The Director, Total Company Expenses role offers a unique opportunity to lead the enterprise-wide expense planning and consolidation process, providing visibility across the organization and direct exposure to senior leadership. By ensuring accurate forecasting, planning, and reporting of total company expenses, you will help drive informed decision-making and supports the organization's financial goals and strategic priorities. The successful candidate will build strong partnerships across Finance and business teams, influencing outcomes and driving alignment across the enterprise. Through this experience, you will deepen your expertise in financial planning, executive communication, and enterprise-wide financial management while developing a broad understanding of the business.
Position Responsibilities Lead enterprise-wide expense consolidation, ensuring accurate, timely, and comprehensive reporting of total company expenses.
Manage the end-to-end annual planning process, including timelines, assumptions, governance, and executive deliverables.
Coordinate forecasting activities and partner with Finance and business leaders to identify risks, opportunities, and actions to achieve financial targets.
Provide executive-level analysis and insights on expense performance, key drivers, variances, and emerging trends to support decision-making.
Drive continuous improvement of planning processes, reporting, data quality, and financial management practices to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
Required Qualifications University Degree in Accounting or Finance or equivalent work experience.
MBA, CFA or CPA preferred.
Typically, 12 or more years of experience.
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.
Location & Salary Referenced Salary Location: Toronto, Ontario.
Working Arrangement: Hybrid.
Salary range is expected to be between $125,100.00 CAD - $175,100.00 CAD.
Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance.
The actual salary will vary depending on local market conditions, geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience, and education/training.
If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location, please contact [email protected] for the salary range for your location.
Perks & Compensation Health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D; insurance coverage, adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits, and employee/family assistance plans.
Retirement savings plans, including pension and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions, and financial education and counseling resources.
Paid time off program in Canada includes holidays, vacation, personal, and sick days, and the full range of statutory leaves of absence.
U.S.-specific paid time off provisions (contact [email protected] for more information).
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 [email protected].
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