Job Description
Finance Legal Entity Controller, Shanghai
Posting Start Date:  7/10/26

About the role:

We’re seeking someone to join our Finance team as a Legal Entity Controller in Global Corporate Controllers to ensure the integrity of relevant legal entity’s general ledger, financial disclosures and regulatory submission.

 

In the Finance division, we act as a partner to business units around the globe by providing management, review, analysis and advisory services of the Firm’s financial and capital resources. This is a director level position within our Corporate Controllers, Reporting & Accounting Job Family which is responsible for the accuracy and control of the Firm’s books and records to produce the consolidated firm, segment and legal entities financial statements, including development, management and oversight of financial accounting & reporting systems as well as database management, including capital and liquidity reporting and external reporting functions.

 

Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, always evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world. 

What you’ll do in the role:

  • Collaborate with a varied group of colleagues in Finance and across the Firm
  • Responsible for and lead aspects of individual and team deliverables and projects, leveraging in-depth knowledge of Finance functional area, product and/or client segments
  • Adhere to the Firm's risk and regulatory standards, policies and controls; proactively identify ways to reduce risk in work
  • Act as a culture carrier; embody and set an example of the Firm's values and hold yourself and others accountable to Firm standards
  • Support legal entity accounting, ledger control and financial reporting processes
  • Support legal entity regulatory reporting processes
  • Support relevant internal control activities
  • Partner with finance colleagues and stakeholders to support various initiatives and projects.

What you’ll bring to the role:

  • In-depth knowledge of Finance functional area, product and/or client segment and technical skills, as well as of industry and competitive environment
  • Ability to operate independently with respect to most job responsibilities
  • Ability to provide positive and constructive feedback and innovate processes
  • Ability to identify and escalate risks
  • Ability and willingness to collaborate with different teams across various regions towards the achievement of common goals
  • Ability to communicate effectively, in written and verbally, in a multi-national working environment
  • At least 4 years’ experience in commercial bank regulatory reporting area is expected to be able to achieve the goals

What you can expect from Morgan Stanley:

At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients – helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way that’s differentiated – and we’ve done that for 90 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 visit  https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices.

 

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a workforce that is diverse in experience and background. Our recruiting efforts reflect our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion, where individuals are hired, developed, and advanced based on their skills and talents.

 

Our workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate, bringing a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences.

 

For more information, please visit: https://www.morganstanley.com/people-opportunities/eeo.

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