We’re seeking someone to join our team as an Associate in Operations Risk and Regulatory Control team to deliver Trade and Transaction Reporting requirements. The successful candidate will join the TTRO (Trade Transactions Reporting Operations) Run The Bank (RTB) team for North America jurisdictions for OTC derivatives (CFTC, SEC, CSA), working with global colleagues across Business Units, Legal and Compliance, Operations and Technology to deliver Trade and Transaction Reporting requirements.

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 within the Core Services, which is responsible for performing and managing product-agnostic and centralized operational services across several businesses and products.

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 monitoring & investigation of breaks and exceptions across various internal controls.
• Resolving reporting issues via manual remediation of reported attributes.
• Work with cross division stakeholders (TTRO, Trade Support, Technology & Business Unit) to investigate the potential reporting issues and their root cause.
• Raising JIRAs for issues identified & getting them prioritized for delivery with CTB and Tech partners.
• Review the existing reporting processes and control framework to identify enhancements and opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Identify and deliver necessary reporting process change to maintain compliance with an evolving regulatory reporting and business change environment.
• Participating in ISDA and other Industry forums to understand and track the discussions and do follow ups with internal stakeholder as needed.
• Performing analysis of any new reporting requirements (including new fields and change in reporting specifications), working with Legal and Compliance to interpret the ask, perform gap analysis and work with technology teams to quantify the implementation requirements
• Execute complex processes and assist a Team Manager in coordinating processes, risks and/or projects in a Team Lead capacity.
• Recognize risk in day-to-day processes to draw out the key issues and leverage detailed knowledge to propose changes in process train others, allocate tasks and support with first line escalation where required.
• Share expert knowledge across the team, contribute to team output and development, building relationships across the Firm.

What you'll bring to the role

• Strong analytic and problem solving/process improvement skills.
• Strong product knowledge on OTC Derivatives on FX, Commodities, Equity, Credit and Interest Rates
• Good understanding of regulatory rules and obligations on any of the reporting regimes (CFTC, SEC, CSA, EMIR, Mifid, HKMA, JFSA. ASIC, MAS)
• Strong Functional knowledge of operations and trade life cycle
• Strong experience in MS Office (Excel, Power Point etc)
• Working knowledge & experience of data analytics tool such as Power BI, SQL, Python is preferred
• CCP landscape would be an advantage
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of functional area and operational/compliance policies and procedures of their team.
•  Ability to operate independently with respect to some job responsibilities.
• Culture carrier across Operations, embracing the Firm's core values
•  At least 3-6 years' relevant experience would generally be expected to find the skills required for this role.

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.

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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.