Manager, Finance & Business Advisory (12 months)

Manulife is a leading international financial services provider for financial advice, insurance as well as wealth and asset management, established since 1887. Our strong investment management expertise and capability has been developed over the years and spans a wide range of asset classes and geographies. We operate as Manulife across our offices in Canada, Asia, and Europe, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States.

The Asia General Account Investment function serves as the in-house investment manager for all of Manulife’s Asia Segment’s ~USD 116 billion of life insurance company assets. The team directs investment of funds backing insurance reserves amongst different asset classes and investment managers. It has direct responsibility managing over half of total Asia Segment’s assets in equities, bonds, mortgages, alternatives and derivatives and it oversees the investment management and performance of assets outsourced to Manulife Investment Management Public and Private Markets and other external managers. The team seeks to generate superior risk adjusted returns to support insurance product competitiveness and shareholder value.

The team is comprised of a group of talented and motivated investment professionals, legal, compliance and finance and business advisory specialists who collectively deliver investment capability and infrastructure for the Asia Segment. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a dynamic business which is continually growing across the Asia region. Candidate will have an opportunity to contribute to this development from a full-fledged finance perspective alongside global teams on many exciting endeavors.

Location will be based in Hong Kong.

Position Responsibilities :

• Support annual management financial planning and budgeting process. Perform regular forecasting update and assist with financial monitoring for the General Account Investments in Asia. This includes aligning with investment strategy on AUM projections and assessing AUM metrics.
• Enhance finance monitoring metrics and processes to cope with increased focus with the growing Asia business and utilize results to liaise with global stakeholders on variance analysis and monitoring to support expense efficiency priorities and AUM reviews.
• Support strategic and financial analysis, prepare quarterly board packages and draft presentations to deliver meaningful information / financial metrics for management review to support business advisory as well as external and internal reporting at local, regional, group levels.
• Support various finance activities, including fee model review, cost effectiveness analysis, expenses analysis and tracking, and billing process monitoring, etc.
• Oversee regulatory financial reporting close process and statutory reporting for regulated General Account Investment asset management entities in HK, SG and UK. This includes ensuring timely delivery of annual financial audits and tax filings.
• Monitor regulatory filings preparation process, such as SFC FRR reporting, and cooperate with compliance specialists to ensure compliance with regulations
• Assist with ongoing enhancement of business infrastructure and processes including management of legal business framework and portfolio onboarding for the General Account Investments.
• Contribute to implementation of new processes / systems, explore automation opportunities, creating operational efficiencies and reporting enhancements
• Work on special projects and initiatives to support GA business opportunities in Asia.

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About Manulife and John Hancock

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Working Arrangement

Hybrid