Commodities Operations is a dynamic team that enables the trading business to transact in global markets with a diverse set of clients in the commodities sector. We are collaborative Operations professionals who enable revenue growth while ensuring that the desk's trades successfully complete their full life cycle by designing and performing critical controls while creatively solving multifaceted issues as they arise.
The Commodities Operations team are looking for a highly motivated professional who will be responsible for enabling the global business and ensuring seamless front to back execution of trading and structured deals. Additively, the candidate will help support strategic decision-making and drive growth initiatives across the group. The successful person will work closely with the Commodities business as well as colleagues across FID, Strats, IT, Risk, Finance, Legal, Compliance and Operations.
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Since 1982, Morgan Stanley Commodities has been trading both financial and physical commodities providing solutions to clients who need to transfer, transform, or acquire commodity price risk. MS Commodities has 200+ dedicated front office employees, from 30+ different nationalities covering markets 24 hours per day.
Department Profile
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.
Primary Responsibilities;
- Acting as part of a control function to validate and support commodities transactions. As part of this role, you will investigate and resolve complex queries through various means, including daily interaction with key stakeholders, including trading desks, sales desks and internal groups.
- The Trade Support Team acts as central conduit for the wider Operations areas. We are a process owner and escalation point for issues and discrepancies with external counterparties, sales, and the trading desk.
- You will manage key relationships with internal/external clients and Firm stakeholders and influence and negotiate with clients and/or other departments on key deliverables and timelines.
- Drive business analysis for front to back processes and systems, including the solution design, testing and implementation.
- Ensure high focus for regulatory reporting relating to deal structuring and settlement. The candidate will need to manage multiple reporting cut-offs as well as communicate submissions.
- Partner with Technology to translate detailed business requirements / impacts assessments / functional specifications into future state system specs
- This is a fast-paced trading environment with opportunities to work closely with various groups across the global firm. The successful candidate will have exposure to a wide range of functions in a complex and dynamic market. The ability to multitask and prioritize will be key, combined with management of critical day-to-day functions.
- The candidate will be expected to leverage the knowledge they develop as part of the team to drive automation/change. As part of a multi-year focus the candidate will play a key role in the analysis and subsequent implementation of significant platform renovations and various business enablement initiatives to support the continued growth of this global business.
Skills required;
- Considerable years of experience or equivalent within Operations
- Background in Commodities (encouraged but not essential)
- Bachelor's Degree - Analytical, financial, or mathematically related preferred (or equivalent)
- Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills (Database and coding skills a plus)
- Proactive and results oriented mind-set
- Strong communication skills: ability to summarize complex business problems and detailed analysis with clarity and brevity in written and verbal form
- Robust analytical and organizational skills
- Proven ability to work efficiently and accurately under pressure in a fast-paced multi-tasking environment
- Ability to think creatively and strategically, and thrive in a dynamic and often ambiguous work environment
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 85 years. At our foundation are five core values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - that guide our more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you'll find trusted colleagues, committed mentors and a culture that values diverse perspectives, individual intellect and cross-collaboration. We Firm is differentiated by the caliber of our diverse team. While our company culture and commitment to inclusion define our legacy and shape our future, helping to strengthen our business and bring value to clients around the world. Learn more about how we put this commitment to action: morganstanley.com/diversity. 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.
We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.
Certified Persons Regulatory Requirements:
If this role is deemed a Certified role and may require the role holder to hold mandatory regulatory qualifications or the minimum qualifications to meet internal company benchmarks.
Flexible work statement
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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.