Director, Hedge Fund Portfolio Accounting & AIS Ops

Morgan Stanley; West Conshohocken (PA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Stanley is seeking a Hedge Fund Portfolio Services Director in IM Operations to oversee operational and portfolio management support for a global hedge fund program across primary investing, co-investing, secondaries, and loans. This role includes developing external relationships with business stakeholders and third‑party service providers to ensure proper support for the portfolios.

The position requires strong leadership, deep product knowledge, and hands-on experience in hedge fund

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field is required.
• Prior hedge fund investment accounting experience is required.
• Knowledge of private equity fund accounting and/or derivatives, or experience with Investran, Alteryx, Power BI, and UI Path is a plus.
• At least 4 years of relevant experience would generally be expected to find the skills required for this role.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a subject matter expert within functional area, working with Team Manager to manage processes, risks and/or projects, proposing and implementing improvements/changes
• Act as key problem solver for area or expertise, applying detailed knowledge to address unique or novel situations, recognize risks and draw out key issues
• Develop a significant level of expertise of the holdings, terms and transactions of multiple portfolios to provide intuitive and proactive oversight of these portfolios
• Oversee third-party service providers in posting activity to the portfolios' general ledger and maintaining portfolio activity in AIS's parallel portfolio accounting system, Investran
• Sign-off on portfolio net asset value and performance-based information and verify the accuracy of investor capital account balances
• Prepare performance and management fee calculations for portfolios based on terms as defined in their governing documents
• Work alongside portfolio management teams in support of portfolio management activities including investment valuation, cash management, investor capital activity, and other ad hoc requests

Skills

Team leadership

Risk management

Independent work

Commercial thinking

Problem solving

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

Tools

Investran

Alteryx

Power BI

UI Path

Job description

Morgan Stanley is seeking a Hedge Fund Portfolio Services Director in IM Operations to oversee operational and portfolio management support for a global hedge fund program across primary investing, co-investing, secondaries, and loans. This role includes developing external relationships with business stakeholders and third‑party service providers to ensure proper support for the portfolios.

The position requires strong leadership, deep product knowledge, and hands-on experience in hedge fund