Company Profile:
Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment, and wealth management services. The Firm's employees serve clients worldwide, including corporations, governments, and individuals from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries.
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 Firm’s financial and capital resources.
What you’ll do in the role:
Morgan Stanley Services Group, Inc. is seeking a Director, Corporate Controllers, Reporting & Accounting in New York, NY to Participate in firm-wide Basel III Endgame implementation, directly impacting RWA calculations and capital allocation strategy across global businesses including investment management, wealth management, and institutional securities. Assist on Equity Investment RWA methodologies, with specific focus on private equity funds, credit funds, and securitization, as well as IFI capital deduction methodologies. Deliver comprehensive capital analysis, advising on regulatory capital treatment of private fund structures and illiquid credit exposures. Conduct capital forecast for Morgan Stanley equity investment portfolio and for the securitized trading book positions. Partner with trading desks and investment management teams to identify capital efficiency improvements, enhancing risk-adjusted returns on private market allocations. Interface with regulators and senior stakeholders on capital adequacy frameworks, representing the firm's positions on private fund and credit investment methodologies. Telecommuting permitted up to 2 days per week.
What you’ll bring to the role:
-Requires a Master’s degree in Finance, Financial Engineering, or a related field of study
-Requires one (1) years of experience in the position offered or one (1) years as an Associate, Analyst, or a closely related occupation
- Requires one (1) year of experience with the following skills:
- Financial analysis of balance sheet and income statement activity for financial services products;
- Regulatory Capital Reporting and Compliance, Volcker Regulation, Basel III, and Basel IV;
- Risk-weighted assets (RWA) and deduction calculation;
- Credit Risk, Market Risk, and Operational Risk;
- Numerator;
- Performance drivers, external reporting principles, and financial reporting standards to assess the treatment of products;
- Booking and trading models;
- Joint Venture agreements;
- Presenting capital trends, risks, and variances to senior finance and business stakeholders;
- Excel models;
- Microsoft Visual Basic (VBA);
- Python;
- Comprehensive Capital and Analysis Review (CCAR) and Dodd-Frank Act Stress Tests (DFAST);
- Analyzing financial and operational data sets from internal systems; and
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams.
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.
Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $148,000 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.
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.
Skills Required
- Master's degree in Finance, Financial Engineering, or a related field
- One year of experience in the position offered, or one year as an Associate, Analyst, or closely related occupation
- One year of experience analyzing balance sheet and income statement activity for financial services products
- One year of experience with regulatory capital reporting and compliance, Volcker Regulation, Basel III, and Basel IV
- One year of experience calculating risk-weighted assets and deductions
- One year of experience with credit risk, market risk, and operational risk
- One year of experience with Numerator
- One year of experience with performance drivers, external reporting principles, and financial reporting standards
- One year of experience with booking and trading models
- One year of experience with joint venture agreements
- One year of experience presenting capital trends, risks, and variances to senior finance and business stakeholders
- One year of experience building Excel models
- One year of experience with Microsoft Visual Basic (VBA)
- One year of experience with Python
- One year of experience with Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR) and Dodd-Frank Act Stress Tests (DFAST)
- One year of experience analyzing financial and operational datasets from internal systems
- One year of experience collaborating with cross-functional teams
Morgan Stanley Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Parental & Family Support — Family support is extensive, with paid parental leave for all parents, adoption and fertility assistance, backup childcare, and eldercare resources. Feedback suggests these programs meaningfully enhance the overall package and help with retention.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage spans medical, dental, vision, mental‑health access, care navigation, and expert second opinions. Convenient primary care access and condition‑specific support reinforce the depth of healthcare coverage.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity compensation and stock ownership are positioned as core motivators that encourage commitment and retention. Feedback suggests education and support are provided to help participants manage equity and related financial benefits.
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What We Do
Morgan Stanley mobilizes capital to help governments, corporations, institutions and individuals around the world achieve their financial goals. For over 85 years, the firm’s reputation for using innovative thinking to solve complex problems has been well earned and rarely matched. A consistent industry leader throughout decades of dramatic change in modern finance, Morgan Stanley will continue to break new ground in advising, serving and providing new opportunities for its clients. Morgan Stanley is committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have always defined the firm. At its foundation are five core values — putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back — that guide its more than 60,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 41 countries.







