Senior Financial Analyst - FP&A Expense and Inv Products

Manulife; Manila; Hybrid; PHP 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Manulife is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst in Manila to partner with global stakeholders, provide meaningful analysis, forecasting, reporting, and planning support for a strategic growth business.

You will work with senior leaders, build financial models, drive process improvements, and contribute to management reporting packages, dashboards, and presentations. Hybrid work arrangement offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in financial planning and analysis, financial reporting, accounting, or a related finance role.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong financial analysis, reporting, forecasting, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to effectively engage global stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and deliver monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports, dashboards, presentations, and management reporting packages.
• Analyze large volumes of financial and operational data to identify trends, key drivers, risks, and opportunities.
• Support forecasting, budgeting, and annual planning activities by collaborating with stakeholders and developing financial models and projections.
• Assist with expense management initiatives, organizational reporting, and tracking of business performance metrics.
• Drive continuous improvement through process automation, reporting enhancements, and cross-functional collaboration while supporting team training and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Excel

PowerPoint

Financial analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Power BI

Anaplan

SmartView-Essbase

Lawson

Job description

As a Senior Financial Analyst, you’ll partner with global stakeholders to provide meaningful analysis, forecasting, reporting, and planning support for one of Manulife’s strategic growth businesses. This role offers the opportunity to work with senior leaders, gain exposure to complex financial operations, drive process improvements, and build valuable expertise within a global financial services organization.

Position Responsibilities:

• Prepare and deliver monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports, dashboards, presentations, and management reporting packages.
• Analyze large volumes of financial and operational data to identify trends, key drivers, risks, and opportunities.
• Support forecasting, budgeting, and annual planning activities by collaborating with stakeholders and developing financial models and projections.
• Assist with expense management initiatives, organizational reporting, and tracking of business performance metrics.
• Drive continuous improvement through process automation, reporting enhancements, and cross-functional collaboration while supporting team training and knowledge sharing.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in financial planning and analysis, financial reporting, accounting, or a related finance role.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong financial analysis, reporting, forecasting, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to effectively engage global stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications:

• CPA designation or progress toward a professional accounting qualification.
• Experience within Wealth and Asset Management, investment management, insurance, or financial services industries.
• Experience with financial planning and reporting tools such as Power BI, Anaplan, SmartView-Essbase, or Lawson.
• Proven track record in process automation, reporting enhancements, or continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment with multiple competing priorities and stakeholder requests.

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 [e-mail].

Working Arrangement

Hybrid