Entry Level Operations Analyst

Entry Level Operations Analyst - Morgan Stanley - Glasgow - 6 months contract - Hybrid - PAYE

We're seeking a number of Entry Level Operations Analysts to join Morgan Stanley's Prime Brokerage Operations team in Glasgow on an initial 6 months contract. We're interested in speaking with candidates with an interest in finance and a mix of transferable skills including excellent attention to detail and analytical skills, strong communication and organisation skills, the ability to learn new skills quickly, good numerical skills and be a team player.

Team Profile:

Prime Brokerage Operations in Glasgow supports both the Prime Brokerage (NY) and International Prime Brokerage (LN) Business Units, across both Equity and Fixed Income products. It is a hugely diverse and dynamic department covering a wide range of functions/responsibilities from trade capture and clearance through to settlements and break resolution. The teams liaise with various internal and external counterparties on a daily basis, including the business units, hedge fund clients, brokers, stock loan, controls, corporate actions, network management and settlements. It is a high risk, exciting environment where the teams have to work to tight deadlines, which are both client and market driven. As the demands of hedge funds have evolved, so too have services provided by the Prime Broker. Today, Morgan Stanley Prime Brokerage supports clients across a wide range of trading strategies.

Primary Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will be responsible for the daily processing of trade, settlement and payment related functions for Global Clients. The candidate will be responsible for providing first class service and query resolution for a number of clients over various products for global markets.

The candidate will need to work closely with Global Stakeholders including the Prime Brokerage Desk Assistant teams, Business Units and senior management across the firm.

• Liaising/communicating with Global stakeholders and various operational groups
• Process management of various client related functions within specified timescales
• Identification and timely escalation of risk items to management
• Providing reporting /information to management and key stakeholders
• Ensuring procedures are accurate, relevant and adhered too
• Proactively contribute towards the drive to improve process efficiency through root cause analysis

Skills Required:

• Candidate should have a strong background in Financial Services within Operations
• Client facing experience e.g call centre or customer service role
• Ability to manage and prioritise workload and work to deadlines
• Proactive & flexible team player
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• High levels of accuracy and numeracy
• The utilization of analytical and investigative skills to a successful conclusion
• An understanding of risk management and escalation
• The ability to establish and build effective working relationships with local and global colleagues

*Please note that this role will be working on a hybrid model of 3 days office based and 2 days WFH. When working from home you'll require your own Laptop/PC.*

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary contract
Contract length: 5 months

Pay: £12.35 per hour

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Glasgow: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Analysis skills: 1 year (preferred)
• Financial services: 1 year (preferred)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Glasgow

Reference ID: MSOPS/NJ