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　　Working Arrangement

　　Hybrid

　　Job Description

　　The Opportunity

　　Asia Finance Transformation is to streamline and automate finance processes to free up resources with enhanced access of information to support business decision making. The team reviews and redesigns key finance processes, implement relevant technology tools to eliminate manual work, enables easy access to information for decision making and enhance sales forecast and budgeting processes. To streamline process end to end, the team needs to work with other functions which will provide input to the finance processes. One of the key strategic initiative is to expand Anaplan footprint within Manulife to streamline process.

　　This role will be key in the successful delivery of Anaplan within Manulife across regions and segments by engaging internal customers, project teams and stakeholders; lead and scale up the capacity of the Global Finance Anaplan Centre of Excellence; responsible for the build and design of Anaplan solutions; and will be the point of contact for Anaplan knowledge, advice, planning, enhancement, and implementation.

　　The successful candidate will become the go to person for issues relating to Anaplan and will both support and drive ongoing improvements to the existing models and wider architecture while at the same time providing advice and guidance to other users as they become increasingly familiar with Anaplan's modelling capabilities.

　　After the successful launch and adoption of Anaplan, this role’s career development will advance to launch other technology tools and process improvement within Finance organization.

　　What motivates you?

　　You obsess about customers, listen, engage and act for their benefit

　　You think big, with curiosity to discover ways to use your agile mindset and enable business outcomes

　　You thrive in teams, and enjoy getting things done together

　　You take ownership and build solutions, focusing on what matters

　　You do what is right, work with integrity and speak up

　　You share your humanity, helping us build a diverse and inclusive work environment for everyone

　　We are looking for someone with:

　　Strong financial model building skills on Anaplan, Certified Master Anaplanner (CMA), and potentially other EPM tools e.g. Excel, Hyperion, Essbase

　　Experience in support global internal customers across regions

　　Strong understanding of financial fundamentals and commercial drivers

　　Comprehensive understanding of ERP data sources, ETLs, data structure, integration and governance capability

　　Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills. Tact and clear verbal and written communication skills are necessary to facilitate solutions and resolve problems

　　Strong analytical and innovative problem-solving skills with the proven ability to exercise flexibility and judgment in assessing business issues and risks in a dynamic environment

　　Execution-oriented with strong focus to deliver targeted outcomes

　　Applies industry best practices within daily work and continues to participate in professional development by reading publications, networking and participating in professional organizations

　　Strong written, oral and interpersonal communication skills

　　Nice to Haves:

　　Bachelor’s Degree in accounting or other related disciplines. CPA designation an advantage

　　5+ years of hands-on experience in finance function processes including consolidation, management reporting, forecasting/budgeting, and finance operations

　　2+ years of people management and with strong leadership experience

　　2+ years of hands-on experience in designing and building Anaplan models

　　On the job you will:

　　Manage the delivery of large and complex end to end Anaplan implementation projects including oversight of requirement gathering, solution design and build, oversight of testing, business readiness, training material preparation through to go-live and post go-live support

　　Partner with cross functional teams to understand business use cases and translate them into efficiently built Anaplan models

　　Lead and support team colleagues to ensure best practices are adhered to in terms of developing the Anaplan architecture

　　Advise and coach other Anaplan developers and the wider Finance team in building and managing Anaplan models, work with vendors to understand new developments and impacts on all models

　　Design, build, test and maintain Anaplan models for key stakeholders to meet the needs of the business processes, fully utilizing the functionality of the Anaplan platform

　　Present complex technical concepts and ideas in business forums and management meetings

　　Ensure robust framework of controls in place across the Anaplan landscape

　　Enable end-users to engage with the models by incorporating dashboards and visualization

　　Fully document all process and technical deliverables

　　Special projects will arise from time to time that will require strong financial knowledge, strong analytical and organizational skills with an innovative mindset. This position will be responsible for ad-hoc projects as required by senior management pertaining to the introduction of new services, technology tools and processes designed

　　What can we offer you?

　　A competitive salary and benefits packages.

　　A growth trajectory that extends upward and outward, encouraging you to follow your passions and learn new skills.

　　A focus on growing your career path with us.

　　Flexible work policies and strong work-life balance.

　　Professional development and leadership opportunities.

　　Our commitment to you

　　Values-first culture

　　We lead with our Values every day and bring them to life together.

　　Boundless opportunity

　　We create opportunities to learn and grow at every stage of your career.

　　Continuous innovation

　　We invite you to help redefine the future of financial services.

　　Delivering the promise of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

　　We foster an inclusive workplace where everyone thrives.

　　Championing Corporate Citizenship

　　We build a business that benefits all stakeholders and has a positive social and environmental impact.

　　Every career at Manulife provides the opportunity to learn new skills and move your career forward. Ready to make an impact somewhere? What are you waiting for? Apply today.

　　Learn more about opportunities with us at www.manulife.com/en/careers/why-join-us.html

　　About Manulife and John Hancock

　　Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better. With our global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, we operate as Manulife across our offices in Asia, Canada, and Europe, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States. We provide financial advice, insurance, and wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions. At the end of 2022, we had more than 40,000 employees, over 116,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving over 34 million customers. At the end of 2022, we had $1.3 trillion (US$1.0 trillion) in assets under management and administration, including total invested assets of $0.4 trillion (US $0.3 trillion), and segregated funds net assets of $0.3 trillion (US$0.3 trillion). We trade as ‘MFC’ on the Toronto, New York, and the Philippine stock exchanges, and under ‘945’ in Hong Kong.

　　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 .