About the Firm

Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, wealth management and investment management services. With offices in 42 countries, the firm’s employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments, institutions and individuals. For further information about Morgan Stanley, please visit www.morganstanley.com.

About the role

Morgan Stanley is a worldwide leader in investment banking and is ranked amongst the top firms in mergers and acquisitions, underwriting of equity and equity-related transactions, high-yield debt financing and corporate debt issuance. With over 2,000 professionals in 30 countries, we are consistently recognized for our performance in both traditional and innovative financing techniques, helping a wide range of clients around the world to make and execute decisions about their strategic and financial structure.

Our Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Advisory Group devises and executes innovative, customized solutions to our clients' most challenging issues. The M&A team excels in domestic and international transactions including acquisitions, divestitures, mergers, joint ventures, corporate restructurings, re-capitalizations, spin-offs, exchange offers, leveraged buyouts and takeover defenses as well as shareholder relations. Morgan Stanley applies its extensive experience with global industries, regions and banking products to meet our clients' short- and long-term strategic objectives.

The successful analyst/associate candidates for M&A Advisory Group will have a strong desire to succeed and a high degree of teamwork, integrity, logical thinking, and business understanding are required.  In case of analyst candidates, while several years of experience in finance is not necessarily expected at this level, the candidate will be working closely with others whose experience ranges from new graduate to those with 2 to 3 years of direct relevant experience. In case of associate candidates, direct experience more than 2 years would be required but we can discuss variety of candidate’s experience. To succeed, he or she should be able to work effectively even under time pressure and be very comfortable working with financial analytics and presentations.

Qualifications, Skills & Requirements

The candidate will need to be fluent in English with a strong academic background. Suitable candidates will require the following skills, but we are flexible to discuss these requirements:

• Fluency in both Japanese (native level) and English language
• Strong analytical and numerical skills that put you at ease with financial data
• Results driven and able to perform well under pressure and against tight deadlines
• Proven team player with the ability to manage a wide range of responsibilities
• Ability to articulate complex ideas simply and summarize them effectively in your speaking and writing
• Committed to excellence in your work and maintain high professional and ethical standards.

Why Morgan Stanley?

• A career with Morgan Stanley means being part of an inclusive culture that encourages diverse perspectives, innovation, and cross-collaboration to bring value to our clients. You'll find passionate people from all walks of life working together to make the world a little better every day.
• We invest in the growth and success of our people through mentorship and development programs, as well as abundant opportunities to connect with peers and senior leaders through employee-driven networks and volunteer activities.
• Your wellness and priorities outside of work are important to us. Our competitive compensation and benefits package is designed to support the diverse needs of our employees and take care of you and your family.
• Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer. Our goal is to build and support a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. We are committed to support special needs or reasonable accommodations necessary to enable you to work comfortably and effectively.

- Discover our Japan Offerings: https://www.morganstanley.co.jp/ja/people/working-at-morgan-stanley

       - Discover our Global Offerings: https://www.morganstanley.com/people/experienced-professionals

Our Commitment to Japan

Everything we do at Morgan Stanley is guided by our five core values: do the right thing, put clients first, lead with exceptional ideas, commit to diversity and inclusion, and give back. Since opening a representative office in Tokyo in 1970, we have been one of the largest and most active foreign financial firms in Japan providing investment banking, sales & trading, real estate, and investment management services.

Our People (English): https://www.morganstanley.com/articles/who-we-are

Our People (Japanese): https://www.morganstanley.co.jp/ja/people