Director – AIS Pricing and Cash Reconciliations
Job Number: 3181140
POSTING DATE: Aug 2, 2021
PRIMARY LOCATION: Non-Japan Asia-India-Karnataka-Bengaluru
EDUCATION LEVEL: Bachelor’s Degree
JOB: Other
EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Full Time
JOB LEVEL: Director
DESCRIPTION
Company Profile
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.
Department Profile
IM Operations
This Operations group supports the equity, fixed income, liquidity and alternative businesses for Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM), providing middle-office services including portfolio manager support, client services, portfolio transitions, market registration, product data and performance and attribution analysis. MSIM Operations also provides mutual fund support, derivative processing, and counterparty and credit event management.
Background on the Team
The AIP (Alternative Investment Partners) business is the Fund of Funds division of MSIM. AIP provides institutions, foundations, endowments and high net worth individuals with access to diversified portfolios of privately placed alternative investment products.
The position includes Portfolio services responsibilities namely maintaining books and records of the AIP portfolios, Pricing and valuations, fund administration, Client reporting and Documentation.
This position would require the individual to work closely with the local India AIS teams as well as the West Conshohocken team in the US, also liaise, and interact with various third parties like fund houses,administrators, custodians and valuation agents for the performance, reconciliation and investment information, which is received through different sources and in different, formats -emails/websites etc.
The process is manual. The team works in a very time sensitive environment with multiple deadlines and involves in-depth analysis of the returns, understanding of market changes in relation to the performance of funds and complexities of the funds. The team is also responsible for reconciliation oversight of the various third parties that provide reconciliation, pricing and valuation services for loan level information. This data is produced in a platform utilized by the Investment Team to monitor the portfolios with the ultimate goal of providing superior product to our external clients.
There is a robust maker-checker for where required in the process to ensure quality of the data updated.
Primary Responsibilities
QUALIFICATIONS
Skills required (essential)
– An ability to -think outside the box- and look for creative solutions
Skills desired
Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential.