Senior Financial Analyst - FP&A Expense and Inv Products

Manulife; Quezon City; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Job summary

Manulife in Manila is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to partner with global stakeholders, deliver accurate reporting, forecasting, and planning support for our strategic growth business. This role offers exposure to senior leaders, complex financial operations, and opportunities to drive process improvements.

You will analyze large datasets, build financial models, and contribute to budgeting and expense management while advancing automation and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 4+ years in FP&A, financial reporting, or related finance role.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint proficiency.

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 planning with financial models and projections.
• Assist with expense management and performance tracking.
• Drive process automation and cross-functional collaboration.

Skills

Advanced Excel

PowerPoint

Financial analysis

Communication skills

Forecasting & budgeting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline

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.