Financial Program Reporting & Governance Analyst (Hybrid)

We're seeking someone to join our team as a Program Reporting & Governance Analyst to play a pivotal role in ensuring data-driven decision-making and operational excellence across programs. This position is responsible for establishing and maintaining robust data governance standards, overseeing the full lifecycle of program data, and ensuring compliance with organizational policies and regulations. The analyst leads the development of business cases for new and ongoing initiatives, collaborating with cross-functional teams to justify financial investments and track outcomes.

A core aspect of this role is producing reports and dashboards that clearly communicate program status to stakeholders and leadership. The analyst works closely with program teams to understand reporting needs, drive corrective actions, and improve forecasting. Additional responsibilities include streamlining

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What you’ll do in the role:

1. Data Governance

• Establish and enforce data governance standards to ensure data integrity, security, and compliance with organizational policies and relevant regulations.

• Oversee the entire lifecycle of program data, including collection, management, analysis, and enrichment with non-system attributes.

• Maintain data dictionaries and documentation for consistent reporting.

• Conduct audits and quality checks to resolve data issues.

2. Business Case Development

• Lead the creation and refinement of business cases for programs, ensuring alignment with organizational strategy and objectives.

• Collaborate with program teams, finance, and key stakeholders to gather data, assess feasibility, and articulate the value proposition of proposed initiatives.

• Develop clear, data-driven justifications for resource allocation, investment decisions, and program prioritization.

• Present business cases to leadership, incorporating financial analysis, risk assessment, and anticipated outcomes to support informed decision-making.

• Track the implementation and impact of approved business cases, providing follow-up analysis and recommendations for continuous improvement.

• Participate in the creation of business cases for new programs.

3. Program Reporting & Analysis

• Develop, produce, and deliver regular and ad-hoc reports that provide actionable insights to program stakeholders and leadership.

• Create visualizations and dashboards to communicate key metrics, trends, and the program’s financial and resourcing status.

• Ensure reports include clear explanations of variances, adjustments, and underlying drivers, with appropriate footnotes for transparency.

• Provide program financial and workforce reporting to program owners and key stakeholders.

• Facilitate monthly program reviews with key stakeholders.

• Communicate changes to the appropriate functional departments to ensure updates are reflected in the firm’s systems.

4. Continuous Improvement

• Collaborate with program teams and stakeholders to understand reporting needs and gather context for results.

• Facilitate deep-dive sessions to address performance, risks, and corrective actions, ensuring accountability and accurate forecasts.

• Continuously improve reporting processes through automation and best practices, maintaining compliance with organizational policies.

• Optimize stakeholder engagement and program control through effective communication and regular reviews.

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Information Technology, or related field

• 5+ years of experience in program reporting, financial data analysis, or project management

• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint & data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau)

• Experience partnering with cross-functional teams and driving process improvements

• Attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy

Why This Role Matters

This position is critical for enabling data-driven decision-making, fostering transparency, and driving continuous improvement across programs. By partnering with program teams and producing insightful reports, the Program Reporting Analyst ensures that leadership has the information needed to steer programs toward successful outcomes.

At Morgan Stanley Montreal, we support the Firm’s global businesses and infrastructure with cutting edge technology and innovation. The multi-faceted and highly technical Montreal team plays a critical role in building and maintaining our leading technology platform, including electronic trading, algorithm trading, cloud engineering, infrastructure, cybersecurity and AI/ML. Morgan Stanley has been rooted in the Montreal community since 2008 and is considered a leading employer among the area’s highly skilled technology talent. There’s ample opportunity to move across the businesses for those who show passion and grit in their work.

All our positions are located in Montreal, Quebec. We offer a hybrid work environment, combining remote work and attendance in the office.

Knowledge of French and English is required.

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WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients – helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way that’s differentiated – and we’ve done that for 90 years.  Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

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