Fund Services – Technical Associate – Client Computing Solutions Team

Morgan Stanley Fund Services (MSFS)This wholly owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley administers over $600 billion of hedge fund assets. Using the firms proprietary globally accessible technology platform the business provides a full range of fund administration services including daily accounting and financial reporting; transfer agency and investor services; middle and back-office support; and integrated portfolio analytics. Morgan Stanley Fund Services is supported by more than 1350 professionals based in New York Westchester London Hong Kong Dublin Glasgow Mumbai and Bangalore.

The Product Development group focuses on building technical solutions to resolve complex problems in Portfolio Accounting Investor Allocations Trade Processing Risk Mitigation Client Onboarding Regulations Investor Due Diligence and other important processes in the organization. We consult closely with our external and internal clients build new applications and continuously improve the existing proprietary applications.

Role Description

The Team is seeking additional staff with skills in programming and database a keen interest in process optimization and a structured approach to problem solving. The business environment is complex and there are many processes that require deep analysis followed by automation. We are seeking leaders who can help further enhance the efficiency of the organization by applying his/her creativity and by making use of familiar tools such as VBA in Excel R and the new tools in the marketplace.

Requirements:

The candidate must have a technical degree for his/her undergraduate education in disciplines such as Computer Science Electrical Engineering or Industrial Engineering. Programming skill is essential in this role and the candidate also has to demonstrate experience or qualification in Finance/Accounting through an additional business degree or having acquired the CFA charter. It is only by having both sides of the skills and knowledge can the candidate be effective and efficient in this role. He/she has to be able to program in some of these languages: VBA Matlab Python or R.

The successful candidates responsibility will span across almost all facets of MSFS working with various groups on such projects. Besides analytical and technical skills the candidate has to have good communication skill a collaborative attitude high creativity as well as being an independent thinker and at the same time a great listener.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 85 years. At our foundation are five core values putting clients first doing the right thing leading with exceptional ideas committing to diversity and inclusion and giving back that guide our more than 80000 employees in 1200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley youll find trusted colleagues committed mentors and a culture that values diverse perspectives individual intellect and cross-collaboration. We Firm is differentiated by the caliber of our diverse team. While our company culture and commitment to inclusion define our legacy and shape our future helping to strengthen our business and bring value to clients around the world. Learn more about how we put this commitment to action: 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.

Were committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

Expected base pay rate for the role will be between $90000 to $120000 for Associate 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 Stanleys goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. Consequently our recruiting efforts reflect our desire to attract and retain the best and brightest from all talent pools. We want to be the first choice for prospective employees.

It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race color religion creed age sex sex stereotype gender gender identity or expression transgender sexual orientation national origin citizenship disability marital and civil partnership/union status pregnancy veteran or military service status genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/Disability/Vet).