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Manulife Manager / Senior Manager, Finance and Business Advisory, Asia General Account Investments in Hong Kong
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
The Opportunity
The customer is the focus of everything we do, and millions of end users rely on our products daily. We believe in the value of empowering Manager / Senior Manager, Finance and Business Advisory, Asia General Account Investments with the resources to solve critical problems for the future of our business, which is why we need you.
What motivates you?
· You obsess about customers, listen, engage and act for their benefit
· You think big, with curiosity to discover ways to use your agile mindset and enable business outcomes
· You thrive in teams, and enjoy getting things done together
· You take ownership and build solutions, focusing on what matters
· You do what is right, work with integrity and speak up
· You share your humanity, helping us build a diverse and inclusive work environment for everyone
Responsibilities:
Support production of annual management financial planning and budgeting process for the General Account Investments in Asia. This includes aligning with investment strategy on AUM projections and assessing AUM metric, cost effectiveness analysis.
Enhance finance monitoring metrics and processes to cope with increased focus with the growing Asia business and utilize results to liaise with global stakeholders on variance analysis and monitoring to support expense efficiency priorities and AUM reviews.
Perform financial analysis and deliver meaningful information/ financial metrics for management review to support business advisory as well as external and internal reporting at local, regional, group levels.
Build presentations to support strategic business proposals, relationship management enhancement and education purposes.
Coordinate and drive cross functional project implementation with key global stakeholders by ensuring deliverables are organized and completed in a timely manner. Projects will range from driving the setup of new asset classes in Emerging Markets to overseeing operational system and technology related implementations.
Support complex transactions or any new fund structuring/ investment vehicle establishment working closely alongside origination, portfolio management and global cross functional teams across asset classes including fixed income, private equity, real estate and derivatives.
Deliver on ongoing enhancement of business infrastructure and processes including management of legal business framework and portfolio onboarding for the General Account Investments.
Work on special projects and initiatives as directed by the Managing Director- Head of Finance & Business Advisory to support GA business opportunities in Asia.
Knowledge/ Competencies:
CA/CPA/CMA Designation in Accounting and/ or Project Management experience is desired
8+ years of experience in asset management or financial services industry is beneficial
Knowledge of IFRS, local Asia GAAPs, US GAAP standards and capital regimes are an asset
Adeptness in usage of computing technology including Microsoft Power point presentations, Excel (knowledge of advanced formulas, pivots, macro/ VBA knowledge) and other systems
Strong interpersonal and communication skills to work productively with multiple parties at all different levels in the global organization
Sound analytical and organizational skills are highly valuable
Ability to work adaptably and independently within the growing business
Our commitment to you
· Our mission; to be a part of making Decisions Easier and Lives Better
· A leadership team dedicated to your growth and success
· A bold ambition and set of goals to be a leader in driving transformation in our industry
· Our best. Every day.
Learn more about opportunities with us at www.manulife.com/en/careers/why-join-us.html
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
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.
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