Finance Resources & Strategy Product Controller

We're seeking someone to join our Finance Resources & Strategy team as a Product Controller in ISG Finance to be involved with delivering projects & managing relationships across all trading desks in FRS (Securities Lending, Client Financing, Firm and Derivatives Funding). 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 a Director position within our Product Controllers Job Family which specializes in ensuring adequacy of controls, profit and loss and balance sheet reporting and reconciliations for a segment / business / product area, as well as management reporting across business segments or cross functional end-to-end product oversight 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. What you'll do in the role: > Collaborate with a varied group of colleagues in Finance and across the Firm > Responsible for and lead a significant set of deliverables, leveraging advanced understanding of Finance functional area, product and/or client segment > Proactively identify emerging risks in individual and department work and contribute to strategies for mitigating them > Act as a role model and culture carrier; Embody and set an example of the Firm's values and hold yourself and others accountable to Firm standards > Develop strategic accounting solutions to respond to business developments, whilst collaborating with internal clients in the Business Units, Technology, and Operations & Finance. > Manage business unit projects front to back covering project planning, technology and operational developments, P&L impact analysis, project implementation, ensuring IT solutions for straight through accounting processing and reporting transparency to accurately explain P&L. > Manage project impacts to internal clients across Finance, Operations, Technology, and BRM Trading divisions to ensure seamless integration. > Provide detailed analytical insights for trading desks to ensure business requirements are met. > Communicate business developments to senior management across the organization. > Evaluate internal booking models to streamline business processes and improve P&L capture, ensuring accurate accounting. > Support and develop the Funds Transfer Pricing methodologies for Equity and Fixed Income Divisions.What you'll bring to the role: > Academic background with undergraduate degree in Accounting or Finance preferred. > Prior experience with secured funding and/or securities lending products desired. > Strong analytical, communication, problem solving and project management skills. > Ability to develop and maintain relationships with senior internal clients across different areas of the organization. > Team player with demonstrated record of project delivery. > Proficient with MS Office application, particularly, PowerPoint and Excel. > At least 4 years' relevant experience would generally be expected to find the skills required for this roleWHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren't just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you'll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There's also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices into your browser.Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $85,000 and $130,000 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.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).