Co-op Program Intern 6-months – Finance & Business Advisory, General Account Investment

About the Opportunity

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 Manulifes Asia Segments 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 Segments 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 alongside global teams on many exciting endeavors.

Position Responsibilities:

• Assist team with wide range of finance activities including legal entity financial reporting reviews regulatory filings reviews board material production management reporting budget and plan production and billing monitoring.

• Perform financial analysis and data retrieves to create useful deliverables for management including AUM review and trend analysis as well as financial statement analysis.

• Support various finance enhancement activities including onboarding budgeting platform expenses analysis and tracking and management fee review etc.

• Contribute to implementation of new processes/systems with automation opportunities to create operational efficiencies and reporting enhancements.

• Support creation of presentations for senior leadership in various platforms including strategic business proposals consolidating key investment and business driven information.

• Opportunity to partake in topical projects with exposure across a range of asset classes and Asia markets ranging from investment capability expansion to new regulation implementation.

• Opportunity to gain understanding of business infrastructure for the investment group and learn the portfolio structure to assist with portfolio onboarding and review. Support on a range of General Account Investments related projects as directed by team leads.

We are looking for someone with:

• Undergraduate or Graduate with a major in Accounting Finance Business or related disciplines

• Internship experience in asset management or financial services industry is beneficial

• Knowledge of financial reporting & analysis finance transformation IFRS local Asia GAAPs US GAAP standards and capital regimes are an asset

• Adeptness in usage of computing technology including Microsoft Power point presentations Excel (knowledge of advanced formulas pivots macro/ VBA knowledge Alteryx Anaplan) and other systems

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to work productively with multiple parties at all different levels in the global organization

• Sound analytical and organizational skills are highly valuable

• Ability to work adaptably and independently within the growing business

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.

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 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 .