Morgan Stanley

About the Company

Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services Firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. The Firm’s employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments and individuals from more than 747 offices in 42 countries. As a market leader, the talent and passion of our people is critical to our success. Together, we share a common set of values rooted in integrity, excellence and strong team ethic. Morgan Stanley can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career - a place for people to learn, to achieve and grow. A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles, perspectives and needs is an important part of our culture.

Job Details

Japan Operations Risk and Regulatory Control (ORRC) team is responsible for Disclosure of Interest, Client Asset Segregation and Transaction Reporting. Our goal is to ensure the establishment of effective industry leading controls through structured risk identification and the proactive review of global Operations processes. ORRC performs complex, multi-product regulatory reporting and ensures the appropriate guardianship of client assets. The team is also an interface between Operations, Regulators, internal and external Auditors, and Legal and Compliance.

Transaction Reporting (TR) team is responsible for creating, verifying, and submitting regulators reports to Japan regulators such as FSA, BOJ, JSDA, etc., assessing the impact to those regulatory reports due to market changes or in-house system changes, and implementing necessary changes to the reporting system and procedure so that the Firm will comply with regulations. The team also provides oversight to Legal Ledgers across all products in Operations.

This role is a business-critical control role required to provide coverage across all ORRC functions and regulatory reporting obligations, as well as to reduce the risk of regulatory breaches across the full suite of ORRC functions This role requires partnering with Legal and Compliance to learn local regulatory requirements, Technology to understand the system architectures, and other Operations teams to conduct business analysis on any changes or new requirements to regulations that would require change management in the existing operations from front to back. The individual will be assigned to one of the above 3 teams however will have exposure to all 3 functions in order to carry out critical processes in case Tokyo team is not accessible.

Skills Required

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and Japanese (ability to communicate properly with Regulators in Japan)
• Self-motivated with positive working attitude
• Work and contribute as a team
• Be adaptable to changes and new challenges
• Good interpersonal skills and good communication skills, able to interact and communicate openly and effectively across cultural and hierarchical lines within the Firm
• Ability to identify problems as they arise and understand when they need to be escalated
• Ability to apply lessons learned to parallel situations
• Adaptable and flexible to changes and new challenges
• Keen to learn new skill sets and does so quickly
• Ability to assess and develop own expertise by her/him-self
• Demonstrates excellent attention to detail when analysing or interpreting data
• Ability to prioritize own tasks
• Advanced Excel skill (ability to write formulas like vlookup/sumif and utilize pivot table)
• Ability to read and understand Japan regulations (FIEL, etc.)

Skills Preferred

• Knowledge of Japan regulations (FIEL, etc.), Japan regulatory reporting and legal ledger.
• Financial Product knowledge and Operations experience
• Technology related project experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Access and PowerPoint

WHAT 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.

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Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing, and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.