Senior Associate - Analytics (ISG Opertaions)

Job Title: Senior Associate, Portfolio Analytics team

Department: Morgan Stanley Fund Services

Location: Mumbai

Description

Morgan Stanley Fund Services (MSFS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, provides fund administration services to the world's leading hedge funds. With over $500+ billion in Assets under Administration, the division employs over 1,400 professionals globally, with offices in New York, Dublin, London, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Glasgow and Bangalore.

The Portfolio Analytics group within Morgan Stanley Fund Services focuses on helping clients analyze, understand and report Investment risk and performance of client's portfolios, provide portfolio transparency reporting, OTC derivatives valuation and other portfolio analytics needs of Morgan Stanley's global hedge fund clientele. We leverage the group's proprietary web-based applications and work closely with hedge fund clients and other teams within the division.

The Portfolio Analytics team is currently seeking a candidate to be a part of global analytics solutions team thereby providing in-depth portfolio performance and risk attribution of the firm's hedge fund clients by utilizing in-house analytics tools.

Key responsibilities
• Perform risk and return attribution for portfolio of the firm's hedge fund clients
• Perform sanity checks across analytics applications to ensure data accuracy
• Prepare customized client reports/analysis that involve risk and performance calculation using VBA or R programming
• Resolve client queries on various portfolio related performance and risk analysis
• Collaborating with IT, accounting, and the global analytics team to build automation, scale, and efficiency to daily processes

Desired skillset

Strong understanding of equities, fixed income and derivatives products

Hands-on experience with MS Excel-VBA. Familiarity with R or any other programming language and business intelligence software like Tableau, MS Power BI will be an added advantage

Exceptional analytical and problem-solving ability with attention to details

Ability to effectively communicate with global stakeholders, both written and verbally

Ability to take ownership of assigned task and drive it independently

Qualifications

BE/BTech + MBA (Finance) with at least 3-5 years of relevant experience

CFA and FRM preferred

The role requires working in shift from 12 pm - 9 pm or 1 pm - 10 pm and following US Holiday calendar

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. Our strong dedication to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing, and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.