Asset Servicing: Corporate Actions Specialist

Manulife group; Quezon City; Hybrid; PHP 500,000 - 800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Manulife in Metro Manila is seeking a Specialist, Asset Servicing to ensure accurate and timely processing of corporate actions across investment portfolios.

The role requires 2–3 years of experience in asset servicing, knowledge of securities instruments, and strong analytical skills. You will work with fund managers, custodians, and clients, perform quality reviews, and support process improvements in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years of relevant experience in asset servicing, securities operations, corporate actions, settlement, or investment operations.
• Knowledge of securities instruments, settlements, investment processes, corporate action events, elections, and entitlements.
• Ability to administer proxy voting and class action activities and manage related communications.
• Understanding of operational risk, procedural controls, quality reviews, checklists, documentation, and escalation requirements.
• Ability to maintain accuracy and thoroughness while working to tight deadlines.
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office and third-party data or investment platforms used in asset servicing.
• Ability to navigate multiple systems to process, validate, investigate, or monitor corporate action information.
• Ability to prepare management information, identify exceptions, and interpret operational or control data.
• Strong analytical ability and attention to detail, with the ability to investigate issues and identify practical solutions.
• Ability to prioritize responsibilities and make sound decisions based on event information, procedures, risk, and deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to collaborate with team members, management, clients, fund managers, and custodian banks in a demanding business environment.
• Ability to influence and negotiate appropriately to obtain timely responses and resolve service issues
• Client focus, ownership, teamwork, adaptability, initiative, and commitment to order and quality.
• Ability to work independently with minimal guidance, respond quickly, and manage competing priorities.
• Demonstrated learning orientation and willingness to support training and team continuity.
• CPA qualification, CISI designation or another relevant professional certification.

Responsibilities

• Prepare management information and lead or participate in business governance calls.
• Work with clients and internal stakeholders to obtain timely responses or elections from fund managers.
• Submit responses and elections on time and confirm that instructions are received and accepted for processing by custodian banks.
• Perform quality checks for processed corporate action events and complete required checklists and supporting documentation.
• Verify entitlements with the relevant custodian banks for daily corporate action events.
• Ensure accurate and timely processing of trades and corporate action events in applicable systems.
• Administer proxy voting and class action activities and support related custodian or client communications.
• Work within established processes and comply with applicable procedures, policies, and controls.
• Recommend and initiate process improvements and enhancements to controls and service delivery.
• Participate in system transitions, user acceptance testing, process transformation, and other change initiatives.
• Support team continuity through role-specific training and interdepartmental cross-training.
• Remain current on relevant securities-industry developments and market-specific practices.

Skills

Asset servicing experience

Analytical skills

Stakeholder communication

Process improvement

Risk management

Office proficiency

Multisystem navigation

Education

Bachelor's in Business Admin

Bachelor's in Accounting

Finance/Economics degree

Tools

Bloomberg

SIX

Markit

SimCorp Dimension

BBH InfoAction

Aladdin

Power BI

Power Apps

Power Automate

Job description

Manulife in Metro Manila is seeking a Specialist, Asset Servicing to ensure accurate and timely processing of corporate actions across investment portfolios.

The role requires 2–3 years of experience in asset servicing, knowledge of securities instruments, and strong analytical skills. You will work with fund managers, custodians, and clients, perform quality reviews, and support process improvements in a hybrid work environment.