Job Description

We are seeking someone to join our The Legal Entity Controllers (LEC) group as an Analyst in the Finance Division.

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.

The Legal Entity Controller team has responsibility for the financial management of entities in Morgan Stanley’s legal entity structure. The Mumbai LEC team is an integral part of the global Legal Entity Control (LEC) organization. This role will have responsibility for a portfolio of entities in various jurisdictions and will be focused on driving forward the legal entity closure programme, a key Firm initiative aimed at simplifying and rationalizing the overall corporate structure. They will be a key business partner for various stakeholders on their portfolio of entities. This role will report to a Director in the Mumbai LEC team and work globally across the full organisation.

Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, continuously evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world.

What you'll do in the role:

• Collaborate with a varied group of colleagues in Finance and across the Firm.

• Develop an understanding of Finance functional areas, tools, and processes.

• Support team deliverables with guidance and appropriately escalate issues to ensure timely and effective resolution.

• Adhere to the Firm's risk and regulatory standards, policies, and controls.

• This role includes preparing timely, relevant, and value-added information on entities and presenting it to senior management, both locally and functionally, including:

• Managing the books and records of your portfolio to ensure transactions are reflected accurately and ledgers are maintained.

• Overseeing monthly reconciliations of accounts and balances.

• Reviewing management accounts and conducting variance analysis.

• Reviewing statutory financial statements.

• Managing reporting commitments across your portfolio of entities and ensuring ongoing obligations are met, including validation of US Federal Reserve entity-level reporting.

• Managing relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including Product Control, Treasury, Business Units, Company Secretarial, Tax, and external auditors where required.

• Supporting the re-engineering, standardization, and automation of processes.

• Supporting Business Units in the setup, opening, and closing of entities, and adapting entity ledgers and system requirements.

• Supporting ongoing entity-specific initiatives and projects.

• Contributing to the reporting control framework and ensuring compliance with client requirements and internal policies.

• Summarizing progress and escalating issues across your portfolio to ensure timely resolution.

What you'll bring to the role:

• Willingness to learn Finance principles, tools, and systems.

• Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to collaborate and work effectively in a professional environment.

• Willingness to seek guidance and solicit feedback for continued self-development.

• Enjoy working within a team to achieve common goals, with a proven ability to contribute effectively to a team environment.

• Ability to self-manage workload effectively while balancing multiple deliverables and priorities.

• Strong analytical, organizational, and documentation skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, both in writing and verbally.

• Ability to follow issues through multiple layers to identify root causes and propose solutions.

• Takes pride in delivering high-quality work and proactively drives tasks through to completion while balancing multiple priorities.

• Qualified accountant (CA, ACCA, or CIMA), or relevant degree, or equivalent experience.

• Experience in preparing and/or posting journals and adjustments to financial reporting systems.

• Highly numerate, with close attention to detail and a strong commitment to developing your own skills.

• Ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment and proactively seek opportunities to expand responsibilities.

• Excellent Microsoft Excel skills and proficiency in summarizing and presenting themes and results in a meaningful format.

• Typically, 0–2 years of relevant experience is expected for this role.

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.

To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices​ into your browser.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a workforce that is diverse in experience and background. Our recruiting efforts reflect our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion, where individuals are hired, developed, and advanced based on their skills and talents.

Our workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate, bringing a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences.

For more information, please visit: https://www.morganstanley.com/people-opportunities/eeo