Senior Associate / Associate, Corporate Finance Asia

The candidate would be part of a major insurance asset owner and fast-growing portfolio, working closely with multiple functions cross the Manulife regional and international entities for investment opportunities. As a member of the Corporate Finance Asia team, the candidate will contribute towards fixed income investment origination and execution, credit and thematic analysis, and sustainability implementation.

What motivates you?

• You obsess about customers, listen, engage and act for their benefit
• You think big, with curiosity to discover ways to use your agile mindset and enable business outcomes
• You thrive in teams, and enjoy getting things done together
• You take ownership and build solutions, focusing on what matters
• You do what is right, work with integrity and speak up
• You share your humanity, helping us build a diverse and inclusive work environment for everyone

Responsibilities:

• All-round investment execution support for deal origination, due diligence, financial modelling, structuring, documentation, investment recommendation and placement, to post-investment monitoring.
• Business development support to maintain strong understanding of the industry, portfolio, pricing, relative value, and structuring effectiveness to provide insightful and prompt investment feedback on new opportunities and credit/industry cycles.
• Credit analysis with fundamental credit and key risk evaluation on a wide range of counterparties and investments across Asia, including troubled credits, supporting our General Account investments.
• Credit process participation including presenting comprehensive and well-thought-out investment proposals for credit approval.
• Credit stewardship and ongoing monitoring where timely and quality credit reviews are prepared on a consistent basis.
• Market research by collecting and analyzing market data from internal functions, external agencies, and public sources; keep abreast of regulation requirements, market update and practices.
• Sustainable investments support to integrate sustainability into investment & related analysis, prepare sustainability recommendations and comments, and participate in the engagement with investee companies.
• Participate in other ad-hoc projects and requests as needed.

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies:

• At least 3 years’ experience in well-established financial institutions, rating agencies, or sustainability consultants.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills with competent data collection and analysis capability.
• Good interpersonal skills with team-oriented mindset and ability to build relationship with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Self-motivated personality with passion to learn in a fast-developing area and multi-tasking ability, fine judgement on prioritization, and well-developed project management skills.
• Bachelor’s degree and above in the subject of Finance, Economics, Environmental Science, or relevant disciplines; professional certification in investment and sustainability preferred.

Our commitment to you

• Our mission; to be a part of making Decisions Easier and Lives Better
• A leadership team dedicated to your growth and success
• A bold ambition and set of goals to be a leader in driving transformation in our industry
• Our best. Every day.

Learn more about opportunities with us at www.manulife.com/en/careers/why-join-us.html