CERT- Senior Associate- Fund Services

We’re seeking someone to join our team as Senior Associate who will validate prices of the securities in the clients (hedge fund) portfolio as well as perform various reconciliations to ensure the client NAV is correct. Along with this, he will also be responsible for reviewing other documents for e.g. –Audit confirms etc.

Established in 2004, Morgan Stanley Fund Services (MSFS) is a global business within the Institutional Equities Division (IED) that provides fund administration services for over $700billion in assets across 350+ hedge funds, private equity and large family offices clients.  Our best-in-class offering includes accounting and investors services, portfolio analytics, middle-office functions, regulatory and financial reporting, and tax services.  Delivering these services to our clients and their investors is a diverse team of 1,400 highly skilled employees across the globe based in New York, London, Glasgow, Dublin, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Hong Kong. Joining MSFS, you will discover a dynamic environment where every day offers new opportunities for personal growth and innovation.  Here at MSFS your career isn’t just a job, it’s an incredible journey fueled by collaboration, challenge, and the chance to make a meaningful impact to our business, our clients, their investors and the wider Morgan Stanley franchise.

The Centralized Exception Reporting Team (CERT) drives accuracy across MSFS. Every day, the team collaborates to deliver precise daily and month-end pricing reviews across a wide range of financial products—including equities, options, swaps, and CDS—ensuring our clients’ investment portfolios are valued with confidence. The team also performs daily cash and position reconciliation with the counterparties and prime brokers.

We take pride in proactively identifying discrepancies, facilitating transparent communication, and empowering our clients to compare valuations from major market feeds such as NASDAQ, NYSE, and Bloomberg. CERT is a collaborative environment committed to continuous improvement, professional growth, and making a meaningful impact for our clients and our business.

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 you’ll do in the role:

• Daily & Month-end pricing checks – To provide client with correct valuations for its investment portfolio across various financial products like equities, options, swaps, CDS etc. To verify and compare valuations against various feeds received from NASDAQ, NYSE, Bloomberg etc. and highlight issues in cases of discrepancy.

• Daily & Month-end cash and positions reconciliations - As a fund administrator, we have to reconcile all positions & cash balances across various financial products in the client’s portfolio with the counterparty statements and report exceptions. While performing the reconciliation we have to keep in mind the products specific features.  Knowledge on corporate actions and accounting entries will be required in the reconciliation process.

• Review of Audit Confirmations – Performing review of standard MSFS confirmation which is released to investors’ auditor providing the Investors’ holding for the audit period

Principal Duties:

• To ensure portfolio has been valued as per the client’s offering memorandum and highlight exceptions in case of discrepancy.

• To ensure that all exceptions in the CERT processes are highlighted or escalated, if required, to the appropriate level.

• Update and coordinate with the Accounting team about the status of pricing and reconciliation on real time basis

• All daily/monthly deliverables to be achieved by the defined deadline and escalate in case of delay

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Bachelor’s degree with 2+ years of experience

• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal

• A number of years prior work experience – preferably in financial services. Knowledge of hedge fund processing is a strong advantage.

• Good administrative and organisational skills with a particular focus on accuracy and attention to detail.

• An ability to work under pressure and an ability to cope with increased workloads at month-end.

• An ability to work as part of a virtual team that is spread across different time zones and geographies.

• An ability to use key financial systems and other IT tools.

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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