Morgan Stanley is an industry leader in financial services, known for mobilizing capital to help governments, corporations, institutions, and individuals around the world achieve their financial goals.

At Morgan Stanley India, we support the Firm's global businesses, with critical presence across Institutional Securities, Wealth Management and Investment management, as well as in the Firm's infrastructure functions of Technology, Operations, Finance, Risk Management, Legal and Corporate & Enterprise Services. Morgan Stanley has been rooted in India since 1993, with campuses in both Mumbai and Bengaluru. We empower our multi-faceted and talented teams to advance their careers and make a global impact on the business. For those who show passion and grit in their work, there's ample opportunity to move across the businesses.

Interested in joining a team that's eager to create, innovate and make an impact on the world?

What you'll do in the role:
• Management of the AIS PSG Portfolios Services Team in Mumbi which will be the extension of the portfolio services team in West Conshohocken.
• Maintenance of integrity and confidentiality of the firm.
• Actively monitoring portfolio investment and investor subscription and redemption activity for multiple PSG portfolios and custodian banks; ensuring satisfactory settlement of those transactions, including cash distributions and receipts; and developing significant levels of expertise of the holdings, terms, and transactions of multiple portfolios, in order to provide intuitive and proactive accounting oversight of these portfolios.
• Providing regular daily portfolio, investment, and performance reporting and investment management support and responding to numerous ad hoc requests from investment management, investors and other internal and external stakeholders.
• Overseeing third-party service providers in posting activity to the portfolios general ledger and maintaining portfolio level activity in AIP's investment book of record portfolio accounting system, Investran.
• Ensuring the integrity of transactional and valuation data in Investran through the review of contract notes, capital statements and underlying fund correspondence, and working with the pricing team to resolve any transaction or valuation discrepancies.
• Reconciling transactions, valuations, management and performance fee calculations, P&L components, and other activity between Investran and the third-party service providers records on a monthly or quarterly basis to ensure accuracy. Verifying accuracy of investor capital balances, NAV allocations, and capital activity on a monthly or quarterly basis.
• Reviewing daily cash reconciliations performed with multiple custodian banks and ensuring outstanding items are resolved on a timely basis.
• Preparing monthly performance reports for investment management and clients using valuations from underlying investments, cash balances, and derivatives valuations. Tracking email correspondence within the team's group mailbox and escalating time sensitive correspondence to the appropriate internal parties.
• Performing monthly compliance reporting and highlighting instances in which there may be potential noncompliance with the portfolios? governing documents.
• Providing support for Fund, regulatory, and other audits; attending valuation committee meetings; assisting with preparation of materials for periodic board of director meetings; assisting with review of offering documents for new products and supporting other areas of product development, as needed.
• Working effectively with third-party service providers and internal parties to ensure a high level of service for the portfolios; raising service issues in an appropriate manner and following up issues to resolution; creating or enhancing processes to improve the efficiency of the Operations and investment teams.
• Assist the team on take-on, termination, and transition of new client or fund mandates, the review of client Investment Management Agreements (IMA), IMA amendments, and market registration status for their assigned strategies.
• Actively own cash management function across assigned strategies and work with State Street, Trading team and external counterparties/custodians to ensure sufficient funds are available on settlement date.
• Performing other related functions or responsibilities as needed or assigned.
• Involvement in projects related to the job function and liaising with IT on automation projects.
• Creating or enhancing processes to improve the efficiency of the AIS Team

What you'll bring to the role:
• A minimum of 10 years of experience in operations supporting Hedge funds, Private Equity funds or fund of funds investment accounting process is required.
• Experience with Investran accounting system is a plus.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to analyze returns and apply the same appropriately.
• Strong organizational skills including the ability to coordinate, prioritize, and manage multiple activities.
• Strong stakeholder relationship management.
• Demonstrated success working in a high volume, high intensity environment and an ability to get closure on issues promptly.
• Should have a keen eye for details and accuracy.
• Demonstrates Commitment to Control and Risk Management with the ability to identify and escalate risk issues to stakeholder.

• Proven work experience as a team leader or supervisor.

• Sets high standards and stretch goals to create high performing teams and individuals.
• Proven record of collaborating with colleagues across geographic and functional boundaries.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and the ability to effectively summarize findings, both verbally and in writing, in a clear and concise manner.
• Professional and decisive with outstanding business judgment.
• Proficient computer skills, particularly with Microsoft Office.
• Demonstrates Teamwork and Builds Networks.
• Ability to 'think out of the box' and look for creative solutions.
• Ability to work effectively with minimal supervision.
• Self-starter with the ability to take a proactive approach to projects and tasks in implementing solutions.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing needs and requirements.

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. Our 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.

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.