Morgan Stanley Legal Entity Controller - Associate - Finance Profile Description Were seeking someone to join our team as a Associate for our Legal Entity Controller team. Finance 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 Firms financial and capital resources Company Profile Morgan Stanley is an industry leader in financial services, known for mobilizing capital to help governments, corporations, institutions, and individuals around the world achieve their financial goals. At Morgan Stanley India, we support the Firms global businesses, with critical presence across Institutional Securities, Wealth Management, and Investment management, as well as in the Firms infrastructure functions of Technology, Operations, Finance, Risk Management, Legal and Corporate & Enterprise Services. Morgan Stanley has been rooted in India since 1993, with campuses in both Mumbai and Bengaluru. We empower our multi-faceted and talented teams to advance their careers and make a global impact on the business. For those who show passion and grit in their work, theres ample opportunity to move across the businesses for those who show passion and grit in their work. Interested in joining a team thats eager to create, innovate and make an impact on the world? Read on What youll do in the role: The Legal Entity Controllers group (LECG) is responsible for the accounting, reporting and oversight of Morgan Stanleys core legal entities. The groups responsibilities include, but are not limited to, preparation of financial statements, monthly closing of Firms books and records, analytics, entity specifics accounting policy, legal entity maintenance, regulatory filing, account reconciliation and account structure maintenance. More specifically the successful candidate will: Management and development of staff Monthly Balance Sheet and P&L preparation and review. Preparing detailed variance analysis Preparation and Review of statutory financial statemen Review of management accounts and variance analysis Preparation and Review of statistical and regulatory entity level reporting Coordination of all legal entity activity, with key internal experts such as tax, legal etc. Responsible for maintaining key stakeholder relationships both internally and externally including external auditors, Product Control, Company Secretarial and Tax