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



As Manager, Canada FP&A and trusted advisor to the business, you will have an opportunity to use your strong background in reporting and analysis, and knowledge of the Canadian business, to support the strategic management in all Canadian Segment consolidated internal and external reporting and segment business initiatives.

The position directly supports the AVP, Reporting, Planning and Analysis and indirectly the Canadian Segment Leadership Team, the Canadian Finance Leadership Team, including the Segment CFO, BU CFOs, strategy and investor relations business partners. This role is the central point of contact for the Canadian Segment with consolidated internal and external reporting, strategy, and analysis. This role will closely work with the BU reporting managers/senior analysts to form a reliable team that acts as the trusted advisor for all constituents across the Canadian Segment by providing valuable insights and analysis on Canada segment internal financial reporting.

The role is also accountable for delivering accurate and comprehensive financial data and reports for Canada segment, maintaining strong accounting systems, as well as building and maintaining a strong internal control environment to support risk management.

The position will be part of a team of 5 professionals across multiple sites/geographies.

Key Responsibilities:

External Reporting: Manage the delivery of Canada segment quarterly external materials. Provide segment\'s CFO and CEO with high-quality reporting and analysis to support quarterly MD&A, press release, analyst presentations and analyst call materials. Work closely with the Investor Relations team on our external messaging for key financial performance and business indicators, including preparing Q&A materials for senior management with a meticulous analysis of key messages for the most challenging Q&A items that are likely to be asked at the quarterly analyst call, supporting Investor Relations requests and initiatives, such as Manulife Investor Day presentations, and other industry presentations as well any financial-related rating agency requests.

Internal Reporting: Work closely with the FSSC team and support the BU reporting managers/senior analysts in preparing monthly and quarterly reports to BU partners as well as overseeing the completion and communication of additional analysis. Manage the delivery of the segment\'s quarterly internal reporting: Sales, NBV, MIS, market share reporting and other related management requests. Manage financial KPIs for business unit and total segment pages as part of the segment\'s Enterprise KPI reporting. This includes annual review of KPIs, consistency with the segment\'s strategic priorities, coordination with the businesses as well as other key segment and corporate team members. In addition, manage the implementation and reporting of other KPI-related projects. Identify improvements required in financial reporting to meet the evolving needs of our customers.

Advisory: Work closely with our business partners to provide financial input for the delivery of Canada Segment pivotal initiatives, such as the annual board of directors\xe2\x80\x99 updates, annual management scorecards and other critical initiatives requiring segment financial inputs. Work closely with our Canada Strategy team and Corporate Investor Relations to deliver peer benchmarking analysis.

Controls: Lead the coordination and preparation of annual audit walk through. Develop and implement controls for our quarterly reporting to ensure integrity of the reported information, responsible for quarterly controls and managing quarterly segment submissions to EY and annual EY walk throughs.

Leadership and Development: Provide strong, proactive leadership and coaching to two indirect reports. Cultivate an innovative environment by supporting creativity as well as acting as a role model in encouraging collaborative team behaviors. Drive continuous improvement in engagement throughout the organization.

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 approach 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.

What we are looking for

Strong intuition for business with ability to communicate complex financial concepts, analysis and results in a clear, concise, easy to understand manner including the ability to interact with senior leaders and representatives from BUs and functions

A comprehensive knowledge of reporting requirements, sound business practices and controls, and accounting principles which apply to financial companies and expense management.

Strong written and oral communication skills

Ability to influence others in aligning to a new vision; motivate others to accept progress and change

Strong accounting and expense systems knowledge (e.g. Essbase)

Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

Ability to multi-task and manage priorities in a demanding and result-oriented environment

Strong project management skills

Great teammate, collaborative, self-starter, well-organized, innovative, and high level of initiative

CPA designation preferred with 5+ years of related experience

What can we offer you?

A competitive salary and benefits packages.

A growth trajectory that extends upward and outward, encouraging you to follow your passions and learn new skills.

A focus on growing your career path with us.

Flexible work policies and strong work-life balance.

Professional development and leadership opportunities.

Our commitment to you

Values-first culture
We lead with our Values every day and bring them to life together.

Boundless opportunity
We create opportunities to learn and grow at every stage of your career.

Continuous innovation
We invite you to help redefine the future of financial services.

Delivering the promise of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
We foster an inclusive workplace where everyone thrives.

Championing Corporate Citizenship
We build a business that benefits all partners and has a positive social and environmental impact.

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 \xe2\x80\x98MFC\xe2\x80\x99 on the Toronto, New York, and the Philippine stock exchanges, and under \xe2\x80\x98945\xe2\x80\x99 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.

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 .

Salary & Benefits

The annual base salary for this role is listed below.

Primary Location CAN, Ontario, Toronto, 200 Bloor Street East

Salary range is expected to be between $82,500.00 CAD - $148,500.00 CAD

If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location, please contact for the salary range for your location. The actual salary will vary depending on local market conditions, geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience, and education/training. Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance.

Manulife offers eligible employees a wide array of customizable benefits, including health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance coverage, adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits, and employee/family assistance plans. We also offer eligible employees various retirement savings plans (including pension and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources. Our generous paid time off program in Canada includes holidays, vacation, personal, and sick days, and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence. If you are applying for this role in the U.S., please contact for more information about U.S.-specific paid time off provisions.

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