IM Operations- Portfolio Accounting- Associate Job Boston area,Massachusetts USA,Accounting

We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Portfolio Accounting & Recordkeeping Associate to support and develop a best-in-class Portfolio Accounting function. In the Operations division, we partner with business units across the Firm to support financial transactions, devise and implement effective controls, and develop client relationships. This is an Associate level position within the Core Services, which is responsible for performing and managing product-agnostic and centralized operational services across several businesses and products.

This role will be responsible for ensuring accurate, timely, and globally consistent portfolio accounting, valuation, and production of the official investment/performance book and record. It sits within the Public Markets Middle Office and is pivotal to ensuring data accuracy, transparency, and operational readiness across the firm's investment operations in support of MSIM clients, investment teams, traders, reporting teams, and other essential uses of middle office operations data.

As the Portfolio Recordkeeping Associate, you would be responsible for the daily execution of accounting and recordkeeping processes across various investment strategies and asset classes. This role will be part of a global team in a follow‑the‑sun model, ensuring the integrity of the MSIM's start‑of‑day, end‑of‑day, and period close books and records.

What you’ll do in the role:

Execute complex processes and assist a Team Manager in coordinating processes, risks and/or projects in a Team Lead capacity
Recognize risk in day‑to‑day processes to draw out the key issues and leverage detailed knowledge to propose changes in process
Train others, allocate tasks and support with first‑line escalation where required
Share expert knowledge across the team, contribute to team output and development, building relationships across the Firm
Publish the official Aladdin Portfolio Asset Value on a monthly basis, in accordance with client and reporting SLAs, including performing all Quality Control (QC) checks to finalize and close the books
Execute daily portfolio accounting and recordkeeping processes, ensuring all transactions (trades, income, accruals, corporate actions) and positions are processed timely, completely, and accurately
Data integrity and validation ensuring complete, accurate, and timely start‑of‑day positions to support investment process, including start‑of‑day cash and projected cash to support investment teams
Identify, research, and resolve exceptions to the accounting books of record (start‑of‑day, end‑of‑day, and period close) within established SLAs
Provide subject‑matter support for Aladdin Accounting transaction, position, and valuation data

What you’ll bring to the role:

Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of functional area and operational/compliance policies and procedures of their team
Ability to operate independently with respect to some job responsibilities
Culture carrier across Operations, embracing the Firm's core values
BS/BA degree required
A minimum of 3 years of related experience, preferably in asset management with experience working in portfolio or fund accounting
Experience across a broad spectrum of portfolio types:
Separately Managed, Sub‑advised, Funds (e.g. Mutual Fund, OIEC, etc.)
Exposure to middle office operations including but not limited to trade settlement, IBOR/ABOR, transaction lifecycle events across spectrum of asset class (equity, fixed, derivatives), cash and position reconciliation, performance reporting
Experience with accounting systems; preferably Aladdin a plus
Experience with Microsoft Office products (Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)
Automation first mindset. Experience with implementing process improvements and transformation
Ideal candidate brings good judgment, detail oriented, the ability to prioritize multiple tasks, within team environment

Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $80,000 and $115,000 per year at the commencement of employment. 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.

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