Fixed Income Product Controller - AVP/Director
About The Position
We're seeking someone to join our Fixed Income Product Control team as a Product Controller in ISG Finance to provide financial analysis and business performance metrics to support senior management decision making. 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 the Product Controller 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. This is not a senior level role. Candidates should have 4-7 years of experience
Requirements
- Advanced understanding of Finance functional area, product and/or client segment and technical skills, as well as of industry and competitive environment
- Ability to provide positive and constructive feedback and acknowledge efforts of team members
- Ability to articulate risk and impact to various audiences, and create plans to mitigate those risks
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to distil complex issues into clear insights
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities
- Proven leadership and mentoring capabilities
- Initiative, independence, and strong time management
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, experience with tools like Power BI or Alteryx is a bonus
- A collaborative mindset and a passion for continuous improvement
- Holds a relevant degree or relevant professional qualification
- 4-7 years' relevant experience would generally be expected to find the skills required for this role
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with a varied group of colleagues in Finance and across the Firm
- Responsible for and lead a significant set of deliverables, leveraging advanced understanding of Finance functional area, product and/or client segment
- Proactively identify emerging risks in individual and department work and contribute to strategies for mitigating them
- Act as a role model and culture carrier; Embody and set an example of the Firm's values and hold yourself and others accountable to Firm standards
- Attest to data with respect to the accuracy and completeness of the financial statements which will ultimately role up into the externally reported financial statements
- Liaise with accounting policy to address any accounting questions that arise from new trade bookings
- Build and maintain networks with the Business Unit and other divisions
- Understand balance sheet, liquidity & funding movements related to the business activities
- Complete adhoc projects and queries as required by senior Finance and Business Unit management
- Manage, attract, develop and retain talent for team within Finance while creating an inclusive environment; translate Firmwide goals into actionable goals for department/function
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
