Associate Financial Analyst Jobs

Operations is one of the largest divisions in the firm and has diverse responsibilities, including correctly settling and recording millions of transactions per day, identifying and mitigating all operational risks, developing strong client relationships and partnering with technology to realize the full potential of IT and e-solutions. Throughout, the Operations department continually seeks ways to improve while actively supporting the development of new businesses, structures and markets.

The Investment Management Operations group supports the equity, fixed income, liquidity and alternative businesses for Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM), providing middle-office services including portfolio manager support, client services, portfolio transitions, market registration, product data and performance and attribution analysis. MSIM Operations also provides mutual fund support, derivative processing, and counterparty and credit event management.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

- Provide OTC and cleared derivative collateral management support through liaising with various investment teams.

- Provide functional support to portfolio managers, traders, analysts and portfolio administrators for Eaton Vance's portfolio and order management systems.

- Responsible for monitoring derivative trade capture, affirmations, confirmations, and settlements.

- Reconciliation of derivative positions and MTM valuations.

- Work with brokers, administrators and custodian banks to communicate derivative life cycle events.

- Identify and resolve problems related to transactions or investment data in a timely fashion following established guidelines.

- Liaise with legal department and counterparties to support Dodd-Frank, EMIR, MAS and other regulatory requirements.

- Facilitate the onboarding of derivative trading in new funds and accounts by assisting with ISDA and other documentation requests.

- Provide operational support to other departments within the company.

Experience / Knowledge Required:

- Bachelor's degree

- 1-3 years' experience with derivative related functions

- Knowledge of CRD and Aladdin a plus

- Knowledge of Vermeg COLLINE or similar collateral management system a plus

- Knowledge of TriOptima triResolve a plus

- Knowledge of DTCC, ICE Link and MarkitWire a plus

- Strong analytical, organizational, and communication