Wealth Management Finance - Associate (Investment Solutions)

Associate In Finance

We're seeking someone to join our Wealth Management CFO Support team as an Associate in Finance. The team is dedicated to providing support to Morgan Stanley's Wealth Management segment (MSWM), specifically for the Capital Markets team within Investment Solutions. Members of the Wealth Management Finance team can expect to be involved in accounting, finance and process transformation.

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. This is an Associate level position within our Product Controllers Job Family which specializes in ensuring adequacy of controls, profit and loss and balance sheet reporting and reconciliations for a segment / business / product area, as well as management reporting across business segments or cross-functional end-to-end product oversight.

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:

• Collaborate with a varied group of colleagues in Finance and across the Firm
• Responsible for both individual and team deliverables and projects, leveraging knowledge of Finance functional area, tools and/or products
• Adhere to the Firm's risk and regulatory standards, policies and controls
• Act as a culture carrier; embody the Firm's values and hold yourself accountable to Firm standards
• Coordinate with CFO senior management for the financial support of the WM Investment Solutions business.
• Interact with business leads and subject matter experts to provide product KPIs and recurring/ad-hoc analyses
• Provide comprehensive reporting and analysis coverage - analyze revenues, expenses, assets, sales and other financial metrics, that includes delivery of comprehensive quarterly due diligence materials to senior management ahead of earnings release.
• Oversee financial statement production and analysis.
• Leverage financial data platforms to develop enhanced analytics which includes production, maintenance, and enhancements of dashboards. Summarize results to give easily understandable explanations for complex problems (both on standard and ad-hoc basis).
• Build and run models for forecasting/budgeting and meet with business partners to review numbers periodically and discuss initiatives
• Run business models for the quarterly and annual stress testing and discuss results with senior management
• Partnership with various groups across the firm as it relates to projects, financial close and controls (Financial Control Group, Operations, Corporate FP&A, Strategy and Data Analytics).

What You'll Bring To The Role:

Advanced understanding of Finance functional area, product and/or client segment and technical skills, as well as of industry and competitive environment

Ability to provide positive and constructive feedback and acknowledge efforts of team members

Ability to articulate risk and impact to various audiences, and create plans to mitigate those risks

Preferred undergraduate degree in accounting with 3-5 years of relevant finance and accounting experience

Advanced Tableau knowledge, Basic SQL

Knowledge of Dataiku / Snowflake Databases

Experience with SAP general ledger software a plus / Oracle Business Objects / TM1

Experience with financial planning, advanced data analysis, and modelling

Desired strong communication (verbal and written), organizational, and analytical skills

Ability to communicate effectively and persuasively with members of the senior management team and others within the Company

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.

Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $100,000 and $115,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.

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.