Bank Resource Management Controller, Manager recruitment

Morgan Stanley has earned a worldwide reputation for the excellence of its advice and execution in financial markets. With over 1,300 offices in 42 countries, the firm is truly global- and a market leader in the U.S, Europe and Asia as well as in Emerging Markets.  We provide institutions and individuals with almost every kind of financial product and service across all the world’s major markets.
In 2000 the Institutional Securities division established an operations team in Glasgow with just 6 employees.  Since then our office has grown to over 1000 employees across 6 divisions: Operations, PWM, Finance, Fund Services, Information Technology and Risk Management.  Our offices are located in Glasgow’s city centre in the heart of the International Financial Services District.
We have built a world class reputation for quality and service and the talent and passion of our people has been critical to our success.  We can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career – a place for people to learn, to achieve and to grow.  Together we share a common set of values rooted in integrity, excellence and a strong team ethic.

Due to our growing business, we have a demand for career minded people to join our teams.   Our opportunities offer unrivalled scope for progression and training within a fast paced, meritocratic and constantly changing environment.

The Glasgow Finance Division helps senior management and its individual business units manage the firm’s risk by implementing financial controls over our business activities. The division is crucial to safeguarding the firm’s franchise, reporting on current performance, and evaluating business opportunities.

Position description:

We are looking to hire a Manager into the Global Funding Controllers group.  The Bank Resource Management team is represented in our Glasgow, London and New York offices providing controller support for Firms’ 'funding' activities (with processes relating to a variety of activities and balances: Repo, Stock Loan, Listed Margin, OTC Collateral, External customer and Cross entity trading).    

Key responsibilities of the Glasgow team includes reconciliation of certain sections of the General Ledger comprising monthly Balance Sheet and PL certification, daily PL production, Business Unit reporting plus various regulatory reporting related tasks.  

The successful candidate’s key deliverables will include:-
• Managing and performing daily PL production and month-end certification processes over Balance Sheet and Revenue accounts.
• Assisting and supporting team members in their investigation of reconciliation differences, establishing explanations for accurate system adjustments within tight timescales and ensuring documentation to required standard of evidence.
• Understanding the business and products; providing a point contact for control based queries.
• Various initiatives including redesign of internal processes to improve the control framework, system enhancements etc.
• Other ad hoc duties.

Skills Required
Candidates for role should be accountancy qualified with and interest or aptitude for financial products and display the following skill set:  

• Experience in a line product control role managing direct reports
• Committed and self motivated individual who can demonstrate initiative problem solving abilities
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to work to and manage a team to tight deadlines
• Strong appreciation of escalation and risk awareness
• Analytical skills with a control focus and high regard for attention to detail
• Demonstrate an understanding of account assertions and concepts of audit evidence
• Critical thinking in order to challenge processes,  solve for ad hoc queries and creativity to suggest alternative approaches.  
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and ability to deal with colleagues/clients of all levels

Skills Desired
• F.S. experience would be desirable

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to fair treatment, regardless of background

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