Finria – SOX Finance Analyst or Associate

Company Profile
Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. The Firm's employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments and individuals from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries.  As a market leader, the talent and passion of our people is critical to our success. Together, we share a common set of values rooted in integrity, excellence, and strong team ethic. Morgan Stanley can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career a place for people to learn, to achieve and grow. A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles, perspectives and needs is an important part of our culture.

Department Profile
The Finance Division reports to the Chief Financial Officer and consists of some 3,000 employees worldwide. Finance protects the Morgan Stanley franchise by serving as guardian of the Firm's books and records, and by contributing to Firmwide risk management and risk reduction. This division maintains relationships with Morgan Stanley's various industry and government regulators, and also serves as the conduit of financial information to the outside investment community. Finance plays a critical role as advisor to Morgan Stanley's various businesses and its senior management team.  The Financial Reporting Assurance (FRA) team is part of the Global Corporate Controllers and Planning Organization within the Finance Division and reports directly to the Deputy Chief Financial Officer.
 
The Morgan Stanley Baltimore office is a critical component of the Firm`s Global footprint and has 1,400 employees that provide support and services to the Investment Banking, Securities, Investment Management and Wealth Management Businesses.
 
Description of the role 
Our Finance team is currently seeking to engage with Baltimore’s leading talent. We are particularly interested in speaking with you if you are starting out on your professional journey with 0 – 5 years of work experience, are comfortable collaborating within an analytical environment, familiar with communicating and conversing with a wider team, and able to be proactive within a high energy work setting. You can speak with us further about opportunities within Financial Reporting Assurance, which is a second line validation function, that establishes standards for a consistent approach to independent control validation including scoping, execution, and stakeholder reporting as applicable to the testing team and the respective governance and oversight forums to support senior managements responsibilities and Sarbanes-Oxley Act attestation. 

 
Reach out to our team if you have an interest or familiarity with Internal Controls over Financial Reporting with knowledge of project management, process flow mapping, design adequacy and operating effectiveness assessment, documentation of controls and the ability to interact effectively with all levels of management.

We Offer:

- The Opportunity to work in the Finance department of one of the world’s top tier Financial Institutions and gain first-hand insight of our business

- Professional development opportunities including access to Morgan Stanley’s world-class internal trainings

- Enriching challenges that provide opportunity for constant learning and advancement

- A supportive, engaging and diverse environment, we are inclusive of individual backgrounds and leverage them to foster our work and culture

You will:

- Oversee the identification, documentation, and assessment of key controls across Finance and Operations, as well as work with the business areas to institute proper controls and remediation strategies.

- Communicate findings and recommendations to management, determine root causes, obtain management’s action plan for remediation in a timely manner and track findings through resolution.  

- Manage the preparation, consolidation, review and analysis of a number of key reporting activities including but not limited to: testing status, remediations, project working groups and overall results.

- Act as point of contact for the business units and senior leadership on various projects, ad-hoc analysis, regulatory requirements, and risk and control related initiatives.

You Have:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business Administration

- A keen ability to collaborate and build relationships with a wider team 

- Worked with senior stakeholders against challenging deadlines to deliver positive results 
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, and are able to adapt to your audience 
- Proficiency in MS Office, particularly with Excel and PowerPoint

- Consistently demonstrated accountability, ownership, proactiveness and attention to detail

- A strong sense of organization and time management skills 
- The ability to multi-task and use a high-paced environment to your advantage 
- The willingness to observe process and disrupt it in order to prioritize the team’s efficiency

Optional
- An interest or familiarity with Financial Markets and Products 
- Previous work experience in Audit or Accounting, or controllership in financial services or Big 4 accounting firms.
- Proficiency in digital tools such as Tableau, Alteryx & PowerBI

- Experience in managing or leading projects

 
We are focused on bringing together different backgrounds, experience and talents to deliver world class service. If you are a driven self-starter, client-focused, and eager to contribute to a leading Global Financial Services firm, please apply. We welcome all backgrounds and experiences, and no direct industry experience is required.

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. We 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.

We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

Salary range for the position: $60,000 - $115,000/Yr. The successful candidate may be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive compensation award. The successful candidate may be eligible to participate in the relevant business unit’s incentive compensation plan, which also may include a discretionary bonus component. Morgan Stanley offers a full spectrum of benefits, including Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Dependent Day Care Savings Account, Life Insurance, Disability and Other Insurance Plans, Paid Time Off (including Sick Leave consistent with state and local law, Parental Leave and X Vacation Days annually), 10 Paid Holidays, 401(k), and Short/Long Term Disability, in addition to other special perks reserved for our employees. Please visit mybenefits.morganstanley.com to learn more about our benefit offerings.

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).