Product Control Director/Associate Product Controllers

About the role

We’re seeking a Director-level Product Control professional to join Morgan Stanley’s Finance division. The role partners with global business units, providing management, review, analysis, and advisory services on the firm’s financial and capital resources. Responsibilities include leading deliverables, managing P&L validation and substantiation, preparing daily P&L reports, understanding business strategy and risk, enhancing control environments, and contributing to finance projects and UAT testing. The candidate must possess in-depth finance knowledge, independent operation, strong analytical and detail-oriented skills, and at least 4 years of relevant experience. A commerce degree with specialization in financial accounting is preferred, along with prior product control experience and familiarity with financial products.

What you’ll do

• Collaborate with a varied group of colleagues in Finance and across the Firm
• Responsible for and lead aspects of individual and team deliverables and projects, leveraging in-depth knowledge of Finance functional area, product and/or client segments
• Adhere to the Firm's risk and regulatory standards, policies and controls; proactively identify ways to reduce risk in work
• Act as a culture carrier; embody and set an example of the Firm's values and hold yourself and others accountable to Firm standards
• Manage the P&L who performs daily validation and substantiation of P&L and attributed P&L (Greek attributions) between Risk and reporting system
• Prepare daily P&L reports for distribution to the business unit and finance managers for review
• Understand the businesses supported including the strategy, products and inherent risks
• Understand the risk & reporting systems and contribute to enhancing the control environment
• Escalate issues in a timely manner to management
• Contribute to Finance related projects, process enhancements, UAT testing etc.
• Other P&L related tasks and requests as required

What you’ll bring

• In depth knowledge of Finance functional area, product and/or client segment and technical skills, as well as of industry and competitive environment
• Ability to operate independently with respect to most job responsibilities
• Strong academic background including a Graduation in Commerce, specialization in Financial Accounting
• Prior Business Unit/ Product control experience with knowledge of financial products is preferable
• Strong analytical skills
• Attention to detail and ability to work to deadlines
• At least 4 years' relevant experience would generally be expected

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