ISG Operations - Senior Associate, Fund Accounting (Bengaluru)

Morgan Stanley; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Stanley is seeking a Senior Associate for Fund Accounting within Fund Services in Bengaluru. You will ensure accurate NAV calculations for hedge fund clients and support portfolio updates in MSPA, while coordinating with Account Managers on accounting and performance issues.

The role demands precision, the ability to work across time zones, and strong engagement with clients and internal teams. You will contribute to fund reporting, compliance, and audit support across global client

Qualifications

• 2 to 4 years prior work experience – preferably in financial services.
• Knowledge of hedge fund processing is a strong advantage.
• Good administrative and organizational skills with accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to work under pressure and handle increased workloads at month-end.
• Ability to work as part of a virtual team across time zones and geographies.

Responsibilities

• Provide accounting solutions to Hedge Funds for independent valuation, investor transparency and regulatory compliance.
• Calculate daily NAV.
• Review MSPA to custodian reconciliations and notify Account Manager of breaks; adjust as needed.
• Perform middle office functions including P&L analysis, daily cash projections, FX transfers for funding, contributions and redemptions.
• Review general ledger exceptions and make necessary adjustments.
• Verify performance by analyzing large P&L swings and income/expense journals for validity.
• Adjust activity for MSPM processing and reporting.
• Accrue daily or monthly non-security related accruals (management fees, financing accruals).
• Process non-automated transactions including OTC derivatives and related cash movements.
• Perform daily and monthly securities pricing analysis.
• Validate and process corporate action data.
• Provide audit support and assistance to funds for financial statements preparation.
• Assist with compliance functions.

Skills

NAV calculation

Hedge fund processing

Client focus

Job description

Fund Accounting, Senior Associate, Fund Services

We’re seeking someone to join our team as Senior Associate who will be responsible in ensuring proper NAV calculation of their hedge fund clients. They will also act on various requests made by the clients to update their portfolios on Morgan Stanley Portfolio Accounting (MSPA). MSPA is the accounting / reporting system of MSFS. The analyst will also interact with the Account Manager to review accounting and performance related issues.

In the Morgan Stanley Fund Services division, we work with a global institutional client base to provide hedge funds, multi-asset class investors, family offices and private equity Firms with innovative product solutions.

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

• Provide Accounting solutions to Hedge Funds for independent valuation, investor transparency and regulatory compliance.
• Calculation of daily NAV.
• Review MSPA to custodian reconciliations. Identify and determine cause. Notify Account Manager of breaks. If break is due to an erroneous or missing transaction in MSPA then make necessary adjustments.
• Perform middle office functions including P&L analysis, daily cash projections, calculations of FX transfers required for funding, checking client’s contributions & redemptions etc.
• 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 (MSPM) processing and reporting.
• Responsible for accruing daily or monthly non-security related accruals including management fees 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.

What You’ll Bring To The Role

• 2 to 4 years prior work experience – preferably in financial services. Knowledge of hedge fund processing is a strong advantage.
• Good administrative and organisational skills with a particular focus on accuracy and attention to detail.
• An ability to work under pressure and an ability to cope with increased workloads at month-end.
• An ability to work as part of a virtual team that is spread across different time zones and geographies.

An ability to use key financial systems and other IT tools.

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.

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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.

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