Controller - FSS

Job Description
Global General Ledger Controllers - Director

Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. The Firm's employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments and individuals from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries. As a market leader, the talent and passion of our people is critical to our success. Together, we share a common set of values rooted in integrity, excellence and strong team ethic. Morgan Stanley can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career - a place for people to learn, to achieve and grow. A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles, perspectives and needs is an important part of our culture.

Position description:
The Financial Control Group (FCG) is responsible for overseeing the accounting and financial and regulatory reporting for the Firm. FCG prepares external financial reports for public filings and regulators. For internal reporting FCG, along with Financial Planning and Analysis (FPA), summarizes, plans and forecasts the organization's financial position, including income statements, balance sheets, and analyses of future revenues, expenses and earnings. FCG is comprised of Business Unit Controllers, Infrastructure Controllers, Accounting, Regulatory and Reporting groups, and Valuation Review

Morgan Stanley seeks a full time Director level professional to join its Global General Ledger Control (GGLC) team in Mumbai.
GGLC was established in 2012 as a key component of the Firm's control framework, leveraging existing functions in the Glasgow and Mumbai offices. Now consolidated as a global team, GGLC is responsible for the design and implementation of a Firm-wide system of controls for the General Ledger.

Key responsibilities of the GGLC (Integrity) team are:

• Supervise the Intracompany, ZBA (zero balance accounts) and ECS (error correction systems) processes within Mumbai
• Analyze reference data to ensure parent to subsidiary accounts are eliminated and consolidated collectively
• Reconcile- Month end breaks as it pertains to equity pick up as well as TAPS vs GL
• Perform the Reviewer task within the 3Rs reporting system
• Reporting - Provide core data and support for corporate, financial, management, metrics, and regulatory reporting

In addition, this individual will be responsible for maintaining key internal stakeholder relationships including Product Controllers, REM, Operations & Finance Senior Management.

The role will also require participation in the development of the GGLC function in Mumbai, involving:

• Re-engineering and standardization of processes as required
• Ongoing functional initiatives and projects as well as regional/global projects/initiatives like SAP Migration, policy changes etc
• Contributing to the reporting control framework, ensuring compliance to client requirements and internal policies
• Management and development of staff within the Mumbai team

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to fair treatment, regardless of background
The hours of work will be influenced by the need to engage with colleagues around the world, the need to coordinate with the global team, accommodate monthly deadlines, and cyclical user requests. Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to fair treatment, regardless of background
Qualifications

• Candidates for this role should be Commerce professionals with and interest or aptitude for financial products and display the skill sets listed below
• Financial Services experience is an added advantage.

Skills Required

• Chartered Accountant (CA) qualification preferable
• Committed and self-motivated individual who can demonstrate initiative & problem solving abilities
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to work to tight deadlines
• Strong appreciation of escalation and risk awareness
• Analytical skills with a control focus and high regard for attention to detail
• Demonstrate an understanding of account assertions and concepts of audit evidence
• Critical thinking in order to challenge processes, solve for ad hoc queries and creativity to suggest alternative approaches.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and ability to deal with colleagues/clients at all levels.
• Strong excel skills
• Effective communication and presentation skills
• Quick learner
• Able to quickly and accurately establish priorities.
• Plans own and others? time to meet tight deadlines and is flexible when priorities change. Good managerial skills are a must since this position will be managing 2-3 directs
• Have the flexibility required to work in a dynamic environment under tight deadlines.

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