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Job Description
The Finance Systems team manages a complex SOX compliant infrastructure with many inter-related components that provide the repository of financial information required to support the Source of Earnings and other general ledger financial reporting at MFC. They also support the Enterprise-wide critical cash management and treasury solutions including the banking interfaces. There are over 4,000 global users of Finance and Treasury systems worldwide; peak usage occurs during local banking hours and during the quarterly financial reporting cycle. The key responsibilities of the area are: data governance; ongoing operational support (including monitoring, setup, and end user support); application development; supporting global financial process change initiatives and leading change throughout the business units; implementing changes and upgrades to all systems supported by IFS; maintaining a controlled, reliable, accessible and stable financial reporting environment.
Reporting to the IFS Technical Application Support Manager in Finance Systems, and the incumbent will be part of a systems team supporting a large multi-tiered environment comprised of many applications supporting the Group Functions Finance area.
Key Accountabilities:
Expertly perform all Associate Software Technical Analyst accountabilities
Support ETL Informatica Workflows aborts and issues.
Develop Informatica Workflows
Collaborate with IFS Tech and Dev Teams on different projects and initiatives
Ensure scripts developed are correct and will work properly.
Can resolve Problem tickets and provide permanent solution
Ensure Testing Environments needed by other IFS Teams for new projects and initiatives are ready.
Estimate and plan work efforts and provide regular status on planned activities
Develop a strong technical competency with IFS tool(s) via continuous education and training
Identify areas of improvement and collaborate with interested parties to drive change with a focus on efficiency and risk management
Maintaining knowledge bank and lead training of new resources
Ensure appropriate documentation is created and available
Minimum Skills Requirement to Hire:
The candidate:
BS or equivalent experience
3 or more years of IT Experience
1+ years experience developing scripts
Has demonstrated he/she can perform majority of the Key Accountabilities.
Technical Skills:
Excellent knowledge of the Systems Development Life Cycle
Excellent knowledge with Agile methodologies
Excellent knowledge of structured analysis, design and development techniques
Broad understanding of the relationship between IT components (desktops, servers, networks, applications, tools)
Soft skills:
Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills with the ability to define and solve technical problems
Excellent attention to detail
Strong writing, verbal communication and interpersonal skills
Strong presentation skills
Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities at once
Proficient with MS Office
Minimum Skills Requirements to Go-live:
Product Specific Knowledge
Subject Matter Expert on Essbase
Subject Matter Expert on eQueries
Subject Matter Expert on CA WLA Scheduling
Subject Matter Expert on RDMS, SQL Scripting and other scripting languages (e.g. PERL/KSH/BASH)
Subject Matter Expert on Windows and/or UNIX operating systems and Java
Subject Matter Expert on IFS Batch Processes
Strong understating of Informatica Tools
Process Specific Knowledge
IFS Batch Processes
Tools Specific Knowledge
Workday
Lotus Notes
Essbase
CAWLA
Service Now
Planview
Rocket Shuttle and Report Centre
Filezilla
Beyond Compare
Eclipse
PowerCenter WorkFlow Manager
If you are ready to unleash your potential, it’s time to start your career with Manulife/John Hancock.
About Manulife
Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better. We operate primarily as John Hancock in the United States and Manulife elsewhere. We provide financial advice, insurance, as well as wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions. At the end of 2018, we had more than 34,000 employees, over 82,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving almost 28 million customers. As of December 31, 2018, we had over $1.1 trillion (US$794 billion) in assets under management and administration, and in the previous 12 months we made $29.0 billion in payments to our customers.Our principal operations in Asia, Canada and the United States are where we have served customers for more than 100 years. With our global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, we trade as 'MFC' on the Toronto, New York, and the Philippine stock exchanges and under '945' in Hong Kong.Manulife is committed to supporting a culture of diversity and accessibility across the organization. It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will consult with applicants contacted to participate at any stage of the recruitment process who request an accommodation. Information received regarding the accommodation needs of applicants will be addressed confidentially.
