Description (About Us)
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.
Were seeking someone with more than 3 years of relevant experience to join our Centralized Management Projects team as a Business Analyst (Associate) in 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 Firms financial and capital resources. This is an Associate level position within the Portfolio & Change Management Job Family with Job Level 2.
The Finance Centralised Management project team is responsible for managing a considerable percentage of Finances 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.
Regulatory Reporting (US & EMEA) requirements are evolving with a rapidly increasing scope of requirements due changing environment. The role is to support the Projects in Regulatory Reporting Domain. The candidate needs to be able to work with geographically dispersed groups across IT and Finance in a very dynamic rapidly evolving and high pressure high visibility project setting. The candidate is expected to support regular application releases.
What youll do in the role:
-Business analysis in support of US/EMEA reporting requirements focused initially on US regulatory/capital requirements working on tool Axiom
-Liaison with Clients and IT colleagues to identify new requirements create user stories and track prioritization and remediation.
-Develop collaborative relationships with a squad working across different departments and regions.
-Contribute to key project workstreams relating to regulatory reports
-Take part in Squad/Fleet Agile ceremonies providing updates and reporting for Clients and Senior Management.
-Responsible for conducting and facilitating User Acceptance Testing of the requirements
-Communicate and escalate to line management as appropriate.
-Adhere to the Firms risk and regulatory standards policies and controls
-Act as a culture carrier; embody the Firms values and hold yourself accountable to Firm standards What youll do in the role:
-Business analysis in support of US/EMEA reporting requirements focused initially on US regulatory/capital requirements working on tool Axiom
-Liaison with Clients and IT colleagues to identify new requirements create user stories and track prioritization and remediation.
-Develop collaborative relationships with a squad working across different departments and regions.
-Contribute to key project workstreams relating to regulatory reports
-Take part in Squad/Fleet Agile ceremonies providing updates and reporting for Clients and Senior Management.
-Responsible for conducting and facilitating User Acceptance Testing of the requirements
-Communicate and escalate to line management as appropriate.
-Adhere to the Firms risk and regulatory standards policies and controls
-Act as a culture carrier; embody the Firms values and hold yourself accountable to Firm standards
What youll bring to the role:
-Subject Matter Expertise external financial disclosures and/or regulatory reporting any of COREP FR Y9C 14Q GSIB Y15 TIC preferred.
-Knowledge of Axiom or equivalent reporting tools/templates
-Knowledge of Banking business and related products
-Excellent organisational skills with an ability to manage to tight deadlines whilst balancing multiple priorities.
-Highly numerate with an attention to detail and accuracy coupled with strong analytical and documentation skills.
-Experience of data modelling and investigation with the ability to identify issues develop and implement practical solutions.
-Ability to understand and evaluate processes and key controls. Experienced in implementing change effectively to improve existing processes.
-Excellent communication skills (both oral and written) and ability to liaise with colleagues/clients of all levels.
-Self-motivated with the ability to work consistently and efficiently to achieve goals either as an individual or as part of a team.
-Experience of Microsoft Office and project management tools such as Microsoft Teams Excel and Visio.
-Experience of investigating summarising and presenting results in a meaningful format to clients and Senior Management.
Desired Skills
-Agile experience within a squad/Fleet
-Knowledge of traditional Project Management approaches.
-Experience of Reporting platforms such as Axiom
-Knowledge and build experience of Alteryx Workflows
-High level appreciation of ESG topics
The following personal attributes are important for this role:
-Accountable
-Desire to learn and to continuously improve
-Well organised
-Excellent analytical skills
-Team Worker
-Strong verbal and written communication skills
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 89 years. Our values - putting clients first doing the right thing leading with exceptional ideas committing to diversity and inclusion and giving back - arent just beliefs they guide the decisions we make every day to do whats best for our clients communities and more than 80000 employees in 1200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley youll 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. Theres also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.
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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.