Associate Lcd Business Management Job Level Analyst Pt

Job Description

Division: Legal & Compliance (LCD)
Super - Department: LCD COO Office
Department: Administration
Sub-Department: Administration
Region: Global
Job Level: Analyst
Job Title: Analyst
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Mumbai Commerz III

Firm
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 ethics. 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.

Division
LCD comprises of Legal, Compliance, Global Financial Crimes and Regulatory Relations.

The Legal Department provides guidance, requirements and procedures for understanding and complying with the laws, regulations and Firm policies that apply to our businesses.

The Global Compliance Department identifies applicable Compliance Obligations and maintains a Firmwide Compliance Risk management program, including Compliance Risks that transcend business lines, legal entities and jurisdictions of operation.

Global Financial Crimes is responsible for the development and governance of the Firm's financial crime prevention efforts across all regions and business units. Global Financial Crimes is comprised of the Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Sanctions, Anti-boycott, Anti-Corruption (ACG) and Government and Political Activities Compliance (GPAC) programs.

The Global Regulatory Relations Group (GRRG) is responsible for strategic and centralized management of the supervisory activities of Morgan Stanley's regulators and related developments globally, with a focus on regulatory reviews and examinations and continuous monitoring activities. GRRG serves as the central point of contact for the regulatory staff responsible for supervisory activities at Morgan Stanley entities and for timely reporting to Firm management and other governance or management bodies, as appropriate, on those relationships and supervisory processes, including areas of significant regulatory focus or concern.

LCD Center of Excellence - Mumbai (LCD CoE) is a part of Morgan Stanley's Global In-house Center, which provides global support to LCD and is an integral part of Firm and LCD strategy.

Team
LCD Operations is a centralized support function for Legal & Compliance division. This team supports risk teams of both ISG and WM across all functions within LCD. The core responsibilities of the team in Mumbai involves monitoring and ensuring timely closure of transfer and periodic entitlement reviews, manage Information Security assessments, preparing COO & CFO financial reports and presentations, support administrative and operational activities for Outside Counsel, handling vendor rate & e-bill reviews, managing vendor onboarding process and resolving invoicing exceptions in collaboration with Accounts Payable, internal stakeholders & vendors. Primary Responsibilities (Day Job)

Funding Administration:
Creation and maintenance of Budget Requests
Annual and Ad-hoc budget maintenance
Handling queries related to the process
Perform maintenance to include removal of inactive sponsors and researching inactive Funding Requests
Manage the exception handling process between TeamConnect and Funding Request Tool
Directly interact with LCD management and staff to address escalations, issues and training needs
Manage successful completion of daily exceptions between the interfaces such as
Reconciliation of vendor data between the Funding Tool and TeamConnect and working with Accounts Payable (AP)
Reconciliation of allocation issues
Following up with users to address inconsistencies between the Funding tool and TeamConnect
Escalating to senior management, as needed
Placing funding requests on hold if exception cannot be reconciled through data changes and creating/updating matters manually.
Suggest process improvements, as needed
Update matters or invoices based on a bi-weekly reconciliation exercise to improve payments and accruals processing
Use reporting tools such as business objects to perform data analysis
Cross train on allocated processes and act as back-up resource

Other Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in appropriate field of study or equivalent work experience
2+ years of experience in multiple functions (Preferably financial services related programs)
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact with senior managers as well as subject matter experts
Demonstrate decisiveness in resolving business problems, making decisions and identifying priorities
Successfully meet established deadline requirements - display efficient time management skills
Possess the ability to research and resolve issues independently
Must follow documented procedures, however, must also have an ability to propose a plan or approach where procedure is undefined or may need to be updated.
Ability to manage and interact in a matrix organization is essential.
Individual must be able to multi-task effectively.
Self-motivated and willing to assume responsibility.
Strong sense of ownership and accountability.
Proficient in MS Office Suite.

Coverage

Monday to Friday from 11.30AM to 8.30PM and 1.30pm to 10.30PM India time with flexibility on standard working hours for time sensitive matters (including India Public Holidays).
Periodic evening calls with US and EMEA internal clients and vendors

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

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients – helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way that’s differentiated – and we’ve done that for 90 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.

To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices​ into your browser.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a workforce that is diverse in experience and background. Our recruiting efforts reflect our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion, where individuals are hired, developed, and advanced based on their skills and talents.

Our workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate, bringing a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences.

For more information, please visit: https://www.morganstanley.com/people-opportunities/eeo.