- Location
- Hatsudai Head Office, Japan
- Type
- Full-time
- Seniority
- Senior
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- Workday
Description
The Opportunity
The customer is the focus of everything we do, and millions of end users rely on our products daily. We believe in the value of empowering Project Senior Analyst with the resources to solve critical problems for the future of our business, which is why we need you.
Key Responsibilities
1) PMO Tools & Reporting Support
- Update and maintain project information in PMO tools and trackers (status, milestones, RAID, plans, resource inputs).
- Ensure reporting data is complete, consistent, and submitted on time across projects.
- Support PMO dashboards and scorecards by preparing and validating data.
- Help improve templates and trackers for easier adoption and better data quality.
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2) Cost Tracking & Basic Financial Analysis
- Support project cost tracking (budget, forecast, actuals) using PMO trackers and available finance data.
- Assist with variance checks (planned vs. actual spend) and highlight gaps or missing inputs.
- Help Project Managers prepare financial updates for governance forums and monthly reporting.
3) Estimation & Planning Governance (Support Role)
- Collect estimation inputs (effort, timeline, cost assumptions) from delivery teams using defined templates.
- Perform basic validation checks (missing fields, outdated assumptions, mismatched totals).
- Maintain simple historical reference logs (e.g., estimate vs. actual patterns) to support future planning.
4) RLP vs. Actuals Monitoring (Support Role)
- Track Resource Loading Plan (RLP) against actual effort/cost using available timesheet or delivery metrics.
- Prepare variance summaries and flag early signals (overruns, underutilization, inconsistent reporting).
- Support program/project execution reporting and health tracking. (Internal examples highlight PMO/Analyst support in execution and project health tracking.)
5) PMO Governance & Coordination
- Support governance routines (weekly/monthly project review packs, follow-ups, action tracking).
- Coordinate collection of inputs from PMs and workstream leads (status, risks, issues, dependencies).
- Maintain document repositories and ensure version control for key PMO artifacts.
Key Skills & Competencies
Analytical / Tools
- Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, basic analysis); Power BI exposure is a plus.
- Comfortable working with structured trackers and project tools (e.g., Jira, MS Project, SharePoint lists).
- Ability to spot data gaps, inconsistencies, and variances.
Ways of Working
- Detail-oriented, disciplined, and able to follow standard processes.
- Clear communicator who can follow up professionally with multiple stakeholders.
- Ability to manage deadlines and recurring reporting cycles reliably
Over time:
0-40 hours/month.
Salary:
Based on our Work Rules, we will consider your experience, skills and knowledge when we decide the salary.
Commutation allowance and Variable Incentive Bonus are paid based on our Work Rules.
Working Hours:
Standard Working Hours: 9:00am - 5:00pm (Include 1 hour break. Flex-time system available)
Benefits:
Social Insurance (Health Insurance, Employees' Pension, Unemployment Insurance, Worker's Accident Insurance), Benefit One, Training system (include Japanese lesson / English lesson), Childcare Leave/Family care Leave, Baby-sitter support program, wiwiw System (Support program for those who take Childcare Leave), Retirement Pension (only for Regular employee).
Holidays/Vacations:
Saturdays and Sundays
National Holidays
Year-end and new year holidays (December 30, December 31, January 2 and January 3)
Annual Paid Holiday
For Regular employee, other special holidays are available (e.g. Anniversary Leave, etc.)
Location:
Hatsudai Head Office, Tokyo Opera City, 3-20-2 Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Japan
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
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 jobs.manulife.com
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 [email protected].
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