Manager, Canadian Segment IT Finance

The Canadian IT Finance team provides financial advice and comprehensive reporting for Canadian IT, including support for the CIO and leadership team. With $1.8 billion in annual IT expenses spread across five global segments, the team manages a complex expense base involving over 12,000 FTEs, 1,500 applications, and 500 vendors.

The Manager of Canadian IT Finance plays a crucial role in supporting financial planning and analysis, fostering relationships within the team, and serving as a key contact for the Expense Shared Service and strategy partners.

Position Responsibilities:

• Consolidated Reporting: Support the production of consolidated financial reports for the Canadian IT function, including the monthly operating report, tracking progress against targets and program success in achieving expense and FTE savings

• Financial Planning & Forecasting: Assist with the annual financial planning and monthly forecasting for IT, focusing on project coordination, result analysis, messaging, and ensuring a consistent approach across the function

• Analysis: Conduct key financial analyses for Canadian CIO, Segment CIOs, CFOs, and GMs, covering budgeting, reporting, and producing recommendations on expenses, cost benefits, vendor analyses, offshoring, and staffing models

• Support for IT Strategy: Provide financial analysis and advice for critical initiatives, management/board reporting, and support Business Architecture with financial analysis of optimization opportunities

• Transformation: Enhance process efficiency and information quality, support the ExFit program, and provide input on its direction and impact on the IT Finance team

Required Qualifications:

• Professional accounting designation (CPA, CA, CGA, CMA) preferred with 5+ years of related experience

• Strong Financial planning & analysis experience

• Knowledge of sound business practices and controls, and accounting/audit principles

• Preference for individuals with exceptional degree of business sense in IT function, capitalization and project accounting and reporting

• Forward-thinking leader with strong analytical, problem-solving, and financial modeling skills.

• Effective in multi-tasking, prioritizing, and working under deadlines

• Flexible, self-motivated, and a critical thinker with excellent judgment

• Skilled in building strong relationships and negotiating with senior collaborators

• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills for conveying complex ideas clearly. Proficient in accounting and systems (IFRS, SmartView, PowerBI preferred) with strong project management abilities

• Collaborative teammate committed to transparency and innovation

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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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.