2025 Fund Services Full Time Analyst Program (Glasgow)

Morgan Stanley is more than a leading financial services firm. With offices spanning 43 countries and talented, passionate people bringing excellence and integrity to everything we do, the firm is truly global. Throughout the firm’s history, diverse and talented individuals have worked together to develop our new ideas and ground-breaking financial products for the benefit of clients.

Using the Firm’s proprietary technology platform, Morgan Stanley Fund Services (MSFS) provides a full range of fund administration services including daily accounting and financial reporting; transfer agency and investor services; middle- and back-office support; and integrated portfolio analytics. MSFS is supported by more than 1400 professionals based in New York, London, Dublin, Mumbai, Bangalore, Glasgow and Hong Kong.

In Fund Services, we have opportunities in the Fund Services Centralized Accounting Team and Financial Reporting Team;

The Fund Accountant will be responsible for the end-to-end process with respect to their client’s accounting and reporting requirements. Accounting includes overseeing the full P&L and Balance Sheet and daily Net Asset Value reporting, and the reporting includes working with financial reporting team to prepare interim and annual financial statements for Hedge Fund clients and their auditors. In addition to this, the successful applicant will develop knowledge of Alternative Investment Funds including knowledge of the products, strategies, hedge fund accounting, fee structures (e.g., incentive and management fees) and investor level accounting.

The Full Time Analyst Programme
The programme is 3 years in duration which will begin with an induction to the firm that provides classroom-based training that includes two days of financial markets training and three days of bespoke training on accounting within Banking. As an Analyst, you will also have ongoing access to financial, technical, business and professional training. The Program will include business overviews, courses on product and industry knowledge, personal effectiveness, as well as corporate and social responsibility activities, mentoring and networking with fellow graduates within the Fund Services Division. Students will be supported through the ACCA or ICAS programme where they can become a qualified accountant in three years or less (exemptions depending).

Responsibilities
• Computation of monthly “Net Asset Value” (NAV) for hedge funds.
• Daily processing and accounting of all fund security and financial transactions.
• Daily reconciliation of fund’s assets with custodians, prime brokers, and counterparties.
• Preparation of draft year-end Financial Statements.
• Investor/Shareholder accounting and reporting, including multiple series and side-pocket accounting.
• Daily trade matching services and treasury management services (cash, margins) for hedge funds.
• Providing hedge fund clients with analysis surrounding portfolio returns, performance attribution, exposure/position reporting and quantitative risk models.

Qualifications/Skills/Requirements
– Graduating in 2025
– You have or are on track to obtain a 2.1 honours degree or equivalent.
– You are a team player and excellent communicator.
– You have advanced technical, quantitative and project management skills.
– You are able to multi-task with close attention to detail.
– You are client-service oriented.

Eligibility

Unfortunately we’re unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role because it doesn’t meet the government’s requirements for Skilled Worker visas.  We would only be able to offer you this role if you can demonstrate proof of Right to Work in the UK.

*Salary is competitive with excellent benefits