We’re seeking someone to join our team as a Capital Markets Core Processing Associate in WM Operations to requires daily collaboration with all processing teams within CMCP, interaction with Technology, Operations Risk, and Finance to ensure resolution of open exceptions, reporting of aged breaks, and control of intraday processing to ensure that processing risk is managed appropriately.

In the Operations division, we partner with business units across the Firm to support financial transactions, devise and implement effective controls and develop client relationships. This is an Associate level position level position within Core Services, which is responsible for performing and managing product-agnostic and centralized operational services across several businesses and products.

Morgan Stanley is an industry leader in financial services, known for mobilizing capital to help governments, corporations, institutions, and individuals around the world achieve their financial goals.

At Morgan Stanley Baltimore, we support the Firm’s global Technology, Operations, Risk Management, Legal and Compliance, Internal Audit and Finance divisions. Morgan Stanley has been rooted in the Baltimore community since 2003. Our talented and diverse team is one of the largest in the U.S. outside of our New York headquarters and home to industry leading cybersecurity innovation with multiple patents and awards. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. There’s ample opportunity to move across the businesses for those who show passion and grit in their work.

Interested in joining a team that’s eager to create, innovate and make an impact on the world? Read on…

What you’ll do in the role:

• Execute processes/functions and/or support process management and project efforts, leveraging knowledge of the systems, markets and instruments that influence the team

• Recognize risk in day-to-day processes to draw out the key issues and contribute to process improvements

• Build relationships within team and internal stakeholders, sharing knowledge to contribute to team output

• Participate in projects and initiatives, aiding in solution formulation with a focus on timely execution

• Balancing cash, currency and security activity at domestic and international clearing utilities and agent banks
• Balancing Trade blotter activity
• Detecting, aging and resolving stock ledger exceptions related to physical security transfer activity
• Preparing reconciliations and explanations of month end Operations FOCUS reportable balances for capital charges
• Preparing reconciliation that contribute towards the daily 15c3-3 computation

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What you’ll bring to the role:

• Ability to establish clear goals and priorities, and address non-standard issues within area of expertise with minimal guidance and supervision

• Subject matter expertise in business area supported, client requirements, and ability to ensure control is not compromised to comply with client requests

• Culture carrier across Operations, embracing the Firm's core values

• At least 2 years’ relevant experience would generally be expected to find the skills required for this role

• Firm understanding the Trade Lifecycle including Trade Processing, Clearance, Settlement, Transfers, Asset Servicing, and Reconciliation
• Experience contributing towards or leading projects
• Experience with Automation (Particularly with tools such as Alteryx, PowerBI, UI Path, Tableau)

Role is Hybrid and will require in office attendance 3 days/week.

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). #LI-AC1