Morgan Stanley Hiring for Manager — Asia Compliance Testing at Mumbai, India Full Time

Compliance Testing

Division: Legal & Compliance
Job Title: Manager — Asia Compliance Testing
Location: Mumbai (NKP)
Job Level: Manager

Company Profile

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 1,200 offices in 43 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.

Department Profile

Legal and Compliance

Legal & Compliance Division (LCD) comprises of Legal, Compliance, Global Financial Crimes and Regulatory Relations.
The Legal Department provides guidance, requirements and procedures for understanding and complying with the laws, regulations and Firm policies that apply to our businesses.
The Global Compliance Department identifies applicable Compliance Obligations and maintains a Firmwide Compliance Risk management program, including Compliance Risks that transcend business lines, legal entities and jurisdictions of operation.
Global Financial Crimes is responsible for the development and governance of the Firm’s financial crime prevention efforts across all regions and business units. Global Financial Crimes is comprised of the Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Sanctions, Anti-boycott, Anti-Corruption (ACG), Government, and Political Activities Compliance (GPAC) programs.
The Global Regulatory Relations Group (GRRG) is responsible for strategic and centralized management of the supervisory activities of Morgan Stanley’s regulators and related developments globally, with a focus on regulatory reviews and examinations and continuous monitoring activities. GRRG serves as the central point of contact for the regulatory staff responsible for supervisory activities at Morgan Stanley entities and for timely reporting to Firm management and other governance or management bodies, as appropriate, on those relationships and supervisory processes, including areas of significant regulatory focus or concern.

LCD Center of Excellence — Mumbai (LCD CoE) is a part of Morgan Stanley’s Global In-house Center, which provides global support to LCD and is an integral part of Firm and LCD strategy

Primary Responsibilities

The candidate will have several areas of responsibility including, but not limited to, the following:
Executing compliance tests (audits) on topics assigned by regional Compliance Testing team in Asia
Analyzing and documenting report findings, and having preliminary discussion with corresponding control/process owners
Analysis of regulations and internal policies/rules for each test topic
Conducting tests related to transactions and other documentation for compliance with the relevant regulations and policies/rules
Conduct/ participate in walkthroughs / interviews with business employees responsible for a particular area
Ensuring detailed documentation of test work-papers
Draft workpapers and reports on test reviews and monitoring checks completed
Responding to test quality assurance queries from regional Compliance Testing teams
Identification of areas requiring attention or findings and assessment of relative risk
Presentation of findings and recommendations to Compliance Managers in the Regional Compliance Testing Teams
Helping to follow-up on review findings until resolution.

Skills required (essential)

The ideal candidate will have 5 years professional experience at a financial institution
Excellent communication skills — written and oral.
Experience Compliance Testing or Internal Audits
Knowledge of Capital markets and financial products
Experience in interpreting laws or regulations
Excellent time management skills, attention to detail and ability to execute tasks within tight deadlines
Ability to facilitate meetings among stakeholders with diverse points of view
Good interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with colleagues across regions and Business Units
Has the ability to read and analyze data

Skills desired

Has the ability to effectively handle a fast paced environment and successfully meet established deadline requirements
Ability to research and resolve issues independently while working across teams to acquire information
Be self-motivated and must have the ability to work independently
Knowledge of global markets / market regulations / investment banking functions
Industry qualifications – CA / CPA / CIA or similar certification

Coverage

Monday to Friday from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Coverage is dependent on business needs so flexibility on required finish time or full day’s coverage may be required during some Indian holidays.

Job: *Compliance

Title: Manager — Asia Compliance Testing

Location: Non-Japan Asia-India-Maharashtra-Mumbai (MSA)

Requisition ID: 3226142