Legal Entity Controller, Associate, Corporate Controllers, Reporting & Acco at Morgan Stanley

Mumbai City, maharashtra, India -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

11 Aug, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

13 May, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Financial Reporting, Account Reconciliation, Variance Analysis, Statutory Financial Statements, Legal Entity Control, Microsoft Excel, Stakeholder Management, Process Automation, Journal Posting, Financial Analysis, Corporate Structure Rationalization, Regulatory Reporting

Industry

Financial Services

Description

We are seeking someone to join our LEC team as an Associate 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 program, 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. 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: Overseeing the preparation of timely, relevant and value added information on entities and presenting this to senior management, both local and functional, including: Managing the books and records of your portfolio to ensure transactions are reflected accurately and ledgers maintained Oversight of monthly reconciliation of accounts and balances Review of management accounts and variance analysis Review of statutory financial statements Managing the reporting commitments on your portfolio of entities, ensuring ongoing obligations are being met, including validation of US Federal Reserve entity level reporting Managing relationships with key stakeholders both internally and externally including Product Control, Treasury, Business Units, Company Secretarial and Tax and where required with external auditors. Reengineering, standardization and automation of processes Supporting the Business Units in the setup, opening & closing of entities and adapting the entity's ledgers and system requirements. Supporting ongoing entity specific initiatives and projects Contributing to the reporting control framework, ensuring compliance to client requirements and internal policies Summarizing progress and escalating issues on your portfolio to ensure issues are being addressed in a timely manner What you'll bring to the role: Enjoy working within a team to achieve common goals and have an established record and experience of contributing effectively to a team environment. An ability to self-manage workload effectively whilst balancing multiple deliverables and priorities. Strong analytical, organizational and documentation skills and an ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of stakeholders, both written and verbally. An ability to follow issues through many layers to discover root causes and propose solutions. You take pride in the quality of your work and proactively drive your work through to conclusion, thriving under the challenge of balancing multiple issues and priorities. Candidates for the role should be a qualified accountant (CA, ACCA, CIMA) or have relevant degree or equivalent experience. Skills that will help you in the role: Experience in preparing and/ or posting journals and adjustments to financial reporting systems. Highly numerate with a close attention to detail and a strong commitment to developing your own skills. The ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment and proactive in looking for opportunities to expand responsibilities. Relevant work experience in the financial services industry. Candidates should possess excellent Microsoft Excel skills and be proficient at summarizing and presenting themes and results in a meaningful format. 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. At Morgan Stanley, we advise, originate, trade, manage and distribute capital for people, governments and institutions, always with a standard of excellence and guided by our core values. Morgan Stanley is dedicated to providing first-class service to our clients, in a way that reflects our commitment to creating a more sustainable future and fostering stronger communities around the world. In each line of business, we strive to demonstrate our belief in the power of transformative thinking, innovative strategies and leading-edge solutions—and in the ability of capital to work for the benefit of all society. What We Do

Responsibilities

Manage the financial records and reporting for a portfolio of legal entities, ensuring accurate books and compliance with regulatory obligations. Drive the legal entity closure program to simplify the corporate structure while partnering with internal stakeholders and external auditors.