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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.

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 firm wide 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 External Reporting team is responsible for financial reporting function of the Firm’s legal entities. The team is responsible for preparation of all financial and other reporting prepared on behalf of the entity population; presentation of monthly / quarterly financials to Senior Management, driving the control and automation agenda.

Responsibilities include

Building and leading an effective team
Management and development of staff
Responsible for maintaining key stakeholder relationships both internally and externally including: Legal Entity Officers, Product Control, Statutory Auditors, etc
Overall responsibility for legal entity financial reporting. Includes:
Monthly and Quarterly Financial Reporting
Statutory financial reporting
US Federal Reserve entity level reporting
Local regulatory reporting

The role will also require participation in the development of the External Reporting function, including:
Re-engineering and standardisation of processes
Ongoing initiatives and projects
Contributing to the reporting control framework, ensuring compliance with client requirements and internal policy
Automation initiatives