Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

This role is primarily accountable for supporting Finance teams globally to migrate from Excel spreadsheets to Power BI, deliver new BI dashboards, and drive value by empowering decision making through data, reporting, analysis, and insights. Responsibilities include the following:
Create visualizations for data in Power BI, work on reports/dashboards based upon defined request and requirements from stakeholders and maintain a catalog of reports use and purpose.
Conduct data analysis and craft data visualization solutions on Power BI to support our various business stakeholders.
Maintain queue of report requests from initiation through to completion, including their detailed requirements.
Provide consultancy to business units for detailed information on data availability, location, lineage, and quality.
Participate in business analysis activities to maintain reports and enhancements requests as needed.
Analyze business problems to determine the best way to apply BI capabilities to deliver solutions.
Enforce rules and procedures for cleaning, integrating, and reconciling information/data from various sources.
Maintain and grow working knowledge of enterprise data assets and data-centric business processes within the Finance systems.
Build trust and credibility with business users by analyzing business requirements/objectives and monitoring of key measures related to key stakeholder satisfaction.
Devise and deliver testing plans and testing data to validate BI solutions, coordinate user testing.
Assist end users with troubleshooting reports.
Create report standards and best practices or guidelines for repeatable processes.
Provide detailed source analysis and data mappings to implement new data sources/integrations.
Fully document all data processes and BI technical design for transparency and on-going support.

Requirements:

• University degree in accounting, finance, or business management.
• Bachelor's degree in information systems or related field preferred
• 4+ years expertise with PowerBI dashboards, analyzing data and visualization using Finance data
• Backend/coding knowledge is preferred but should be willing to learn.
• Strong foundation on and partnering with data engineers for data ingestion layer design.
• Ability to work independently with minimal guidance. High curiosity and ability to learn and apply new concepts quickly.
• Execution-oriented with strong focus to deliver targeted outcomes.
• Innovative thinker with the ability to negotiate, influence and challenge the status quo to continuously improve processes.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and influencing skills. Demonstrates initiative and confidence to make sound judgement calls.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced 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.

• 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 .

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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