Institutional Equity Division – Director, Fund Services Valuation & Quality Assurance​/Purchase

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Morgan Stanley Fund Services (“MSFS”) is a leading provider of third party hedge fund services with offices in New York, London, Dublin, Hong Kong, Glasgow, Bangalore and Mumbai and has over 1,400 employees globally.

MSFS is a wholly owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley. The parent company, Morgan Stanley, has obtained Financial Holding Company status in the United States. Subsidiaries of Morgan Stanley are subject to the supervision and regulations of the Federal Reserve Bank. MSFS is an independent legal and business venture within Morgan Stanley. It provides services on a stand‑alone basis, independently from other Morgan Stanley affiliates.

• Accounting support
• Investor Services
• Tax Services
• Middle Office support
• Analytics
• Corporate Secretary Services
• StratumSM, investor transparency reporting.

The Valuation & Quality Assurance Review Team plays a key role in fund accounting oversight within the global MSFS model, including an assessment of whether the pricing approach taken by clients is reasonable based on the benchmarking process conducted by MSFS. This is a hybrid role of Valuation and Quality Assurance within the Accounting space, with more emphasis on Valuation reviews.

The successful candidate will be facing off with hedge funds and colleagues in internal teams to resolve queries/price challenges and providing valuable inputs towards enhancing the quality of the NAV being produced.

The successful candidate will be initiating, participating and leading a number of valuation and accounting related projects and initiatives, including ensuring a smooth transition of new clients on to MSFS platforms. These will range from structured projects and initiatives that will be embedded in the monthly workflows to ad hoc initiatives that are likely to be once off or intermittently run.

• Responsible for ensuring terms of exotic trades are captured correctly and using vendor systems to provide end of day valuation to hedge fund clients.
• Improve and refine process – Understand requirements, prototype and work with developers to enhance in-house system for systematic term capture and pricing.
• Review terms against client communication, trade confirms and middleware systems.
• Obtain valuation for client positions post close of trading and ensure these are captured correctly within client portfolios.
• Face off with hedge funds and colleagues in internal teams to resolve queries/price challenges.
• Assist in the performance of Final Accounting Review of NAVs completed in either the same or other MSFS locations within a defined time delivery schedule.
• Develop effective analytical tools and review procedures to enhance NAV deliveries and perform enhanced reviews and provide innovative solutions.
• Spearhead Quality Assurance initiatives and projects within the Accounting and Valuation space with a drive towards ensuring consistent high quality work products are…