Finance Senior Designer, Automation & Workflow Enablement

The Senior Financial Analyst supports Global Finance Transformation to streamline and automate Finance processes to support business decision-making. The role is a key contributor to the automation initiatives across all global Finance functions.

The incumbent develops automated Alteryx solutions which involve design, development, maintenance, and optimization of Finance processes integrated with data from our Finance Enterprise Data Lake and our Infor General Ledger. This role is a key contributor to the automation initiatives across all global Finance functions and is accountable for deploying Alteryx solutions which involve design, development, maintenance, and optimization of Finance processes integrated with data from our Finance Enterprise Data Lake and our Infor General Ledger. The role is responsible for deploying straight through processing for journal entries, reconciliations, accounting operations, and other finance processes. As technology evolves, the incumbent is required to adapt quickly to new technology tools, work in a fast-paced team-driven environment and communicate well with business and technical personnel.

Position Responsibilities

Reporting directly to the Alteryx COE Team Manager, this role’s responsibilities include the following:

• Work with business users to solicit requirements of the automation initiatives to enhance workflow efficiency, data handling and reporting
• Partner with the Global Alteryx COE to implement Alteryx governance procedures and support business casing, architectural and risk reviews, and provide other documentation as required by the Alteryx intake process
• Design, code and functionally test the automated solutions
• Design project plan to deliver the automated solutions
• Coordinate user acceptance test and fix any issues during testing phase
• Prepare training documents and provide training to end users
• Communicate to key stakeholders on the progress of the automation initiative
• Document all processes and other technical deliverables for ease of use and transparency
• Effectively communicate significant production updates and challenges to management as well as to the Business Unit in a timely manner

Required Qualifications

• University degree in accounting, finance, or business management.
• Required Qualifications
  • Finance / Accounting knowledge and accounting operations background is required
  • Strong analytical skills and a desire to become more tech savvy
  • Creative thinking and a change agent
• Optional Qualifications
  • Any Alteryx experience is an advantage
  • Experience with other automation tools is a plus including Power BI, Power Automate, Power Apps, Anaplan, VBA, SharePoint, and Teams
  • Experience in data modeling or writing stored procedures in DBMS systems like SQL Server is a plus
  • Analyzing user requirements and managing system testing is a plus

Preferred Qualifications:

• Comfortable to work with teams from diverse culture and geographies
• Ability to work in ambiguous environment and adapt to change while managing time and workload with aggressive timelines
• Experience working across multiple geographies and time zones. Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively across cultures. Excellent English written and verbal communication skills.
• Outstanding communication and active listening skills, with a strong ability to build and maintain strong relationships across all levels within the organization.
• Highly organized with an ability to work in a fast-paced, multi stakeholder environment and manage multiple priorities.
• Overtime may be required to meet business deadlines.

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.

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