Corporate Development is a highly dynamic unit responsible for two primary pools of activity:

• Managing all aspects of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures for Manulife on an end-to-end basis.
• Major strategic and ad hoc projects consistent with the company’s strategic plans.

The internal cultural theme behind the work is to act as a catalyst, enable and partner to help Manulife’s operating segments execute their business strategies through M&A as a complement to organic growth. The unit acts as a control function on deals, to ensure that transactions are identified, assessed, valued, structured, planned, negotiated, managed and executed in line with an established, well-controlled process, and in a manner which helps control all key areas of risk for any particular deal.
To fulfill its primary mandate, Corporate Development works with all segments within Manulife on a continuous basis, across all levels of the organization. The working environment is heavily team oriented, and collaboration driven.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5-7 years of experience in Corporate Development or Investment Banking.
• CPA, CFA or MBA.
• Strong financial background.
• Ability to analyze results, identify issues and coordinate quick, appropriate resolutions.
• Flexibility and organizational skills are required to manage and prioritize several projects at one time.
• Competence in developing pro forma financial statements on a standalone and consolidated basis.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with demonstrated strong leadership.
• Proactive, self-directed, and able to work independently with a team of professionals.
• Strong written and visual presentation skills (particularly in PowerPoint).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Strong understanding of financial statements, general accounting standards, industry ratios and other performance evaluation tools is an asset.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support the development of strategic optionality to improve total shareholder return.
• Assess the impact of transactions or strategic initiatives with respect to Manulife’s operations, goals and objectives - both from a financial and strategic perspective.
• Development of oral and written presentations which present analysis and conclusions in a clear and concise manner.
• Conduct detailed research with respect to company or industry specific information, including but not limited to, competitor analysis, industry transaction analysis, emerging competitive, capital, regulatory and accounting landscapes.
• Prepare reports and presentations on a variety of industry-related topics.
• Support the valuation process for potential transactions, including peer review of calculations as well as period over period movements in capital, reserves, earnings projections and other transaction metrics.
• Assist in managing transactions from initial evaluation stages through to due diligence, negotiations and closing.
• Liaise with other areas to ensure assumptions used for the valuation are appropriate and consistent with Manulife’s standards.

Corporate Development is a highly dynamic unit responsible for two primary pools of activity:

• Managing all aspects of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures for Manulife on an end-to-end basis.
• Major strategic and ad hoc projects consistent with the company’s strategic plans