Your Opportunity as an Analyst in Operations

Morgan Stanley’s Operations Division is responsible for the post-execution trade processing and internal controls from trade entry through settlement and custody. Operations is also responsible for proprietary and customer transactions of both primary and secondary trading in listed and over-the-counter transactions in commodities, equity and fixed income securities, and structured derivatives. Opportunities are available to work closely with colleagues in the Fixed Income, Commodities, Equity, and Prime Brokerage businesses to process complex transactions to solve operational problems, respond to business issues and client needs, assist in risk management, conduct revenue analysis, and participate in firm re-engineering projects.

Operations core responsibilities:

• Ensure transactions are settled and correctly recorded
• Develop and maintain strong client relationships
• Ensure all operational risks are recognized and managed, and internal controls are complete and operating effectively
• Provide value-added support in new markets and new products
• Partner with technology to realize the full potential of IT and e-solutions
• Continually seek opportunities for improvement and deliver innovative solutions

The Analyst Program in Operations
How the program works and the day-to-day experience you can expect

Analysts are engaged in daily operations activities and also have opportunities to tackle a variety of special projects. Operations activities include desk/trade support, client service and relationships, transaction exception handling, settlement and reconciliation, risk management and control, corporate actions, and collateral management.  Analysts are also engaged in developing, producing, and analyzing operational performance metrics to help identify areas in need of improvement. Various project roles provide opportunities to understand the front-to-back business processes and supporting technical infrastructure to engineer solutions that enable growth of new products/services or reduce costs and risk.

Developing Your Career
What you can anticipate as you make progress and after completing the program

During the following two years, you and your colleagues in the Analyst Program will return for regularly scheduled training and networking events.  Upon successful completion of the training program, analysts join their assigned departments and quickly become an integral part of Morgan Stanley’s respected Operations organization. 

Is Operations Right for You?
A checklist to help you decide if you have the skills and temperament for this area

• You are a team player.
• You have the ability to work on challenging assignments in a dynamic environment.
• You are an excellent communicator.
• You enjoy managing projects and evaluating and improving processes.
• You are resourceful and able to take initiative.
• You are able to synthesize information, distill relevant facts, and reach logical conclusions.

Requirements

All majors are welcome to apply, but interest in the financial markets is critical.

How to Apply

Candidates attending schools in Japan

If you are attending schools in Japan (all nationalities), please visit our local campus recruiting website (Japanese only) at: http://morganstanley.co.jp/CampusRecruiting/index.html 

If you are attending schools outside Japan (all nationalities), please visit our booth at DISCO Boston Career Forum after registering CFN at:

http://www.careerforum.net/index.asp?lang=E

If you are attending schools outside Japan, and not attending DISCO Boston Career Forum, please apply online at: http://www.morganstanley.com/about/careers/recruiting/apply.html