Fund Services Portfolio Analytics, Associate

Morgan Stanley • New York, NY

1d • $90,000 - $130,000

About The Position

Morgan Stanley is looking for a Fund Services Portfolio Analytics Associate to provide performance, risk and reporting solutions to key Hedge Fund clientele, as part of the Portfolio Analytics group. Established in 2004, Morgan Stanley Fund Services (MSFS) is a global business within the Institutional Equities Division (IED) that provides fund administration services for over $700billion in assets across 350+ hedge funds, private equity and large family offices clients. Our best-in-class offering includes accounting and investors services, portfolio analytics, middle-office functions, regulatory and financial reporting, and tax services. Delivering these services to our clients and their investors is a diverse team of 1,400 highly skilled employees across the globe based in New York, London, Glasgow, Dublin, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Hong Kong. Joining MSFS, you will discover a dynamic environment where every day offers new opportunities for personal growth and innovation. Here at MSFS your career isn’t just a job, it’s an incredible journey fueled by collaboration, challenge, and the chance to make a meaningful impact to our business, our clients, their investors and the wider Morgan Stanley franchise. The MSFS Portfolio Analytics team is an energetic, globally connected group driving innovation in portfolio analytics for our clients. As part of the team, you will collaborate with colleagues and our clients to deliver impactful risk and performance reports, ensuring clients have the insights they need to succeed. This differentiating MSFS service provides customized analytics to meet the complex needs of our clients. The team provides opportunities to lead new ways of thinking and actively contributes to developing new analytical tools through developing new ad-hoc scripts and working with our technology colleagues to build new tools. We value problem-solving, continuous learning, and creative thinking. Our exceptional talent is passionate about data, eager to innovate, and ready to help shape the future of our analytics. If you want to make meaningful contributions for our clients, the Portfolio Analytics team offers the perfect opportunity to make your mark.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree within a quantitative/economics/finance field
• Interest in finance, capital markets, portfolio analysis, statistics & technology is preferred
• Strong attention to detail
• Looking for someone who is a quick learner, is adaptive, is a team player, can multitask, has a strong work ethic, has excellent oral and written communication skills, and is comfortable with client interaction
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel is required
• Ability to manipulate and do computations on financial data sets using a programming language such as R or Python

Responsibilities

• Assist in understanding the drivers of portfolio performance and risk via quantitative analysis, and communicate results to clients
• Provide solutions to Hedge Funds related to investment reports, portfolio risk and hedging, currency risk and execution
• Implement innovative statistical techniques to identify patterns in equity market and client’s portfolio
• Support hedge fund clients in their use of our proprietary web-based performance and risk applications
• Consult with clients on internal/external portfolio reporting
• Work with the team to design and create investor transparency reports for select clients
• Participate in sales pitches with members of the MSFS sales team

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level