MSFS, Portfolio Analytics Quant

MSFS Portfolio Analytics - Quant - Associate

Were seeking someone to join our team as a Associate to assist with performance and exposure/risk attribution analytics of hedge fund portfolios using multi-factor models. The incumbent will further contribute towards testing and building systematic quantitative solutions for the firms hedge fund portfolios.

Established in 2004 Morgan Stanley Fund Services (MSFS) is a global business within the Institutional Equities Division (IED) that provides fund administration services for over $700billion in assets across 350 hedge funds private equity and large family offices best-in-class offering includes accounting and investors services portfolio analytics middle-office functions regulatory and financial reporting and tax these services to our clients and their investors is a diverse team of 1400 highly skilled employees across the globe based in New York London Glasgow Dublin Mumbai Bengaluru and Hong Kong. Joining MSFS you will discover a dynamic environment where every day offers new opportunities for personal growth and at MSFS your career isnt just a job its an incredible journey fueled by collaboration challenge and the chance to make a meaningful impact to our business our clients their investors and the wider Morgan Stanley franchise.

The MSFS Portfolio Analytics team is an energetic globally connected group driving innovation in portfolio analytics for our clients. As part of the team you will collaborate with colleagues and our clients to deliver impactful risk and performance reports ensuring clients have the insights they need to succeed.

This differentiating MSFS service provides customized analytics to meet the complex needs of our clients. The team provides opportunities to lead new ways of thinking and actively contributes to developing new analytical tools through developing new ad-hoc scripts and working with our technology colleagues to build new tools. We value problem-solving continuous learning and creative thinking.

Our exceptional talent is passionate about data eager to innovate and ready to help shape the future of our you want to make meaningful contributions for our clients the Portfolio Analytics team offers the perfect opportunity to make your mark.

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:

Focus on periodic as well as bespoke delivery of quantitative analyses related to portfolio exposure risk and performance

Collaborate with the global client coverage team members to assist answering client questions on factor analysis of their portfolios

Prepare custom client reports that involve risk and performance calculation

Help in building automation to scale bespoke solutions for the clients using R/VBA or with IT solutions

Participate in the ideation for the new products critical to the success of pre-trade quant offering and contribute towards building systematic process for generation of content

What youll bring to the role:

Masters in quantitative discipline such as Financial Engineering/Mathematics/Statistics/Computing with 2-4 years of relevant experience. Certification such as CFA CQF or FRM will be an added advantage although not mandatory.

Familiarity with Equities and Equity derivatives products and familiarity with multi-factor risk models

Hands-on-experience of R or Python programming familiarity with LaTeX Markdown and Shiny

Analytical mindset and problem-solving ability with a quantitative aptitude

A team player with strong verbal and written communication skills with attention to details

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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.

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 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.

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