Morgan Stanley

Vice President

Posted On

June 5, 2025

Location

Mumbai, Maharashtra

Experience Level

Freshers/Experienced

Job Type

Permanent

Apply By

July 9, 2025

Job Description

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 42 countries.

As a market leader, the talent and passion of our people is critical to our success. Together, we share a common set of values rooted in integrity, excellence and strong team ethic. Morgan Stanley can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career - a place for people to learn, to achieve and grow. A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles, perspectives and needs is an important part of our culture.

Department Profile

Investment Management Operations:

Investment Management Operations supports the equity, fixed income, liquidity and alternative businesses for Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM), providing middle-office services including portfolio manager support, client services, portfolio transitions, market registration, product data and performance and attribution analysis. MSIM Operations also provides mutual fund support, derivative processing, and counterparty and credit event management

India Investment Management Operations has approximately 171 people with approximately 75% in Mumbai and 25% in Bengaluru.

Background on the Team

The AIP (Alternative Investment Partners) business is the Fund of Funds division of MSIM. AIP provides institutions, foundations, endowments, and high net worth individuals with access to diversified portfolios of privately placed alternative investment products.

The processes are manual because of nonstandard reporting and lack of automation in the industry. The team works in a very time sensitive environment with multiple deadlines and involves in-depth analysis of the returns, understanding of market changes in relation to the performance of funds and complexities of the funds. This data is produced in a platform utilized by the Investment Team to monitor the portfolios with the goal of providing superior product to our external clients.

This position will work specifically with the Alternative Investment Services (AIS) team in support of the Alternative Investment Partners (AIP) Investment Management Team. The AIP Team is responsible for portfolio management and client service for Morgan Stanley's alternative investments strategies. The individual in this position will be responsible for operations and portfolio management support activities for the AIP Portfolio Solutions Group (PSG) fund vehicles and separately managed accounts, Private Equity Secondaries as well as other portfolios managed by Morgan Stanley Investment Management.

Responsibilities in this position will result in detailed knowledge of the portfolios, including investments in hedge funds (on a primary and secondary basis), private equity and real estate funds and co-investments (on a primary and secondary basis), and more liquid daily-traded fund investments and securities, as well as derivative investments, such as total return swaps, options, forward currency contracts, and other alternatives derivative-based products. This position will involve developing and maintaining relationships with investment team business stakeholders and with third party service providers to ensure proper support for the investment vehicles.

Additionally this position will involve on ground leadership and oversight of various other teams working in the department during the US hours

Primary Responsibilities

Management of the AIS PSG and Private equity Secondaries Portfolios Services Team in Mumbai which will be an extension of the portfolio services team in West Conshohocken.
Provide on ground leadership, guidance and oversight of teams working in the department during the US hours
Maintain supervisory oversight on team activities, risk, department and firm initiatives

Maintenance of integrity and confidentiality of the firm.
Partnering with India and US teams.
Actively monitoring portfolio investment and investor subscription and redemption activity for multiple PSG portfolios and custodian banks; ensuring satisfactory settlement of those transactions, including cash distributions and receipts; and developing significant levels of expertise of the holdings, terms, and transactions of multiple portfolios, in order to provide intuitive and proactive accounting oversight of these portfolios.
Providing regular daily portfolio, investment, and performance reporting and investment management support and responding to numerous adhoc requests from investment management, investors and other internal and external stakeholders.
Overseeing third-party service providers in posting activity to the portfolios general ledger and maintaining portfolio level activity in AIP's investment book of record portfolio accounting system.
Ensuring the integrity of transactional and valuation data in Investran through the review of contract notes, capital statements and underlying fund correspondence, and working with the pricing team to resolve any transaction or valuation discrepancies.
Reconciling transactions, valuations, management and performance fee calculations, P&L components, and other activity between Investran and the third-party service providers records on a monthly or quarterly basis to ensure accuracy. Verifying accuracy of investor capital balances, NAV allocations, and capital activity on a monthly or quarterly basis.
Reviewing daily cash reconciliations performed with multiple custodian banks and ensuring outstanding items are resolved on a timely basis.
Review and finalization of Net Asset Value (NAV) monthly closing packages
Client Reporting and Regulatory reporting support including those emanating from MiFID II regulation
Preparing monthly performance reports for investment management and clients using valuations from underlying investments, cash balances, and derivatives valuations.
Tracking email correspondence within the team's group mailbox and escalating time sensitive correspondence to the appropriate internal parties.
Performing monthly compliance reporting and highlighting instances in which there may be potential noncompliance with the portfolios governing documents.
Providing support for Fund, regulatory, and other audits; attending valuation committee meetings; assisting with preparation of materials for periodic board of director meetings; assisting with review of offering documents for new products and supporting other areas of product development, as needed.
Working effectively with third-party service providers and internal parties to ensure a high level of service for the portfolios; raising service issues in an appropriate manner and following up issues to resolution; creating or enhancing processes to improve the efficiency of the operations and investment teams.
Assist the team on take-on, termination, and transition of new client or fund mandates, the review of client Investment Management Agreements (IMA), IMA amendments, and market registration status for their assigned strategies.
Actively own cash management function across assigned strategies and work with State Street, Trading team and external counterparties/custodians to ensure sufficient funds are available on settlement date.
Performing other related functions or responsibilities as needed or assigned.
Involvement in projects related to the job function and liaising with IT on automation projects.
Creating or enhancing processes to improve the efficiency of the AIS Team

Skills required

A minimum of 10 years of experience in operations supporting Hedge funds, Private Equity funds, mutual funds or fund of funds investment accounting process is required.

Experience with Investran accounting system is a plus.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to analyze returns and apply the same appropriately.
Strong organizational skills including the ability to coordinate, prioritize, and manage multiple activities.
Strong stakeholder relationship management.
Demonstrated success working in a high volume, high intensity environment and an ability to get closure on issues promptly.
Should have a keen eye for details and accuracy.
Demonstrates Commitment to Control and Risk Management with the ability to identify and escalate risk issues to stakeholders.
Proven work experience as a team leader or supervisor.
Sets high standards and stretch goals to create high performing teams and individuals.
Proven record of collaborating with colleagues across geographic and functional boundaries.
Excellent oral and written communication skills and the ability to effectively summarize findings, both verbally and in writing, in a clear and concise manner.
Professional and decisive with outstanding business judgment.
Proficient computer skills, particularly with Microsoft Office.
Demonstrates Teamwork and Builds Networks.
Ability to ‘think out of the box’ and look for creative solutions.
Ability to work effectively with minimal supervision.
Self-starter with the ability to take a proactive approach to projects and tasks in implementing solutions.
Flexibility to adapt to changing needs and requirements.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 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.

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 commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing, and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.

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