Financial Analyst

This Financial Analyst role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the Asia Regional Controllers (ARC) team by delivering accurate and insightful financial reporting across project accounting and expense management. The role plays a key part in embedding new financial processes, driving innovation in reporting templates, and supporting strategic decision-making through data analysis. Candidates will gain exposure to enterprise-level financial operations, cross-functional collaboration, and cutting-edge tools like Anaplan and Power BI. This is a dynamic role ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about continuous improvement and stakeholder engagement.

Position Responsibilities:

• Provide insightful reporting on project financials to onshore counterparts, Strategic PMO, and Controllers.
• Maintain and report on spend and benefit forecasts and actuals at the enterprise level.
• Embed new project financial recording processes across Asia Finance teams, including training and stakeholder engagement.
• Drive process improvements in project accounting through standardization and automation.
• Support monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting cycles for ARC, including expense reporting, forecasting, and budgeting.
• Maintain and innovate reporting templates, ensuring integration with dashboards and tools like Anaplan and Power BI.
• Provide ad-hoc support to Business Units including data extraction, analysis, commentary, and budget uploads.
• Coordinate with Asia Business Units for issue resolution and queries.
• Lead transitions of new tasks to the team, ensuring testing, documentation, and smooth implementation.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum 3 years of experience in a project team environment.
• University degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Project Management, or equivalent.
• Strong financial analysis skills and experience tracking resources and costs.
• Advanced MS Excel skills for template building.
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to challenge the status quo and drive change.
• Strong collaboration and client-focused mindset.

 

Preferred Qualifications:

 

• PMP or similar project management certification.
• Experience with Anaplan and Power BI integration.
• Demonstrated strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.

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 recruitment@manulife.com.

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