GRE F&BM P&A - Vice President

The Global Real Estate Finance team sits within the Chief Administrative Office Finance team and is comprised of finance professionals across the globe. The team is accountable for managing both the expense and capital components of the Global Real Estate function, ensuring a sound control environment, measuring performance, and providing value-adding analyses. The team presents information and ideas to senior management within Global Real Estate, to major lines of business, and to firmwide finance teams that roll up results for the Corporation.
As a Financial Analysis, Vice President within the Global Real Estate Finance team, you will partner across the firm to provide financial and strategic analysis, including budgeting and forecasting coordination. You will work with highly motivated team members to support a connected, forward-looking finance organization that promotes strategic decision making. You will support financial planning, reporting, and analysis across areas of the real estate portfolio, including space management, property management, lease administration, design and construction, and sustainability projects. This role provides visibility across the Global Real Estate function, exposure to the Chief Financial Officer of the business, and the opportunity to work closely with a wide variety of stakeholders and senior business leads.
Job responsibilities
Develop strong working relationships with the Americas regional teams in planning, reporting, and analysis of financials
Own and understand all facets of the Global Real Estate profit and loss statement and balance sheet, including current year budget and actuals reporting, as well as coordination of five-year capital and expense forecast models
Prepare presentations for the Office Head Executive, including quarterly and annual business reviews
Analyze variances, trends, risks, and opportunities, including performance against budget, forecast, and targets, and key business drivers and sensitivities
Assist in the development of management reporting and improve the financial reporting and business analysis framework
Support ad-hoc financial analysis in support of key functional areas of the business and opportunities to scale efficiencies
Partner with accounting and Global Real Estate functions (e.g., lease administration, economic incentives group, space and location strategy, design and construction) to ensure accuracy of financial forecasts
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
Experience with financial modeling and forecasting
Advanced skills in Excel; proficiency in data manipulation and problem-solving skills with ability to analyze large data sets and present conclusions concisely
Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex issues clearly; comfortable interacting with senior leaders
Organizational ability to handle multiple deliverables with critical deadlines; comfortable with frequently changing priorities
Experience with firm-approved artificial intelligence and generative artificial intelligence tools (e.g., large language models, Microsoft Copilot)
Ability to think outside of the box, identify problems, and find cost efficient solutions
Ability to maintain composure in a fast-paced environment and prioritize projects accordingly
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline with 9+ years of experience, preferably in Financial Services, and/or an accounting or controller background
Prior work experience in Real Estate finance
Experience with Alteryx
Experience with financial systems such as Essbase, SAP, and Anaplan