Balance Sheet Control Reconciliation - Business Analyst...Posted: November 15, 2009
ISG Operations Balance Sheet Control group would like to hire a manager to support Work-stream 2 of the Non Client Ownership and Substantiation initiative. Successful candidate must have at least 5 years of business analysis, project management, and account reconciliation experience preferably in Institutional Financial Services/Capital Markets environment. The position will initially be based in Brooklyn, New York and may require some travel. The successful candidate will work closely with members of ISG Operations business units, Operations Risk & Control group, and other stakeholders across Morgan Stanley, including Technology, Risk and Controllers. This role is twofold: Change the Bank: Assist in the development of reconciliation requirements and standards by Specific Account Usage Run the Bank: Monitor adherence to the new reconciliation/substantiation standards across ISG Ops, own complex accounts CTB ? Key Responsibilities: - Assist in the analysis and assessment of the adequacy of the existing account reconciliation/substantiation processes by Account Usage in Tiers (automated vs. manual reconciliation); - Find best reconciliation practices by Account Usage, Business units, and/or Region; - Analyze existing reconciliation vs. activity in the accounts and build reconciliation and substantiation requirements by Account Usage and Business unit utilizing ? best practice? approach; - Facilitate communication of reconciliation requirements to the team building standardized reconciliation processes by Account Usage; - Monitor and verify that new, standardized reconciliation process is congruent with the requirements - Assist in defining substantiation requirements for each Account Usage, functional area, and/or region/currency - Closely work with the accounts owners, facilitate reconciliation and sign off process changes RTB ? Key Responsibilities: - Monitor and control adherence to the new reconciliation and substantiation standards by the accounts owners in the new tool - Build and produce monthly status report on sub ledger accounts substantiation and sign off process - Assist in the performance of random independent testing of completed reconciliation and verify substantiation by provided accounts owners at the monthly sign off - Assist in the ownership of complex accounts (ex. Intercompany, Plug, GL intra, Intradesk) Skills Required 5-10 years of experience in process re-engineering/improvement, business analysis/requirements, and project management in Financial Services/Capital Markets industry. Functional knowledge of trading operations and trade life cycle Good written and oral communication skills Analytical and problem solving skills Ability to design and implement creative and flexible solutions to problems Ability to work within tight delivery timeframes Assist in the coordination of efforts with IT support to create new tools and enhance functionality of existing technology platforms Experience with MS Office (Excel, Power Point, Visio and Access) Bachelors Degree preferably in Finance (or Accounting) Skills Desired Familiarity with Morgan Stanley ISG Operations systems, processes, and framework a plus Knowledge of MS sub ledger accounts systems and databases (CDR, BARRS, 3Rs, AVE, EQS, DQS) a plus Please refer to job code 232503 when responding to this ad.
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| | Location: | Brooklyn, NY | | County: | Kings County | | ZIP Code: | 11201 | | Pay Rate: | Open | | Job Terms: | full time | | Company: | Morgan Stanley | | Phone: | email only please | | Fax: | email only please |
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