We’re seeking someone to join our team as an Associate in Legal and Compliance division

In the Legal & Compliance division, we assist the Firm in achieving its business objectives by facilitating and overseeing the Firm’s management of legal, regulatory and franchise risk. This is a Director level position within LCD Business Management

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 you'll do in the role:

• Prepare and maintain monthly recurring management reporting for senior leadership, including expense, headcount, and KPI dashboards, ensuring data accuracy and consistency.

• Support month end close activities by preparing accruals and expense reclassifications in accordance with accounting standards, coordinating closely with Business Unit and Infrastructure controllers.

• Partner with external law firms to reconcile unbilled legal expenses and analyze work in progress accruals.

• Prepare detailed external legal spend reports and analyses for senior management relationship level meeting with Legal and other third-party vendors

• Collaborate cross functionally with Finance and Human Resources on cost allocation and cost center management.

• Assist with annual budgeting and forecasting processes.

• Provide ad hoc financial analysis, process mapping support, and executive level presentations as required. What we're looking for:

• The ideal candidate should possess the following:

What you'll bring to the role:

• Bachelor's Degree, MBA or MMS Degree will be an added advantage.

• 5+ years of experience in multiple functions (preferably financial services related processes)

• Advanced EXCEL, data analytics skills, financial reporting and analysis experience is a MUST.

• Demonstrated proficiency in MS Office Suite (Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Share Point, Word) and working knowledge of Tableau, Power Query, and other data analysis tools to support reporting and decision making.

• Comfortable working with technology and proficient in using technical systems and applications.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact with senior managers as well as subject matter experts.

• Interpersonal skills to influence and spur change, facilitate, and enhance performance within a cross - functional environment also with third party partners. Managing client relationships and working as part of a distributed team.

• Demonstrate decisiveness in resolving business problems, making decisions, and identifying priorities.

• Must be very organized and have a high level of attention to detail.

• Successfully meet established deadline requirements - display efficient time management skills.

• Self-motivated, strong sense of ownership, accountability & ability to multitask.

• Proven proficiency in problem resolution and demonstrates initiative/self-starter.

• Must follow documented procedures, however, must also have an ability to propose a plan or approach where procedure is undefined or may need to be updated.

• Be a strong agent for change. Facilitate new processes and standards that could impact working environment / culture.

Coverage

Monday to Friday from 12.30PM to 9.30PM India time with flexibility on standard working hours for time sensitive matters (including India Public Holidays).
Periodic evening calls with US and EMEA internal clients and vendors.

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 that’s differentiated – and we’ve 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 - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll 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. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices into your browser.

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.

For more information, please visit: https://www.morganstanley.com/people-opportunities/eeo.