Centralised Management Projects Business Analyst - Director (equivalent to AVP)

at  Morgan Stanley

Centralised Management Projects Business Analyst - Director (equivalent to AVP)
Job Number:

3258216
POSTING DATE: Sep 3, 2024
PRIMARY LOCATION: Europe, Middle East, Africa-United Kingdom-United Kingdom-Glasgow
EDUCATION LEVEL: Bachelor’s Degree
JOB: Finance
EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Full Time
JOB LEVEL: Director

DESCRIPTION

Centralised Management Projects Business Analyst – Director
Glasgow
3258216
The Centralised Management project team is responsible for managing a considerable percentage of Finance’s technology spend, helping to deliver across a portfolio of projects including, Regulatory Capital, Leverage and Reporting, Financial Accounting and General Ledger renovation. The team is also front and centre of the technology architecture discussions. The team supports EU, Global and local regulatory driven initiatives across Financial and Capital Reporting including Basel 3, Capital Calculators, FED, SEC, PRA & EBA reporting initiatives. The successful applicant will report to the Director within the team.
This resource specification is for a business analyst with approximately 4-6 years of experience with strong analytical and communication skills to work within the Global Finance COO, which is responsible for the end to end delivery of financial and regulatory programs.
About Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services.
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. We 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.
What will you be doing?
The candidate will be working within the Finance COO team on improving the quality, timeliness, and centralisation of data within the Finance organisation to facilitate financial and regulatory reporting. The candidate needs to be able to balance work across Finance and Technology teams in a very dynamic, rapidly evolving, high pressure, high visibility project setting environment. They will partner with Technology, Operations, and other teams within Finance during the following stages of the Agile project life cycle:
1. Planning
2. Development
3. Testing
4. Deployment

Additional responsibilities:

• Documentation of the current state processes, business requirements including the target state processes
• Performing detailed data analysis and communicate finding to cross-functional teams
• Agile tracking and management leveraging JIRA and RALLY
• Participate in execution of the testing phase with all stakeholders (testing approach, test plan, cases, testing metrics)
• Produce and analyse project metrics to identify areas for improvement
• Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with stakeholders
• Plan and participate in meetings with the stakeholders raising appropriate status, risks, and issues

QUALIFICATIONS

What we’re looking for:

Essential skills:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to interact with various levels throughout the organisation across functions and business units
• Strong organisation and process skills; attention to detail
• Self-starter; good time management; team player
• Strong data analysis and problem-solving skills are required to perform detailed data quality analysis, root cause issue analysis, and data reconciliations
• Exposure to designing processes and incorporating strategic thinking
• Relevant experiences as Business Analyst
• Exposure to financial products such as Fixed Income, Equity, Derivatives is a plus
• Experience with data quality management, financial services or capital markets data is a plus
• Experience with regulatory reporting is a plus

Desirable skills:

• MS Office skills
• Knowledge of Business Process Mapping tools like Visio
• Experience with General Ledger query/ reporting tools (SAP ECC, SAP BPC) a plus
• Exposure to Regulatory Reporting Tools like AxiomSL is a plus
• Experience with Testing & Quality Management systems is a plus (ALM, RALLY, JIRA)
• Experience with Alteryx a plus

Where will you be working?
Located in Glasgow’s dynamic International Financial Services District, our office has an open, diverse, thriving company culture. In 2000, we founded our Glasgow office with just six employees. Since then, our office has grown to more than 2,000 people in our Glasgow office. We have an open, inclusive culture that empowers employees to reach their individual and professional goals. We encourage everyone who works here to think like owners and take pride in our worldwide reputation.
Flexible work statement:
Interested in flexible working opportunities? Morgan Stanley empowers employees to have greater freedom of choice through flexible working arrangements. Speak to our recruitment team to find out more.
Equal opportunities statement:
Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize 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

• Documentation of the current state processes, business requirements including the target state processes
• Performing detailed data analysis and communicate finding to cross-functional teams
• Agile tracking and management leveraging JIRA and RALLY
• Participate in execution of the testing phase with all stakeholders (testing approach, test plan, cases, testing metrics)
• Produce and analyse project metrics to identify areas for improvement
• Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with stakeholders
• Plan and participate in meetings with the stakeholders raising appropriate status, risks, and issue