Co-op Program – Data and Finance Internship 2025

The Opportunity

Since IFRS 17 had been go-live successfully in 2023 for Manulife, 2024 will provide an opportunity to seek for improvement in IFRS 17 finance operation and reporting efficiency to meet the increasing demand of high quality of data access, cross financial system integration and process control for Manulife finance community. This presents unique working opportunities for data and financial training to students based on Manulife business and financial data. In addition, students can make good use of these opportunities to get involved in the real business world for life insurance industry. This internship position will also have opportunities to work with the various departments and local finance of businesses, which enrich the learning experience and serve as a useful launch-pad for student. Please submit your application if you are interested in the internship position.

On the Job As Part Of Regional Controller Team, You Will
 

• Assist to enhance data insight and financial analysis through newly developed IFRS 17 accounting and financial systems and financial reporting applications.
• Assist to enhance the standard IFRS 17 financial reports in an efficient, effective and user-friendly manners for Asia finance stakeholders in relation to the target delivery of financial processes, reconciliation and control.
• Assist to perform IFRS 17 financial system integration for finance process related to unit test, functional test, system integration test and user acceptance test results in the style of agile deployment timeline relevant to Asia Finance.
• Assist to perform financial process re-engineering based on existing financial technology platform and common financial software application for IFRS 17 finance quality close or fast close.
• Assist to document in summarized data, process and system requirements / findings for forward looking improvement by word / simple numeric excel spreadsheet illustration / power point format from operational finance management perspective.
   

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 approach 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.
   

What We Are Looking For
 

• Year 2 or Year 3 students are suggested
• Major in BBA in specialized in accounting or decision sciences and managerial economics / Statistics / Risk Management Science / Quantitative Finance
• Intermediate level on MS excel formula, pivot table and VBA programming associated with power-pivot and power-query, which will have competitive advantage;
• Excellent research and data mining skill;
• Excellent financial modelling skill;
• Strong communication skill;
• Strong team player;
• Well organized and pay attention to details;
• Ability to handling high volume of data and complicated data structure;
• Ability to summarize complex dataset or cross system applications for presentation by MS excel / PowerPoint.
   

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.

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 recruitment@manulife.com.

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