Legal Entity Controller, Associate, Corporate Controllers, Reporting & Accounting

We’re seeking someone to join our Legal Entity Control (LEC) team. The Mumbai LEC team is an integral part of the global Legal Entity Control (LEC) organization.

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 an Associate level position within the LEC team.

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.

What will you be doing?
-Collaborate with a varied group of colleagues in Finance and across the Firm responsible for both individual and team deliverables and projects, leveraging knowledge of Finance functional area, tools and/or products

-Adhere to the Firm’s risk and regulatory standards, policies and controls

- Act as a culture carrier; embody the Firm's values and hold yourself accountable to Firm standards

- Managing the reporting commitments on your portfolio of entities, ensuring ongoing obligations are being met.
-Managing relationship with key stakeholder both internally and externally including Product Control, Treasury, Business Units, Company Secretarial and Tax and where required with external auditors.
-Managing the steps required to close legal entities, including:
-Tracking entity closure targets to ensure progressing as planned.
-Partnering with stakeholders across jurisdictions and divisions to progress required closure steps (such as dividends, capital repayments / infusions) and assist in resolution of issues.
-Enhancing the controls, documentation and reporting on the Firm's closure pipeline.
-Managing the books and records of your portfolio to ensure transactions reflected accurately and ledgers maintained through to full legal & ledger closure.
o Summarizing progress and escalating issues on your portfolio to ensure issues are being addressed in a timely manner.

What we're looking for:
-Working knowledge of Finance functional area, industry and competitive environment

- Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, and adapt to various audiences - Willingness to seek guidance and provide feedback to further develop self and peers

-Enjoy working within a team to achieve common goals and have an established record and experience of contributing effectively to a team environment.
- An ability to self-manage workload effectively whilst balancing multiple deliverables and priorities.
- Strong analytical, organizational and documentation skills and an ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of stakeholders, both written and verbally.
- An ability to follow issues through many layers to discover root causes and propose solutions.
- You take pride in the quality of your work and proactively drive your work through to conclusion, thriving under the challenge of balancing multiple issues and priorities.
- Candidates for the role should be a qualified accountant (CA, ACCA, CIMA) or have relevant degree or equivalent experience. Skills that will help you in the role:
- Experience in preparing and/ or posting journals and adjustments to financial reporting systems.
- Highly numerate with a close attention to detail and a strong commitment to developing your own skills.
- The ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment and proactive in looking for opportunities to expand responsibilities.
- Relevant work experience in the financial services industry.
- Candidates should possess excellent Microsoft Excel skills and be proficient at summarizing and presenting themes and results in a meaningful format.

- At least 2 years' relevant experience would generally be expected to find the skills required for this role

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 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 opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing, and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.