Sustainability Disclosure Accountant Director (AVP equivalent)

96 Morgan Stanley UK Ltd; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Stanley in Glasgow is seeking a Sustainability Disclosure Accountant Director (AVP equivalent) to own European regulatory disclosures and sustainability templates for legal entities. You will lead production ownership, coordinate across Finance, Risk, Legal and Corporate Services, and oversee Pillar 3 ESG and EU Taxonomy templates with strong governance and documentation.

The role requires CA/CPA/ACCA or equivalent, 4–6 years relevant experience, and a proactive, detail‑oriented mindset.

Qualifications

• Qualified CA/CPA/ACCA (or equivalent experience) with strong analytical and drafting skills.
• Strong financial controller background and experience running controlled production processes for regulatory reporting and/or external disclosures.
• Experience designing or operating risk and control frameworks, including documentation standards and governance processes.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a varied group of colleagues in Finance and across the Firm.
• Lead aspects of individual and team deliverables and projects, leveraging in-depth knowledge of Finance functional area, product and/or client segments.
• Adhere to the Firm's risk and regulatory standards, policies and controls; proactively identify ways to reduce risk in work.
• Act as a culture carrier; embody and set an example of the Firm's values and hold yourself and others accountable to Firm standards.
• Sustainability Disclosure deliverables for European legal entities, ensuring controlled processes, clear ownership, and delivery to agreed timelines and quality standards for hand-off to Finance Legal Entity Controllers.
• Pillar 3 ESG templates, including coordinating inputs, performing review and validation checks, and maintaining supporting documentation and evidence.
• EU Taxonomy templates, ensuring consistent methodology application, appropriate controls over source data, and alignment with internal governance expectations.
• Short Term Exercise (STE) templates, managing the production timetable and coordinating inputs and review across Finance, Risk and other key stakeholders.
• Ad hoc regulatory submissions, including delivery within required timeframes.
• Reconciliation of lending data used in the MS legal entity Physical Intensity metric, to ensure this is fit for purpose
• Establishing and maintaining a robust governance, documentation and controls framework for disclosures production (including procedures, checklists, evidence packs, issue logs and approvals).
• Coordinating internal and external assurance activity (e.g., audit requests and independent reviews), track remediation actions through to closure, and drive continuous improvement across the production process.
• Presenting disclosures and analytics to Finance Snr Management for due diligence pre-filing

Skills

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Regulatory reporting

Controls governance

Education

CA/CPA/ACCA qualification

Job description

Sustainability Disclosure Accountant Director (AVP equivalent) JR042754 Glasgow

The Disclosures team within Glasgow Finance is part of the global Finance Shared Services External Reporting team which produces financial regulatory reporting of the Firm in accordance with multiple accounting and regulatory frameworks. We have a demand for career minded individuals to join our team. The team is responsible for preparing certain external reporting disclosures of the Firm and legal entities which are produced in accordance with US GAAP and IFRS as well as preparation of components of Financial Regulatory reporting to a number of Regulators including the Bundesbank and European Banking Authority. As a result of the ever changing regulatory and financial reporting environment the team is extending to establish production ownership of Sustainability Disclosures and related regulatory templates for European legal entities. The team works closely with a number of stakeholders across the Firm including Finance, Sustainability Office, Risk, Legal and Corporate Services. 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. 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.

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.

What you’ll do in the role:

• Collaborate with a varied group of colleagues in Finance and across the Firm
• Responsible for and lead aspects of individual and team deliverables and projects, leveraging in-depth knowledge of Finance functional area, product and/or client segments
• Adhere to the Firm's risk and regulatory standards, policies and controls; proactively identify ways to reduce risk in work
• Act as a culture carrier; embody and set an example of the Firm's values and hold yourself and others accountable to Firm standards
• Sustainability Disclosure deliverables for European legal entities, ensuring controlled processes, clear ownership, and delivery to agreed timelines and quality standards for hand-off to Finance Legal Entity Controllers.
• Pillar 3 ESG templates, including coordinating inputs, performing review and validation checks, and maintaining supporting documentation and evidence.
• EU Taxonomy templates, ensuring consistent methodology application, appropriate controls over source data, and alignment with internal governance expectations.
• Short Term Exercise (STE) templates, managing the production timetable and coordinating inputs and review across Finance, Risk and other key stakeholders.
• Ad hoc regulatory submissions, including delivery within required timeframes.
• Reconciliation of lending data used in the MS legal entity Physical Intensity metric, to ensure this is fit for purpose
• Establishing and maintaining a robust governance, documentation and controls framework for disclosures production (including procedures, checklists, evidence packs, issue logs and approvals).
• Coordinating internal and external assurance activity (e.g., audit requests and independent reviews), track remediation actions through to closure, and drive continuous improvement across the production process.
• Presenting disclosures and analytics to Finance Snr Management for due diligence pre-filing

What you’ll bring to the role:

• In-depth knowledge of Finance functional area, product and/or client segment and technical skills, as well as of industry and competitive environment
• Ability to operate independently with respect to most job responsibilities
• Ability to provide positive and constructive feedback and innovate processes
• Qualified CA/CPA/ACCA (or equivalent experience) with strong analytical and drafting skills and a high attention to detail.
• A strong financial controller background and experience running controlled production processes for regulatory reporting and/or external disclosures.
• Experience designing or operating risk and control frameworks, including documentation standards and governance processes.
• Demonstrate strong stakeholder management and the ability to influence across functions (Finance, Sustainability, Risk, Legal and Corporate Services) to obtain timely inputs and resolve issues.
• Experience of working with large datasets
• Self-motivated and able to demonstrate initiative and problem‑solving abilities
• Strong work ethic with an ability to take responsibility for completing tasks and working to deadlines
• Ability to balance and effectively prioritise multiple issues
• At least 4-6 years relevant experience would generally be expected to find the skills required for this role #LI-GB1 #LI-Hhybrid #GLREP

What You Can Expect From Morgan Stanley:

At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients – helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way that’s differentiated – and we’ve done that for 90 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. 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. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work. To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices into your browser.

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:

Interested in flexible working opportunities? Morgan Stanley empowers employees to have greater freedom of choice through flexible working arrangements. Speak to our recruitment team to find out more.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a workforce that is diverse in experience and background.

Our recruiting efforts reflect our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion, where individuals are hired, developed, and advanced based on their skills and talents. Our workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate, bringing a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. For more information, please visit: https://www.morganstanley.com/people-opportunities/eeo. At Morgan Stanley, we advise, originate, trade, manage and distribute capital for people, governments and institutions, always with a standard of excellence and guided by our core values. Morgan Stanley is dedicated to providing first‑class service to our clients, in a way that reflects our commitment to creating a more sustainable future and fostering stronger communities around the world. In each line of business, we strive to demonstrate our belief in the power of transformative thinking, innovative strategies and leading‑edge solutions—and in the ability of capital to work for the benefit of all society.