Job Function : Fund Accounting
Department : Morgan Stanley Fund Services
Position Description :
Will work very closely with Account Managers of Morgan Stanley Fund Services (MSFS) in ensuring proper NAV calculation of their hedge fund clients. They will also act on various requests made by the clients to update their portfolios on Morgan Stanley Portfolio Accounting (MSPA). MSPA is the accounting / reporting system of MSFS. The analyst will also interact with the Account Manager to review accounting and performance related issues.
Company Profile
Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. The Firm's employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments and individuals from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries.
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Morgan Stanley Fund Services (MSFS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, provides fund administration services to World's leading hedge funds. MSFS has over 700 professional with offices in New York, London, Hong Kong, Dublin, Mumbai, Bangalore and Glasgow.
Position Description:
Provide Accounting solutions to Hedge Funds/Private Equity funds for independent valuation, investor transparency and regulatory compliance.
Calculating accurate daily/month end NAV for the MSFS clients.
Review MSPA to custodian reconciliations. Identify and determine cause. Notify Account Manager of breaks. Make necessary adjustments where required.
Review general ledger exceptions. Identify cause and make necessary adjustments.
Verify performance by reviewing large P&L swings and analyzing income/expense journals for validity.
Adjust activity as necessary for performance processing and reporting.
Responsible for accruing daily or monthly non-security related accruals and financing accruals.
Process non-automated transactions including OTC derivatives and their related cash movements.
Perform daily and monthly securities pricing analysis.
Validate and process corporate action data.
Providing audit support and assistance to funds in the preparation on financial statements.
Assistance with compliance functions.
Accurately calculate PnL allocation, management fee and Incentive fee at investor level during month ends.
The candidate will work closely with client facing account manager to ensure that SLAs of the client(s) assigned to them is delivered on time and with high quality..
Skills Required:
Candidate must have technical knowledge of hedge fund and alternative strategies, investor allocation concepts and terminologies, implementation of fund terms, with a working knowledge of accountancy principles.
Knowledge of private equity fund structures designs & hierarchies, Special purpose vehicles, standalone funds, master-feeder funds, and the role of each entity in the fund structure.
Should be detailed oriented and must have strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to work as part of a focused globally distributed team.
Qualifications Desired:
MBA Finance/CA preferred with 3 to 5 years of experience in Fund accounting and PE admin.
Needs to be comfortable with Microsoft office: Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
Strong communication
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