Associate – Fixed Income Operations

We’re seeking someone to join our team as an Associate in ISG Fixed Income Operations to support Morgan Stanley's FID Secured Lending (FSL) Business. The Associate will be responsible for the management, maintenance, and ongoing servicing of its warehouse and other credit facilities secured by collateral including mortgages, hard assets, and equity pledges. The team works with external clients as well as internal stakeholders across divisions (including the Business Unit deal team and asset management, Financial Controllers, Credit, and Legal) to support the business.

In the Operations division, we partner with business units across the Firm to support financial transactions, devise and implement effective controls and develop client relationships.

This is an Associate level position level position within Product Support & Services, which is responsible for providing transaction support and managing post execution processes.

Morgan Stanley is an industry leader in financial services, known for mobilizing capital to help governments, corporations, institutions, and individuals around the world achieve their financial goals.

Interested in joining a team that’s eager to create, innovate and make an impact on the world? Read on…

What you’ll do in the role:

• Execute processes/functions and/or support process management and project efforts, leveraging knowledge of the systems, markets and instruments that influence the team
• Recognize risk in day-to-day processes to draw out the key issues and contribute to process improvements
• Build relationships within team and internal stakeholders, sharing knowledge to contribute to team output
• Participate in projects and initiatives, aiding in solution formulation with a focus on timely execution
• Review of relevant credit and closing documentation to build out loan facilities in internal booking systems
• Daily loan servicing including borrowing/funding requests, settlement/paydown processing
• Collateral review and management: load and review of daily custodial reports; coordinate with external document custodian on exceptions.
• Execution of collateral releases for the shipment of loan documents to investors purchasing loans off the warehouse line.
• Borrowing base management: monitoring warehouse line expiration dates, advance limits and deficiencies; coordinate with client and Business Unit as needed. Where applicable, coordinate with Credit and Business Unit on temporary exceptions
• Daily review of exception/break reports and taking appropriate actions to resolve
• Preparation and distribution of periodic interest & fees invoices
• Fielding other ongoing/ad hoc inquiries/requests from clients Requirements

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Ability to establish clear goals and priorities, and address non-standard issues within area of expertise with minimal guidance and supervision
• Subject matter expertise in business area supported, client requirements, and ability to ensure control is not compromised to comply with client requests
• Culture carrier across Operations, embracing the Firm's core values
• Highly motivated self-starter with excellent prioritization and multi-tasking abilities.
• Strong interpersonal, customer service, and supervisory skills
• Previous experience in a financial services Operations
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment, both independently and as part of a team.
• At least 2 years’ relevant experience would generally be expected to find the skills required for this role
• Demonstrate ability to learn quickly with strong flexibility in regard to the duties assigned and problem solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

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 85 years. At our foundation are five core values — putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back — that guide our more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find trusted colleagues, committed mentors and a culture that values diverse perspectives, individual intellect and cross-collaboration. Our Firm is differentiated by the caliber of our diverse team, while our company culture and commitment to inclusion define our legacy and shape our future, helping to strengthen our business and bring value to clients around the world. Learn more about how we put this commitment to action: morganstanley.com/diversity. 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.

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.

Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $80,000 and $95,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs

Morgan Stanley's goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. Consequently, our recruiting efforts reflect our desire to attract and retain the best and brightest from all talent pools. We want to be the first choice for prospective employees.

It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, sex stereotype, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy, veteran or military service status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/Disability/Vet).