We’re seeking someone to join our Valuation Control team in our 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.
Become a vital part of the Morgan Stanley Valuation Control team, where your contributions will help shape the future of financial valuation. We specialize in providing independent valuation assessments across a diverse range of financial instruments. Our team is dedicated to certifying models, ensuring strict adherence to methodologies, evaluating internal marks against external benchmarks, resolving discrepancies, and effectively communicating assessments to senior management. We are committed to continuously enhancing our valuation control infrastructure, striving for global and cross-product standardization.
Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, always 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:
Step into a dynamic and rewarding position as a Valuation Control Specialist at Morgan Stanley, where your expertise will be instrumental in driving the accuracy and integrity of our asset valuations. In this role, you will:
Lead Independent Price Verification (IPV): Take charge of verifying prices for a global portfolio, leveraging external data and advanced financial models to ensure precision.
Collaborate and Innovate: Engage with front-office traders in meaningful discussions to refine IPV results and enhance marking methodologies.
Analyse and Understand: Dive deep into complex financial products, analysing pricing factors and assessing the impact of market movements on our portfolio and the firm.
Strengthen Controls: Identify and eliminate control gaps within the pricing framework, driving improvements and ensuring robust processes.
Drive Progress: Lead the development of regulatory deliverables and spearhead automation projects using Agile methodologies, pushing the boundaries of innovation.
What you’ll bring to the role:
Bring your skills and passion to our team with:
Experience: In financial product valuation, specifically in complex derivatives, fixed income, or commodities is preferred
Technical Proficiency: Strong skills in Excel (VBA/macros), Python
Tools: Familiarity with market data sources like Bloomberg, Reuters, or Intex.
Education: Undergraduate degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or a related field.
Regulatory Knowledge: Knowledge of IFRS/GAAP fair value standards and regulatory requirements (e.g., Basel requirements for market risk) is advantageous
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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Certified Persons Regulatory Requirements:
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