts from different countries within Asia, Sales Commentaries, Value of Flows and others Prepares and maintains templates of report packages, highlight key issues, and actively look for resolution 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 Hong Kong business unit, Global Stakeholders and 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 Knowledge/Skills/Competencies/Education: University graduate in Accounting/Finance, professional accounting designation (CPA) is preferred 5+ years of progressive responsibility within accounting/finance At least 2 years of people management and with strong leadership experience Experience with Migrating tasks from onshore location to Manila is a plus Experience working with senior management teams (stakeholder management requiring persuasion / influencing skills Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills Strong technical accounting, financial and management reporting, analysis, and forecasting skills with a solid understanding of the business environment Good communication and presentation skills ability to succinctly engage with business partners and team members Power BI 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 If you are ready to unleash your potential, it's time to start your career with Manulife/John Hancock. About Manulife 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 Canada, Asia, 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 2020, we had more than 37,000 employees, over 118,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving over 30 million customers. As of December 31, 2020, we had $1.3 trillion (US$1.0 trillion) in assets under management and administration, and in the previous 12 months we made $31.6 billion in payments to our customers. Our principal operations are in Asia, Canada and the United States where we have served customers for more than 155 years. 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. 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 and advancement and we administer all of our practices and programs based on qualification and performance and without discrimination on any protected ground. It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will consult with applicants contacted to participate at any stage of the recruitment process who request any accommodation. Information received regarding the accommodation needs of applicants will be addressed confidentially.
Monster

Philippines
Permanent
Full-time