(BTR) Entitlements Associate

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. 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 The mission of the Global Technology division is to provide a highly reliable and commercial technology platform, which supports the Firm's strategy, delivered by an innovative, world-class team of professionals. There are ten divisions within Technology. Technology & Information Risk (TIR) is part of the Global Technology and Data organization and manages operational and technology related risks on behalf of the Firm. The group's key principles are to provide proactive, comprehensive and consistent risk management, to enable the execution of the Firms strategy. TIR's mandate is to enable the Firm to manage its technology and data related risks through implementing proactive, comprehensive and consistent risk management practices across the Firm to protect the franchise while capturing business opportunities. The TIR team partners with the business by ensuring that Technology and Data understands how to manage escalate and monitor risk. Team Profile With offices across the globe, including NY, London, Hong Kong, Glasgow and Montreal, the Business Technology Risk (BTR) Function is responsible for managing and mitigating risk for the WM, IM, PBFFT, OCT and ISG organizations. This Glasgow based Associate role sits within the BTR Entitlements team which operates to ensure that entitlements are properly managed. The team is responsible for ensuring various entitlement reviews throughout the year are completed within the allotted timeframe and that the integrity of the reviews is maintained. The team works with various risk officers, and the TIR organization to identify areas of improvement within the entitlements space. The role is global in nature with colleagues and key stakeholders based in locations across the world. The successful candidate will build relationships across different regions and time zones to deliver the Central BTR book of work Primary Responsibilities Reporting to the BTR Entitlements Manager, the successful candidate will play a role in supporting the entitlement process on various initiatives such as; entitlements review execution tasks from planning to completion providing support for entitlements related projects, audits and report creation. The role requires a strong analytical perspective, requiring an ability to work and manipulate large volumes of data and creation and maintenance of metrics dashboards to support the risk function. The candidate would be required to develop reports, create key risk metrics and mange communications to various business units. The candidate is required to: - Work independently and co-ordinate key projects deliverables with the Team - Manage and own processes in support of the goals of the entitlements function - Have excellent interpersonal and client service skills and be able to communicate with officers across the firm. - Prepare entitlement metrics - Work with TIR and other business units to adopt new features and functionality within the entitlement management area Qualifications: Skills Required - Strong communication skills, both written and verbal - Strong attention to detail - Strong MS Excel skills(pivot tables, advanced formulae etc), analytic skills - Knowledge of all MS products Skills Desired - Experience of working in an Identity & Access Management environment - Experience of working in an Investment Banking environment - Experience of working within an entitlements team - Project Management experience preferred The salary of this role is competitive. The closing date for applications is 29/07/2017. Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximise 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. *LI-KT1