Core Responsibilities

- Support the build-out of a structured P&P; data catalog covering applications, vendors, document types, materials, and reporting inputs.
- Help map vendors to applications and document types; identify data gaps and inconsistencies.
- Support inventory and materials mapping where applicable.
- Prepare and clean data inputs for Power BI and broader P&P; reporting.
- Support data validation, quality checking, and documentation of assumptions and sources.
- Document manual reporting processes and contribute to improvement and automation ideas.
- Support coordination tracking and fact-gathering across the P&P; function.
- Help organize and structure information so it can be reused for reporting, analysis, and operational decision-making.

Target Student Profile

- Year of study: 3rd or 4th year undergraduate (or equivalent co-op / intern student).
- Preferred programs:
- Business Analytics
- Finance
- Data Analytics
- Accounting
- Operations Management
- Business Administration
- Information Systems
- Industrial Engineering / Process Improvement
- Related business, analytics, or operations program
- Strong Excel skills and comfort working with structured data.
- Strong attention to detail and analytical mindset.
- Interest in finance, operations, reporting, analytics, and process improvement.
- Exposure to Power BI or similar dashboard / reporting tools is preferred but not mandatory.

Non-Negotiables

- Robust Microsoft Excel skills.
- Comfort working with multiple data sources, including vendor data, invoices, and operational data.




- Strong attention to detail and ability to validate accuracy of data.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and follow internal data-handling standards.
- Strong communication skills, including a willingness to ask clarifying questions.

Supervision and Coaching Model

- Primary hiring manager and day-to-day supervisor: Tadios Abebe, Manager, P&P; Financial Operations.
- Secondary support and exposure: Across P&P; leadership, including:
- Production Operations
- Vendor & Production Operations
- Vendor Governance
- Head of P&P;

- Aligned with Manulife's intern / co-op program expectations, including coaching, structured feedback, performance evaluation, and student development.
- Regular check-ins with the manager to support development and progress.

Skills and Competencies to Be Developed

Technical and analytical

- Data collection, data cleanup, and structured data design
- Excel-based analysis and reconciliation
- Data cataloging and reference table development
- Power BI / dashboard data preparation
- Data validation and quality assurance

Business and operational

- Understanding of Print & Post operations and vendor-supported production processes
- Exposure to financial reporting, cost tracking, and invoice validation concepts




- Process documentation and issue identification

Professional and soft skills

- Stakeholder communication
- Critical thinking and asking effective clarifying questions
- Documentation discipline
- Time management and prioritization
- Working with ambiguity
- Collaboration across Finance, Operations, Vendor Governance, and business partners

Expected Outcomes / Deliverables

By the end of the term, the student should produce:

- A structured P&P; data catalog covering applications, vendors, document types, materials, and key reporting inputs.
- Vendor-to-application and vendor-to-document mapping tables.
- Inventory / material mapping tables (where applicable).
- Cleaned, validated data files that can support Power BI reporting and financial analysis.
- A documented summary of data gaps, naming inconsistencies, missing fields, and validation issues .
- A summary of manual reporting processes and recommended areas for simplification or automation.
- A short final summary or presentation of work completed, findings, issues, and recommendations.

Why This Role Exists

The P&P; function is moving toward a stronger, more structured operating model for 2027, including better financial reporting, vendor visibility, Power BI reporting, and improved data quality. This role provides meaningful, hands-on support to help convert fragmented data into structured, usable information that can be relied on for reporting, reconciliation, vendor management, and operational decision-making.

The role also gives

📌 Operations & Data Analyst Co-op (8 Months) (London)
🏢 Manulife
📍 London