Assoc, Professional, P2, Core Services, NEX : Job Level - Associate

Morgan Stanley • South Jordan, UT

20h

About The Position

US Tax Operations is seeking an experienced individual to support Morgan Stanley's Tax Documentation team. This role will present the candidate with challenging opportunities due to the high regulatory risk coupled with high volumes, tight deadlines and demanding client base. The position requires exceptionally strong organization, process and people management skills. In addition, this role requires excellent trouble shooting, execution and communication (written and verbal) skills.

Requirements

• The successful candidate will operate across all business units and functional areas within the firm and possess the following skills:
• Ability to multitask and take ownership of complex issues and meet tight deadlines.
• Ability to quickly identify an issue, coupled with the ability to succinctly articulate and escalate the issue, impact and corrective action to senior management.
• Ability to identify and set priorities and lead the team accordingly.
• Ability to operate across all functional areas across Business Unit, Corporate Tax, Technology, Compliance, Audit and Risk.
• Ability to document process flows, desktop and written supervisory procedures.
• Highly Organized and Detail Oriented.
• Ability to manage a dedicated tax documentation team in a complex and dynamic environment.
• Attention to detail and meeting deadlines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
• Comprehensive understanding of Microsoft Excel.
• A good understanding of Operations, Technology, & Risk.
• Advanced MS Office skills, including MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word and MS Project.

Responsibilities

• This individual will be responsible to troubleshoot, research and action all client/stakeholder queries related to documentation, allocation statements, change in circumstance, & US indicia and reporting.
• The candidate should have prior tax experience and be familiar with all aspects of tax operations.
• The candidate will have extensive interactions with internal stakeholders in both the Business Units as well as colleagues outside of Tax Operations (e.g Syndicated Loan Ops, FX Ops, Client - - - Reference Data Ops, Tax Technology, Tax Compliance) and will be expected to troubleshoot with the team(s), propose and ensure implementation of solutions.
• In addition, this individual will be expected to materially participate in all strategic projects by supporting the documentation of Business Requirements Documents and testing.
• The candidate is expected to prepare and present findings related to Key Risk and Key process metrics as well as explore solutions to reduce risk, create capacity and improve client service.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed