Manager, GA & GWAM IT Finance

The Technology Finance team provides financial advice and comprehensive financial data, insights, and reports to all areas of Global Technology, including the Global CIO and CIO Leadership teams. Acting as trusted finance advisors, they support business objectives and maintain expense policies and accounting systems while ensuring a strong internal control environment for risk management. Their mandate spans globally across all Manulife business divisions, products, and segments. The Manager of GA and GWAM IT Finance plays a crucial role in overseeing financial budget preparation, forecasting, analysis, and managing financial operations while driving transformation activities. This role is essential in supporting the General Accounts and Global Wealth Asset Management IT functions to achieve financial objectives and enhance operational efficiency.

Position Responsibilities:

• Lead financial management and reporting for GA and GWAM IT business units, including month-end, annual planning, and monthly forecasting activities.

• Conduct in-depth analyses to provide insights on financial performance, expense management, and savings, including run rate predictions and cost-benefit analyses.

• Ensure accuracy and consistency in financial reporting across business divisions, documenting and communicating financial risks and opportunities.

• Prepare and present regular expense updates to Leadership Teams, including monthly reporting packages and budget presentations.

• Serve as the primary contact for financial matters with GA and GWAM Segment and Business Divisions, fostering strong relationships for effective communication.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance process efficiency and information quality, supporting the Expense Finance in Transformation program.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify optimization opportunities, employing AI and data models to enhance financial analysis and manage large data sets for actionable insights.

Required Qualifications:

• Financial planning and analysis experience, preferably within an IT function.

• Strong knowledge of business practices, tools, controls, and accounting/audit principles.

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and financial modeling skills.

• Understanding AI models and their associated tools is considered an asset.

• Build and maintain positive relationships with collaborators to support critical initiatives.

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

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

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to convey complex concepts clearly.

• Professional designation (MBA/CPA) preferred with 5+ years of related experience.

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 [email protected].

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Salary range is expected to be between

If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location, please contact [email protected] 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 [email protected] for more information about U.S.-specific paid time off provisions.