Product Controllers : Job Level - Director

About The Role

We are seeking someone to join our Japan ISG Finance team as a Product Controller to be involved with delivering projects and managing relationships across all trading desks within Fixed Income, including but not limited to Rates, FX, Credit, and Commodities (power trading).

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. This is a Director level position within our Product Controllers Job Family which specializes in ensuring adequacy of controls, profit and loss and balance sheet reporting and reconciliations for a segment / business / product area, as well as management reporting across business segments or cross functional end-to-end product oversight.

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.
Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a varied group of colleagues in Finance and across the Firm
• Lead end-to-end processes and/or programs that require complex decision making, advanced understanding of client and stakeholder needs and subject matter expertise
• Understand and adhere to the Firm's risk and regulatory standards, policies and controls; own risk and contingency plans for business area
• Will have review responsibility for our deployed location in Mumbai as well as responsibility for preparing management reporting to the business and internal finance metrics including all aspects of finance; this individual will also be responsible for reviewing and communicating changes to the balance sheet, capital and expenses through various reporting to Business Heads
• Review Daily P&L/P&L attribution for designated product lines
• Produce and review various Revenue, Balance Sheet, Sales Credit, Expenses and Capital Analytical Reporting to the Business Heads
• Key interaction with Sales & Trading Desk, Operations, IT, Market Risk Division, and other key finance groups on issues, projects, etc.
• Manage, attract, develop and retain talent for team within Finance while creating an inclusive environment; translate Firmwide goals into actionable goals for department/function
• Act as a role model and culture carrier; embody and set an example of the Firm's values and hold yourself and team accountable to Firm standards
• Manage business unit projects front to back covering project planning, technology and operational developments, P&L impact analysis, project implementation, ensuring IT solutions for straight through accounting processing and reporting transparency to accurately explain P&L
• Manage project impacts to internal clients across Finance, Operations, Technology, and Trading divisions to ensure seamless integration.
   

Qualifications, Skills & Requirements

• Advanced understanding of Finance functional area, industry, and competitive environment and technical skills, including risks and key regulations relevant to the division
• Strong technical skills, especially Microsoft Excel and VBA skills with the ability to navigate and work on complex spreadsheets.
• Ability to inspire and support others by providing positive and constructive feedback and to acknowledge efforts of and promote team members
• Ability to manage risk and impact to functional area, and create plans to mitigate those risks
• Has strong interpersonal skills in order to work effectively within our product control group, as well as with our key clients, including the business unit, market risk, IT, legal, compliance, tax, accounting policy and other functional groups
• University graduated in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or relevant disciplines showing strong academic credentials
• At least 5 years' relevant experience would generally be expected to find the skills required for this role

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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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.