International Screening & Monitoring

Morgan Stanley

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About The Position

We are seeking someone to join our team as a Global Financial Crimes (GFC) : International Screening & monitoring Associate. In the Legal & Compliance division, we assist the Firm in achieving its business objectives by facilitating and overseeing the Firm's management of legal, regulatory and franchise risk. This is an Associate level position within the International GFC Investigations team, which is responsible for the detection, investigation and reporting of suspicious activity within all Business Units across APAC and EMEA (including Private Wealth Management, Institutional Equities, Fixed Income, Commodities, Investment Management and Investment Banking). Global Financial Crimes (GFC) coordinates day-to-day implementation of the Firm's enterprise-wide financial crime prevention efforts. GFC includes both legal and compliance disciplines and has responsibility for governance, oversight and execution of the Firm's Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Sanctions, Anti-Corruption, Anti-Tax Evasion and Government and Political Activities Compliance programs. GFC also develops and/or assists in the development of appropriate policies and procedures, including those designed to assist the business units to know their clients and conduct appropriate due diligence and to prevent, detect and report potentially suspicious activity.
About Morgan Stanley Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. 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. We 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.

Requirements

• 3+ years’ experience in financial crimes, compliance, testing, investigations, or other risk/control functions is desired.
• University degree or equivalent with strong academic credentials.
• Possess strong written and verbal communications skills.
• Demonstrate a good understanding of financial crimes risks and be able to recognize and escalate risks and issues appropriately.
• Highly-motivated and organised self-starter with the ability to work independently while collaborating and coordinating as part of the global team.
• Able to effectively handle a fast-paced environment, re-prioritising work in response to business needs and working to tight deadlines.
• Enthusiasm and aspiration to learn and develop.

Nice To Haves

• Experience of investigating screening alerts, including adverse media, and transaction monitoring is an advantage.
• Understanding of financial markets and products (in particular, Equities, Fixed Income, Commodities and Investment Banking / Capital Markets) is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Assessing the financial crime risks associated with existing clients of the Firm via the ongoing screening processes.
• Timely execution of screening alerts involving adverse media reviews, sanctions reviews, transaction monitoring and client activity reviews.
• Acting as an escalation point for the relevant Operations and Regional GFC teams to ensure escalations to the team are made correctly and efficiently.
• Liaising with key stakeholders within Legal and Compliance and the Business to manage the timely escalation of issues identified in the alert reviews.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level