Analyst - Product Control (Finance)

Description

Company Profile:

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.

Department Description:

The Finance Division reports to the Chief Financial Officer and consists of some 3,000 employees worldwide. Finance protects the Morgan Stanley franchise by serving as guardian of the Firm's books and records, and by contributing to firm wide risk management and risk reduction. Finance plays a critical role as advisor to Morgan Stanley's various businesses and its senior management team.

Responsibilities include:

As a controller you will be a member of the P&L team supporting the Businesses. The P&L team is responsible for the daily validation, substantiation and reporting P&L, weekly and monthly reporting and providing analysis to support the Business and senior Finance management. This is a high profile role, which requires the individual to work closely with colleagues across the global organization in Finance, Operations and the Business Unit.

More specifically the successful candidate will:

• Manage the P&L and/or team who performs daily validation and substantiation of P&L and attributed P&L (Greek attributions) between Risk and reporting system.
• Prepare daily P&L reports for distribution to the business unit and finance managers for review.
• Understand the businesses supported including the strategy, products and inherent risks.
• Understand the risk & reporting systems and contribute to enhancing the control environment.
• Escalate issues in a timely manner to management.
• Troubleshoot and review teams work depending on the requirement of the role.
• Contribute to Finance related projects, process enhancements, UAT testing etc.
• Other P&L related tasks and requests as required.

Qualifications

Skills required

• Strong academic background preferably a CA/CFA, specialization in Financial Accounting.
• Prior Business Unit/ Product control experience with knowledge of financial products is preferable.
• Strong analytical skills
• Attention to detail and ability to work to deadlines.

Skills desired

• Chartered Accountant or equivalent specialization in Finance stream.
• Sound understanding and knowledge of Accounting and Capital Markets.
• Understanding of Financial product knowledge, Greek attribution and
• Corporate Actions would be an advantage.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximise their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.

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