Actuarial Assistant Manager/Actuarial Manager, Actuarial Audit

The Opportunity

We’re looking for a talented and driven Actuarial Assistant Manager/Actuarial Manager to join our Actuarial Audit team within the Actuarial Function at MGS. In this role, you will support the execution of actuarial audit engagements, assess key risks and controls, perform audit testing, and help deliver insights that strengthen governance, risk management, and control effectiveness across actuarial business areas.

Established in 2012, MGS Actuarial is a global center of excellence with more than 200 professionals supporting Valuation, Asset and Liability Modelling, Experience Analytics, Pricing, and other actuarial services. MGS Actuarial offers global career opportunities, a market-leading actuarial development program, job rotations, and a collaborative environment that supports professional growth.

Position Responsibilities:

• Execute actuarial audit engagements, including assurance reviews, key risk audits, emerging risk reviews, defined procedures, SOX testing, and advisory work.
• Assess key risks and internal controls across actuarial business units, ensuring audit work is focused on areas of highest impact.
• Perform audit testing, document results, and support conclusions on the design and operating effectiveness of controls.
• Analyze data, evidence, and process documentation to identify issues, control gaps, and improvement opportunities.
• Build effective working relationships with actuarial business units, Group Finance Actuarial, Product Risk Management, Regional Actuarial Services, Actuarial Shared Service Centers, external auditors, and internal audit partners.
• Support clear communication of audit findings, recommendations, and supporting analysis to relevant stakeholders.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Finance, or a related field.
• At least five years of actuarial experience in insurance or financial services, including experience independently delivering actuarial analyses or coordinating project workstreams.
• Significant progress toward an Associate designation from a recognized actuarial organization, such as the Society of Actuaries or the Actuarial Society of the Philippines.
• Knowledge of actuarial disciplines such as pricing, valuation, modelling, financial reporting, experience analysis, risk management, or business planning.
• Demonstrated ability to apply actuarial concepts and professional judgment to model, analyze, and explain actuarial and financial results.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information and develop clear, practical recommendations.
• Experience coordinating work, reviewing outputs, managing delivery risks, and providing guidance to junior team members.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build effective relationships and present technical matters clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to prioritize competing demands, manage multiple assignments, and deliver high-quality results with accuracy and attention to detail in a dynamic environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel; experience with VBA, GGY AXIS, SQL, QlikView, Power BI, Python, or similar actuarial and analytical tools is an advantage.

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.

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 hr@manulife.com.