Head of U.S. Banks Capital Reporting

Morgan Stanley; New York (NY); On-site; USD 165,000 - 275,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Stanley is seeking an Executive Director to lead the U.S. Banks Capital Reporting function. The role oversees regulatory capital calculations, forecasting, and reporting across MSBNA and MSPBNA, collaborating with regulators and senior management.

The position requires 10+ years in capital reporting, strong GAAP knowledge, and experience with regulatory platforms. Exceptional leadership and communication are essential for delivering accurate, timely insights.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 10+ years of bank regulatory reporting, capital reporting, or financial analysis.
• Strong understanding of bank regulatory capital frameworks and reporting requirements.
• Solid knowledge of U.S. GAAP and financial reporting principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead the U.S. Banks Capital Reporting function, ensuring timely and complete regulatory capital calculations and disclosures.
• Maintain ownership of Basel capital requirements, RWA, leverage ratios, and related reporting submissions.
• Ensure compliance with Fed, OCC, FDIC requirements and implement new regulatory rules (FFIEC 101/102, DFAST).
• Lead interpretation and implementation of evolving regulatory capital requirements and adapt reporting processes and systems.
• Oversee capital forecasting for budgeting and stress testing, including governance and controls.
• Lead capital allocation and ROE analysis, and related reporting for business units.
• Serve as point of contact for OCC/FDIC examinations and internal reviews of capital models.
• Drive automation and strategic enhancements to improve accuracy, transparency, and efficiency.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Analytical

Prioritization

Self-directed

Regulatory reporting

Capital platforms

Automation tools

Python

Tableau

Alteryx

AI Agents

Education

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

CPA, CFA, or advanced degree

Tools

Axiom

Alteryx

Tableau

Python

Job description

Position Description

Morgan Stanley Bank NA (MSBNA) and Morgan Stanley Private Bank (MSPBNA) are nationally chartered banks and material operating subsidiaries of Morgan Stanley. These entities are regulated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

The U.S. Banks Capital Reporting team, within the Finance division, is responsible for regulatory capital calculations, forecasting, and reporting for MSBNA and MSPBNA. This Executive Director (P5) role provides leadership across capital allocation, regulatory capital reporting, and stress testing activities, with responsibility for delivering high quality reporting, analysis, driving process enhancements, and supporting senior management and regulatory stakeholders. The role reports to the U.S. Banks Controller and leads a team of Capital Reporting professionals.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the U.S. Banks Capital Reporting function, overseeing the accurate, timely, and complete production of regulatory capital calculations, reporting, and disclosures for the U.S. Banks.
• Maintain ownership of regulatory capital reporting frameworks, including Basel capital requirements, risk-weighted assets (RWA), leverage ratios, capital buffers, and related regulatory reporting submissions.
• Ensure compliance with applicable Federal Reserve, OCC, FDIC, and other regulatory requirements governing capital adequacy and regulatory reporting (FFIEC 101 and 102), and spearhead implementation of new regulatory requirements (DFAST).
• Lead the interpretation and implementation of evolving regulatory capital requirements, assessing impacts and driving changes to reporting processes, systems, and methodologies.
• Develop and provide end-to-end oversight of capital forecasting activities for budgeting and regulatory stress testing, including governance, testing, controls and documentation.
• Lead business unit capital allocation and ROE analysis, as well as related reporting.
• Serve as a point of contact for OCC and FDIC examinations and for internal audit and model risk reviews covering bank capital, ensuring timely, well-documented responses.
• Drive continuous improvement, automation, and strategic enhancement initiatives across capital reporting and forecasting, in partnership with Capital Planning and Technology. Target measurable gains in reporting accuracy, transparency, and efficiency, and surface capital optimization opportunities.

Qualifications Required

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 10+ years of relevant experience, including bank regulatory reporting, capital reporting, or financial analysis.
• Strong understanding of bank regulatory capital frameworks and reporting requirements.
• Solid knowledge of U.S. GAAP and financial reporting principles.

Skills Desired

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience presenting to senior management.
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing teams and diverse talent across different regions.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills with the ability to interpret complex financial and regulatory data.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline driven environment with a high degree of accuracy.
• Self directed leader with a strong work ethic and collaborative mindset.
• CPA, CFA, or an advanced degree in a financial or quantitative discipline.
• Experience with regulatory reporting and capital platforms (e.g., Axiom) and with automation or analytics tooling (e.g., Alteryx, Tableau, Python & AI Agents)

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.

Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $165,000 and $275,000 per year at the commencement of employment.

However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.

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.