Infrastructure Finance Expense Strategy & Analytics - Vice President

Morgan Stanley•New York, NY

1d•$120,000 - $185,000

About The Position

We're seeking someone to join our Expense Strategy & Analytics team as a Vice President in Finance to partner with senior leaders to evaluate tradeoffs, improve transparency into spend drivers, and identify opportunities to optimize costs and resource allocation, while bringing a forward-looking perspective to expense management and supporting the evolution of finance data, analytics, and AI-enabled tools. In the Finance division, we act as a partner to business units around the globe by providing management, review, analysis and advisory services of the Firm's financial and capital resources. This is a Vice President position within our Financial Planning & Analysis Job Family which is responsible for the firm’s budget, forecast, internal management reporting and financial analysis to provide insight into the firm’s current and expected financial performance, as well as expense allocation. Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, always evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world.

Requirements

Advanced understanding of Finance functional area, product and/or client segment and technical skills, as well as of industry and competitive environment
Ability to provide positive and constructive feedback and acknowledge efforts of team members
Ability to articulate risk and impact to various audiences, and create plans to mitigate those risks
Proven ability to build trusted partnerships with business leaders, align priorities, challenge spend, and drive coordinated decisions across expense functions
Excellent communication and influence skills with the ability to synthesize complex information into clear, action-oriented messaging for executives and cross-functional stakeholders
Strong expense analytics and decision support skills with the ability to run deep dive analysis, identify key cost drivers, quantify tradeoffs, and translate analysis into clear recommendations for senior leaders
Forward thinking mindset with strong interest in applying technology, data, and AI-enabled tools to improve financial analysis and decision making
Strong commercial judgment with the ability to assess vendor spend, evaluate requirements, and support contract and business case discussions with fact-based financial analysis
Ability to bring structure to ambiguity, manage multiple priorities, and drive work forward in a fast-paced environment with strong attention to detail and follow-through
At least 7 years' relevant experience would generally be expected to find the skills required for this role

Responsibilities

Collaborate with a varied group of colleagues in Finance and across the Firm
Responsible for and lead a significant set of deliverables, leveraging advanced understanding of Finance functional area, product and/or client segment
Proactively identify emerging risks in individual and department work and contribute to strategies for mitigating them
Act as a role model and culture carrier; embody and set an example of the Firm's values and hold yourself and others accountable to Firm standards
Support strategic decision making by providing in-depth financial analysis on the global non-compensation expense portfolio, including professional services, marketing and development spend, and present savings recommendations to leadership
Work across Finance, business, and functional partners to improve transparency into spend drivers, align assumptions, and support coordinated action across expense categories
Translate expense actions into a clear multi year projection, linking near term decisions to longer term cost outcomes
Partner with senior leaders and governance forums to frame key expense decisions, evaluate tradeoffs, and support prioritization across competing investment and cost objectives
Help enhance expense forecasting and scenario modeling capabilities by improving data, analytics, and tools that support management decision-making