Operations & data analyst co-op (8 months)

Société Financière Manuvie; Southwestern Ontario; Hybrid; CAD 55,000 - 76,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Competitive internship compensation

Job summary

Manuvie is seeking a motivated undergraduate student (3rd or 4th year) to join the P&P Financial Operations team in a data-focused internship in Ontario, Canada. You will help build a structured P&P data catalog, map vendors to applications, clean data for Power BI reporting, and support validation and documentation.

The role emphasizes strong Excel skills, attention to detail, and clear communication; it includes a hybrid schedule and a CAD 54,600–76,050 annual salary.

Qualifications

• Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
• Strong attention to detail and analytical mindset.
• Interest in finance, operations, reporting, analytics, and process improvement.
• Exposure to Power BI or similar dashboard/reporting tools preferred but not mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Support the build-out of a structured P&P data catalog covering applications, vendors, document types, materials, and reporting inputs.
• Help map vendors to applications and document types; identify data gaps and inconsistencies.
• Support inventory and materials mapping where applicable.
• Prepare and clean data inputs for Power BI and broader P&P reporting.
• Support data validation, quality checking, and documentation of assumptions and sources.
• Document manual reporting processes and contribute to improvement and automation ideas.
• Support coordination tracking and fact-gathering across the P&P function.
• Help organize and structure information so it can be reused for reporting, analysis, and operational decision-making.

Skills

Excel

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

Undergraduate (3rd/4th year) or equivalent co-op/intern student

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Core Responsibilities

• Support the build-out of a structured P&P data catalog covering applications, vendors, document types, materials, and reporting inputs.
• Help map vendors to applications and document types; identify data gaps and inconsistencies.
• Support inventory and materials mapping where applicable.
• Prepare and clean data inputs for Power BI and broader P&P reporting.
• Support data validation, quality checking, and documentation of assumptions and sources.
• Document manual reporting processes and contribute to improvement and automation ideas.
• Support coordination tracking and fact-gathering across the P&P function.
• Help organize and structure information so it can be reused for reporting, analysis, and operational decision-making.

Target Student Profile

• Year of study: 3rd or 4th year undergraduate (or equivalent co-op / intern student).
• Preferred programs:
  • Business Analytics
  • Finance
  • Data Analytics
  • Accounting
  • Operations Management
  • Business Administration
  • Information Systems
  • Industrial Engineering / Process Improvement
  • Related business, analytics, or operations program
• Strong Excel skills and comfort working with structured data.
• Strong attention to detail and analytical mindset.
• Interest in finance, operations, reporting, analytics, and process improvement.
• Exposure to Power BI or similar dashboard / reporting tools is preferred but not mandatory.

Non-Negotiables

• Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
• Comfort working with multiple data sources, including vendor data, invoices, and operational data.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to validate accuracy of data.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and follow internal data-handling standards.
• Strong communication skills, including a willingness to ask clarifying questions.

Supervision and Coaching Model

• Primary hiring manager and day-to-day supervisor: Tadios Abebe, Manager, P&P Financial Operations.
• Secondary support and exposure: Across P&P leadership, including:
  • Production Operations
  • Vendor & Production Operations
  • Vendor Governance
  • Head of P&P
• Aligned with Manulife’s intern / co-op program expectations, including coaching, structured feedback, performance evaluation, and student development.
• Regular check-ins with the manager to support development and progress.

Skills and Competencies to Be Developed

Technical and analytical

• Data collection, data cleanup, and structured data design
• Excel-based analysis and reconciliation
• Data cataloging and reference table development
• Power BI / dashboard data preparation
• Data validation and quality assurance

Business and operational

• Understanding of Print & Post operations and vendor-supported production processes
• Exposure to financial reporting, cost tracking, and invoice validation concepts
• Process documentation and issue identification

Professional and soft skills

• Stakeholder communication
• Critical thinking and asking effective clarifying questions
• Documentation discipline
• Time management and prioritization
• Working with ambiguity
• Collaboration across Finance, Operations, Vendor Governance, and business partners

Expected Outcomes / Deliverables

By the end of the term, the student should produce:

• A structured P&P data catalog covering applications, vendors, document types, materials, and key reporting inputs.
• Vendor-to-application and vendor-to-document mapping tables.
• Inventory / material mapping tables (where applicable).
• Cleaned, validated data files that can support Power BI reporting and financial analysis.
• A documented summary of data gaps, naming inconsistencies, missing fields, and validation issues.
• A summary of manual reporting processes and recommended areas for simplification or automation.
• A short final summary or presentation of work completed, findings, issues, and recommendations.

Why This Role Exists

The P&P function is moving toward a stronger, more structured operating model for 2027, including better financial reporting, vendor visibility, Power BI reporting, and improved data quality. This role provides meaningful, hands‑on support to help convert fragmented data into structured, usable information that can be relied on for reporting, reconciliation, vendor management, and operational decision‑making.

The role also gives the student practical exposure to finance, operations, vendor management, and transformation work in a real-world environment.

Salary range is expected to be between:

$54,600.00 CAD - $76,050 CAD

Le poste annoncé correspond à une vacance existante.

Nous utilisons des technologies de données et d’analytique, telles que l’intelligence artificielle (IA), ainsi que des outils de traitement automatisé pour analyser et traiter les renseignements que vous nous fournissez ou que des tiers nous transmettent dans le cadre du processus de demande. Pour en savoir plus, veuillez consulter notre énoncé sur la collecte de renseignements personnels.

À propos de Manuvie et de John Hancock

La Société Financière Manuvie est un chef de file mondial des services financiers qui aide les gens à prendre leurs décisions plus facilement et à vivre mieux. Pour en apprendre plus à notre sujet, rendez vous à l’adresse www.manuvie.com.

Manuvie est un employeur qui souscrit au principe de l’égalité d’accès à l’emploi

Chez Manulife/John Hancock nous valorisons notre diversité. Nous nous efforçons d’attirer, de perfectionner et de maintenir une main d’oeuvre qui est aussi diversifiée que nos clients, et de favoriser la création d’un milieu de travail inclusif qui met à profit la diversité de nos employés et les compétences de chacun. Nous nous engageons à assurer un recrutement, une fidélisation, une promotion et une rémunération équitables, et nous administrons toutes nos pratiques et tous nos programmes sans discrimination en raison de la race, de l’ascendance, du lieu d’origine, de la couleur, de l’origine ethnique, de la citoyenneté, de la religion ou des convictions religieuses, du genre (y compris grossesse et affection liée à une grossesse), de l’orientation sexuelle, des caractéristiques génétiques, du statut d’ancien combattant, de l’identité de genre, de l’expression de genre, de l’âge, de l’état matrimonial, de la situation de famille, d’une invalidité ou de tout autre motif protégé par la loi applicable.

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Semaine de travail comprimée
Hybride