Reporting Analyst

Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment

banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. Morgan Stanley

Wealth Management (MSWM) has over $2 trillion under management and is one of the world's

largest networks of Financial Advisors.

Institutional Infrastructure Solutions (IIS), a business unit within Corporate & Institutional Solutions,

is an integrated client service solution for institutional and family office clients. IIS supports clients in

partnership with Financial Advisors, Morgan Stanley Family Office ("MSFO"), Outsourced Chief

Investment Office ("OCIO"), Morgan Stanley Fund Services, Graystone Consulting and Wealth

Management Operations. IIS is responsible for all client service execution processes including Client

Onboarding & Maintenance, Investment Execution, Asset Aggregation, Accounting, Reporting &

Analytics and Billing.

IIS is looking for an entrepreneurial, ambitious and intellectually curious professional to join the

Institutional Reporting Team. The candidate plays a vital role maintaining accurate data in

performance reporting systems, adhering to all policies and procedures, and contributing to

operational process improvements. The candidate will collaborate and partner closely with client

coverage teams, investment officers, and financial advisors to deliver timely and accurate

performance reports.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Compile and generate monthly and quarterly performance reports, reconcile performance

discrepancies, and ensure accuracy of data through self-audit

• Manually capture and reconcile alternative investment transactions and valuations into

designated systems and spreadsheet

• Responsible for collecting, processing, managing, and analyzing large amount of data and

creating programs to automate processe

• Process, review and resolve any exception items to ensure accurate reporting of client

investment

• Review investment activity, performance, and cash flows daily to ensure data quality across

accounts, entities, and client

• Plan, organize, and prioritize assignments to consistently meet high standards of reporting

timeliness and accuracy

• Develop as a subject matter expert and support cross-functional teams by being accessible,

responsive, and delivering timely feedback

• Understand and effectively utilize the group's systems, infrastructure, platforms and

business processe

• Increase the effectiveness of the Reporting Team by identifying gaps and

recommending/providing training and development opportunities for other Team member

• Regularly seek opportunities to use firm resources for peer sharing and collaborating across

the team

• Actively engage in available training and education programs to maintain current status on

policies, procedures and risk awarene

• Interface and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders

including research, trading, operations, product specialists, third party vendors and

custodian

Qualifications:

Knowledge and Skills Required:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office including Excel, PowerPoint and Acce

• Experience and knowledge of wealth management platforms and vehicles, including

managed accounts, mutual funds, ETFs, separate accounts, and alternative investment

• Detailed understanding of performance calculations, including measurement and attribution

• Detailed understanding of alternative investments and their corresponding transactions,

including private equity, hedge funds, and direct investment

• Must be detail-oriented, with an ability to multi-task and manage competing prioritie

• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills with the ability to clearly define a

problem, synthesize data to derive fact-based insights, and provide insightful and actionable

recommendation

• Strong organizational and project management skill

• Ability to work independently and effectively on a team, with demonstrated leadership

abilitie

• Technical background with strong analytical and quantitative skill

• Exemplary verbal and written communication skill

Qualification

• 3+ years portfolio accounting or investment reporting experience serving institutional and

ultra-high net worth client

• Firm understanding of portfolio management concepts including modern portfolio theory,

asset allocation, portfolio construction, manager selection, risk management and

performance attribution

• Experience with Addepar, Investment Metrics, or other investment reporting platforms a

• Experience working with complex datasets and relational databases. Experience with

Dataiku a plus, but not required

• Technical background with strong analytical and quantitative skills; proficient in SQL, Python

or Excel VBA

• Undergraduate degree in accounting, finance, economics, data, or related field

• FINRA Series 7 and 66 is a plus, though not required

• Industry designations including CIPM, CFA or significant progress preferred, but not required

Morgan Stanley's goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. Consequently, our recruiting efforts reflect our desire to attract and retain the best and brightest from all talent pools. We want to be the first choice for prospective employees.

It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, sex stereotype, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy, veteran or military service status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/Disability/Vet).

Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $85,000 and $135,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.