Internal Audit Vice President - Institutional Securities Group (Equities)

We're seeking someone to join our team as a Vice President to provide audit coverage of the Equities business, including Prime Brokerage, within Institutional Securities.

The Internal Audit Division (IAD) drives attention and resources to vulnerabilities by providing an independent and well-informed view and impactful messages about the most important risks facing our Firm. This is accomplished by performing a range of assurance activities to independently assess the quality and effectiveness of Morgan Stanley's system of internal control, including risk management and governance systems and processes. IAD serves as an objective and independent function within the Firm's risk management framework to foster continual improvement of risk management processes. This is a Vice President level position within Business Audit, which is responsible for inspecting controls in front, middle and back offices.

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.

• Formulate and lead a wide range of assurance activities to assess risks within coverage area and the state of controls in place to mitigate them
• Proactively identify risk and emerging risk, and factor into risk assessment and assurance coverage
• Articulate actionable insights to management regarding criticality and impact of risks to the business
• Effectively partner with colleagues and stakeholders globally to drive effective working relationships
• Align projects and initiatives with department and coverage area priorities, and oversee team's execution of deliverables in accordance with audit methodology and quality standards

• Advanced knowledge of industry, global markets and regulations relevant to coverage area
• In-depth understanding of equity products (e.g., prime brokerage, derivatives, cash, delta one, and structured notes) preferred
• Strong understanding of audit principles, methodology, tools and processes (e.g., risk assessments, planning, testing, reporting and continuous monitoring)
• Ability to articulate risk and impact clearly and succinctly to different audiences
• Effective change and project management techniques and ability to support teams in adapting new ways of working
• Ability to leverage and analyze data to inform focus and views on risk
• Ability to coach and mentor others and create an inclusive work environment for team
• At least 6 years' experience in financial services would generally be expected to find the skills required for this role
• Experience in auditing sales and trading activities preferred
• Relevant certifications (i.e., CIA, CPA, ACA, ACCA, CIDA, CAIA, SIE, CFA, or Series 7, 24, 99, 63, 57) preferred