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Are you looking for a supportive and collaborative workplace with great benefits and clear career development? You’ve come to the right place.

Why choose Manulife?

• Competitive Salary packages and performance bonuses

• Day 1 HMO + FREE coverage for your dependents (inclusive of same-sex partners)

• Retirement savings benefit

• Rewarding culture that values wellness and well-being

• Performance Bonus

• Global network of industry experts

• Extensive training resources

Job Description:

The Corporate Action Specialist is responsible for data scrubbing, entitlement monitoring, managing elections and processing corporate action events in an accurate and timely manner.

The role is also responsible in administering the proxy voting process, class actions and managing communications with custodian banks and/or clients.

Key Responsibilities:

• Scrub and monitor daily corporate action notifications from different custodian banks and external data vendors.

• Diligently work with the clients to obtain timely responses and/or elections from fund managers.

• Timely submission of responses and/or elections and ensure such instructions are received and accepted for processing by the custodian banks.

• Verify entitlements with respective custodian banks for daily corporate action events.

• Ensure accurate and timely processing of trades, corporate action events into the system.

• Work within existing processes and ensure adherence to procedures and policies.

• Assist in preparing MIs, lead and participate on business governance calls.

• Recommend and initiate process improvements and improve controls / service.

• Participate on projects such as system transitions (UAT), process transformations etc.

• Provide support to the team as required, to participate in a regular program of industry specific training and inter-departmental cross training to ensure continuity of service.

• Remain updated with relevant securities industry development and market-specific best practices.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics or any related course, CPA board exam passer is an advantage

• A minimum of 5 years progressive relevant work experience.

• Hybrid Work Arrangement: Amenability and readiness to work onsite and from home anytime (dependent on business need AND/OR current external environment/situation) and must be willing to work on day shift schedule

Skills to Hire:

• In-depth understanding of securities instruments and other investment products, process, market practices and operations.

• Average to Advance MS Office skills required.

• Knowledge in Power Platform, Alteryx or other automation tools would be an advantage.

• Knowledge in third party data platforms such as Bloomberg, SIX, SimCorp Dimension and BBHInfoAction as an advantage.

• Ability to work independently with minimal guidance and supervision.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Candidate must demonstrate excellent problem-solving skills.

• Client-focused with the ability to prioritize responsibilities, meet tight deadlines while maintaining accuracy and thoroughness.

• Candidate must demonstrate extraordinary attention to detail, an exceptional work ethic, and positive attitude.

• Excellent analytical and diagnostic skills with knowledge and understanding of process design, as well as productivity improvement methodologies.

• Demonstrated understanding of issues relevant to broad organization and business strategic goals.

• Ability to work in ambiguous environment and adapt to change while managing time and workload with aggressive timelines.

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively across cultures

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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.

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 .

Working Arrangement

Hybrid