Finance Data Sourcing AVPDirector

Finance Data Sourcing Director
JR037590

Glasgow

The Finance Data team owns the Data Quality Governance framework for the Finance Division. The team promotes best practices for data management with a focus on data quality. The team has global coverage and interacts with members across all areas of the Firm including Finance Operations Institutional Securities Firm Risk Wealth Management Technology and external stakeholders.

This is a Director level position within our Data Management Job Family which is responsible for supporting data management across Finance including data sourcing execution of data quality controls data issues management & data governance.

The Finance Data Sourcing and Lineage team is responsible for managing the authoritative sourcing of data into the Finance Data Warehouse (FDW) from data authorities and enabling the adoption of FDW data by Finance in line with Global Data Quality Policy and BCBS 239. The Firmwide principles establish and communicate best practices to effectively manage data to assess the impact of data challenges and to prioritize the remediation of issues related to data across the Firm. The aim is to source and catalogue complete and accurate data from authoritative sources ensuring the data is fit for purpose.

Given the heightened focus on adequate data quality governance this is a growing team in the Glasgow office and presents a great opportunity to help shape the function going forward and gain exposure to a wide range of functions products and management across Morgan Stanley.

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 a Director level position within the Data Management job family.

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 youll do in the role:
- Collaborate with a varied group of colleagues in Finance and across the Firm
- Responsible for and lead aspects of individual and team deliverables and projects leveraging in-depth knowledge of Finance functional area product and/or client segments
- Adhere to the Firms risk and regulatory standards policies and controls; proactively identify ways to reduce risk in work
- Act as a culture carrier; embody and set an example of the Firms values and hold yourself and others accountable to Firm standards
- Lead data sourcing and governance initiatives aligned to BCBS 239
- Define and validate authoritative data sources and data lineage
- Partner with Technology and Finance to deliver sourcing platforms
- Drive data quality governance and remediation strategies
- Engage senior stakeholders across Finance functions
- Oversee data issue root cause analysis
- Support development of governance artefacts including data dictionaries and controls
- Lead and mentor junior team members
- Contribute to the preparation of executive-level materials and updates

What youll bring to the role:
- In-depth knowledge of Finance functional area product and/or client segment and technical skills as well as of industry and competitive environment
- Ability to operate independently with respect to most job responsibilities
- Ability to provide positive and constructive feedback and innovate processes
- Experience in data sourcing and governance in Financial Services
- Strong stakeholder management and senior engagement skills
- Advanced analytical and problem-solving capabilities
- Proven project management experience
- Good understanding of financial products and data domains
- Knowledge of data governance frameworks and controls
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Strong leadership and organizational capability
- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills
- Accounting / Finance background desirable
- Agile and tooling experience (e.g. Alteryx PowerBI SQL RALLY) desirable
- At least 4 years relevant experience would generally be expected to find the skills required for this role

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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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