Global Financial Crimes KYC Controls Analyst

We are seeking someone to join our team as a Global Financial Crimes (GFC) : KYC Controls Monitoring and Screening Professional.

In the Legal & Compliance division we assist the Firm in achieving its business objectives by facilitating and overseeing the Firms management of legal regulatory and franchise risk. This is an Analyst level position within the Monitoring and Screening team where you will assist with development and optimization of the KYC Controls program including the Enterprise Customer Risk Ranking (ECRR) and Negative News & Politically Exposed Persons (PEP) screening to meet new or evolving regulatory requirements industry best practices and Firm/GFC risk tolerances.

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.

In Global Financial Crimes (GFC) you will play a critical role in identifying potentially suspicious activity protecting vulnerable individuals and safeguarding the integrity of the financial system. GFC coordinates day-to-day implementation of the Firms financial crime prevention efforts. Including governance oversight and execution of the Firms Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Sanctions Anti-Corruption and Government and Political Activities Compliance programs.

If you are passionate about financial crimes prevention seeking a rewarding and dynamic career and focused on making a difference then GFC might be the right team for you.

What youll do in the role:

• Track project milestones and proactively identify potential risks or delays ensuring timely delivery of key initiatives and communicating progress updates to all stakeholders.
• Liaise with stakeholders and subject matter experts across regions and business units to gather feedback and requirements
• Develop and execute project plans to support the Negative News and PEP screening program including process improvements technology upgrades and regulatory imperatives
• Act as a project manager and key contact responsible for communication and maintenance of the team book of work
• Serve as a point of contact for GFC Advisory Risk and Onboarding Teams to respond to inquiries and provide advice regarding ECRR (model functionality and user interface).
• Communicate model and UI enhancements conduct UAT and coordinate training (create implement and maintain procedural training documents) to users and stakeholders
• Collaborate with colleagues and Business Partners to prepare for regulatory inquiries/exams and internal exams (e.g. Internal Audit) and support post-exam action plans.
• Maintain awareness of current industry rules regulations and best practices regarding customer risk ranking.
• Develop and maintain project governance materials including charters decision logs escalation frameworks and management reporting artifacts.
• Created organized and preserved project documentation and evidence in accordance with internal governance audit and regulatory record-retention standards
• Maintained detailed project plans timelines RAID logs action trackers and dependency maps to support on-time execution

What youll bring to the role:

• 1 years relevant work experience preferably at a large/complex financial institution
• Experience or understanding of Know Your Customer (KYC) obligations customer onboarding processes and AML risk ranking in the financial industry
• Technology savvy with ability to quickly learn new systems and tools and to identify and implement enhancements
• Familiar with Agile methodology and relevant productivity software such as Jive Jira SQL and Tableau
• Experience with engaging senior stakeholders across technology and the business
• Proven ability to take ideas forward and to challenge others with integrity and maturity
• Strong organizational skills and an ability to manage multiple demands and changing priorities
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills attention to detail and time management
• Ability to perform analysis identify problems and design solutions in a collaborative manner within a fast-paced environment
• Outstanding judgement analytical skills and critical thinking including ability to analyze data to draw conclusions/themes and think strategically about presentation of materials
• Ability to work in a proactive and self-directed way with minimal direction and task management
• Understanding of statistical models and data analysis such as SQL Python R
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills
• Excellent MS Office skills including Excel PowerPoint and Teams

This role will require in office attendance 3 days/week. Two of those days will be Anchor Days where you will be in the office with your teammates to learn grow and collaborate in person.

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 thats differentiated and weve 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 - 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 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).