Director, Financial Controller (Compensation)

Director, Financial Controller (Compensation)

The Compensation Controller team is led globally from Glasgow and is part of Global Corporate Controllers. The function is responsible for financial accounting, control, and reporting, both internal and external, related to the firm's compensation and benefit plans globally.

The team are responsible for front to back accounting, control and reporting of compensation and benefits for the firm, as a result, team members perform a variety of functions within their roles offering a breadth of experience for the right candidate. For example:

·Financial accounting across all GAAPS and legal entities

·Close collaboration with accounting policy on interpretation and implementation of new accounting rules or accounting analysis of new compensation arrangements

·Involvement in firm and financier-wide initiatives as an SME with accountability for assessing, planning and delivering all compensation & benefit related accounting and reporting impacts

·Regulatory and statutory financial reporting at firm and subsidiary level including analysis and implementation of any new reporting requirements

·Management reporting and forecasting for the CFO and other senior stakeholders

This is a Director level position within our Corporate Controllers, Reporting & Accounting Job Family which is responsible for the accuracy and control of the Firm’s books and records to produce the consolidated firm, segment and legal entities financial statements, including development, management and oversight of financial accounting & reporting systems as well as database management, including capital and liquidity reporting and external reporting functions.

This role represents an exciting opportunity to further develop a variety of skills and be part of a global function.

In the Finance division, we act as a partner to business units around the globe by providing management, review, analysis and advisory services of the Firm’s financial and capital resources.

Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, always evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world.

We offer:

-Work in the Finance department of one of the world’s top tier Financial Institutions and a first-hand

insight into our business

-A desirable compensation and benefits package including eligibility for an annual bonus

-Professional development opportunities including access to Morgan Stanley’s world-class internal

training program

-Enriching challenges that provide opportunity for constant learning and advancement

-A supportive and inclusive environment, we accept individual differences and use them to better

our work environment and culture

-A balance between personal and professional lifestyles, including flexible working opportunities

such as work from home arrangements

-High specification office space with leading technologies, collaborative working spaces and

wellbeing facilities including an onsite fitness suite

You Will:

Work as part team of qualified and part qualified accountants, responsible for accounting and controllership for the Global Compensation Control function,;

-Responsible for the booking and reconciliation of expense for deferred cash compensation

-Responsible for the preparation of data provided to other groups to facilitate the bookings, tax

calculations or reporting

-Responsible for the provision of data to support ad hoc disclosure reporting including liquidity

bucketing, Key Management Personnel and employee compensation plan disclosures for subsidiary

financial statements

-Responsible for the provision of data to regional and local controllers for management charge and

reconciliation processes

-Involvement in on-going system enhancement and testing

-Reconciliation of general ledger balances associated with deferred cash compensation

-Responsible for maintaining a strong control environment and related documentation (including

SOX compliance)

-Respond to and interact with key stakeholders including HR Executive Compensation, IT, Business

Unit Controllers, Payroll, Internal Audit, External Auditors and the firms 3rd Party administrator

-Representing the function in wider office committees

You have:

-Professional Accountancy Qualification or studying for a qualification or an equivalent

Specialization in Finance

-Flexibility to change priorities as new situations present themselves

-Strong communication skills; clear, concise, and appropriate method of delivery

-Experience with establishing and meeting critical deadlines, as well as tracking and driving

execution

-Risk awareness and good guardianship skills

-Collaborative team player with a strong work ethic that works effectively in cross-functional team

environment

You may also have:

-Alteryx expertise

-Relevant International and U.S. accounting and reporting knowledge

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN…