Legal Entity Controller - Associate

Overview

We're seeking someone to join our Corporate Controllers, Reporting & Accounting team as an Associate. The team is responsible for the accuracy and control of the Firm's books and records to produce the consolidated firm, segment and legal entities financial statements, including development, management and oversight of financial accounting & reporting systems as well as database management, including capital and liquidity reporting and external reporting functions.

A legal entity associate level role exists for an individual with good financial accounting skills and a strong sense of guardianship. The candidate must have well-developed communication skills (both written and verbal) and be able to build a high level of credibility with management. This role will be primarily responsible for supporting the London External reporting LEC team with planning for, and preparation of, the IFRS annual and semi-annual consolidated financial statements for the largest UK regulated entity, the UK Group Country-by-Country Reporting and profit verifications.

The role provides an excellent exposure to a broad range of financial issues, corporate governance and product accounting and involves regular interaction with a varied range of groups. In the Finance division, we act as a partner to business units around the globe by providing management, review, analysis and advisory services of the Firm's financial and capital resources. This is an Associate within our Risk, Assurance, Governance & Control job family which provides oversight and monitoring of operational risk or third party/outsourcing for the global Finance division, validation and testing of financial and regulatory reports and reinforcement of regulatory requirements, policies and procedures.

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.

The planning and completion of the MSIP Group interim and annual financial statements, the MSBIL Annual financial statements, MSI Group Consolidated financial information. The financial statements are prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Key responsibilities are:

• Assisting with the planning and roll forward of the financial statements.
• Co-ordination and communication with key stakeholders involved in the financial statements process including Tax, Legal, Disclosures, Accounting Policy, Risk, and Finance Senior Management.
• Co-ordination and review of key disclosures and analysis of key balances to be included in the financial statements.
• Liaising with the external auditors in the delivery of support for the disclosures.
• Shows the ability to identify and analyze the situation through gathering relevant information to understand the root cause.
• Determines the potential impact and implications of issues and takes appropriate action to avoid future recurrences.
• Knows when it is appropriate to resolve matters and offer solutions themselves and when it is critical to escalate to others.

• Able to explain issues and ideas succinctly, using appropriate mediums and language, to ensure others understand.
• Always ensures that the relevant people are kept informed.

• Awareness of other people and environment and own impact on these.
• Responds appropriately to others to build and maintain an effective network of contacts.
• Goes extra mile to ensure needs of others are addressed to highest possible standard.

• Consistently shows concern for all areas no matter how small.
• Ensures tasks are always completed accurately, without exception.
• Checks, verifies, and reconciles information to ensure no mistakes are made and work is completed to the highest possible standard.

• Able to establish priorities quickly and accurately.
• Plans own and others' time to meet tight deadlines and is flexible when priorities change.

Knowledge of IFRS accounting standards and disclosure requirements

• Working towards qualification as ACA or equivalent with…