PE - FSCAT - Mumbai - Mumbai Central, India - Morgan Stanley

Description

Description:

Morgan Stanley Fund Services is a wholly owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, administers over $500 billion of hedge fund assets. Using the firm's proprietary, globally accessible technology platform, the business provides a full range of fund administration services, including daily accounting and financial reporting; transfer agency and investor services; middle and back-office support; and integrated portfolio analytics. Morgan Stanley Fund Services is supported by more than 1300 professionals based in New York, London, Dublin, Glasgow, Mumbai, Bangalore, and Hong Kong.

Position Title:

Team: Fund Services Centralized Accounting team (FSCAT).

Employment Type: FTE

Job Designation: Sr. Associate

Position Description:

• Provide Accounting solutions to Hedge Funds/Private Equity funds for independent valuation, investor transparency, and regulatory compliance.
• calculating accurate daily/month end NAV for the MSFS clients.
• Review MSPA to custodian reconciliations. Identify and determine cause.
• Notify Account Manager of breaks. Make necessary adjustments where required.
• Review general ledger exceptions.
• Identify cause and make necessary adjustments.
• Verify performance by reviewing large P&L swings and analyzing income/expense journals for validity.
• Adjust activity as necessary for performance processing and reporting.
• Responsible for accruing daily or monthly non-security related accruals and financing accruals.
• Process non-automated transactions including OTC derivatives and their related cash movements.
• Perform daily and monthly securities pricing analysis.
• Validate and process corporate action data.
• Providing audit support and assistance to funds in the preparation on financial statements.
• Assistance with compliance functions.
• Accurately calculate P&L allocation, management fee, and Incentive fee at investor level during month ends.
• The candidate will work closely with client facing account manager to ensure that SLAs of the client(s) assigned to them is delivered on time and with high quality.

Skills Required:

• Candidate must have technical knowledge of hedge fund and alternative strategies, investor allocation concepts and terminologies, implementation of fund terms, with a working knowledge of accountancy principles.
• Knowledge of private equity fund structures designs & hierarchies, Special purpose vehicles, standalone funds, master-feeder funds, and the role of each entity in the fund structure.
• Should be detailed-oriented and must have strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work as part of a focused globally distributed team.

Skills/Qualifications Desired:

• MBA Finance/CA preferred with 3 to 5 years of experience in Fund accounting and PE admin.
• Needs to be comfortable with Microsoft office: Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint,
• Strong communication

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximise 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.

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