About the Role

We're seeking someone to join our Domestic tax team as a Manager or Senior Manager in Domestic Tax Group who will be responsible for the preparation and review of federal and state income tax returns, tax provision and tax analytics.

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 Tax & Advisory job family which ensures compliance with income and indirect tax filings, reports tax information for the Firm's regulatory filings, manages the Firm's global tax authority relationships, including tax controversy, and monitors relevant tax regulations and legislation. Additional responsibilities include managing the Firm's domestic and international tax strategies, determining the Firm's transfer pricing policies and advising Senior Management and BUs on business products, strategic transactions and restructuring objectives.

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

• 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 Firm's 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 Firm's values and hold yourself and others accountable to Firm standards
• Tax compliance management, oversight for a high volume of tax adjustments, Federal and state corporate income tax returns in a time sensitive environment for multiple legal entities across different businesses
• Active participation in preparation of Federal consolidated forms and schedules
• Assist with preparation of unitary and combined state and local tax returns
• Tax analysis, planning and analytics
• Tax audit support, including responding to IDRs
• Tax provision management and review including separate company financial statements, monthly and quarterly ETR calculations
• Review of quarterly federal and state deferred tax balances for regulatory reporting purposes
• Preparation and review of separate company income tax provision and footnote for audited financial statements
• Review monthly and quarterly effective tax rates
• Reconciliation and validation of income tax accounts and balance sheet tax accounts
• Analysis of income tax accounting impact of transactions
• Special projects

What You'll 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
• Approximately 6 - 10 years of hands-on income tax experience in a corporate environment or public accounting firm
• Bachelor's or master's degree in tax or accounting
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and written and oral communication skills
• Experience covering tax issues in a real-time environment
• Significant tax compliance and ASC740 experience
• Strong managerial skills, with a hands-on approach
• Superior work ethic with high level of accountability
• Facility with Excel; knowledge of Corptax a plus
• Financial services industry experiences preferable, but not required

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.

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Compensation

Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $90,000 and $155,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.

Equal Opportunity

Morgan Stanley's 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).