Equity Research - Analyst Solutions Team (Global Valuations, Accounting & Tax)

The Global Valuation, Accounting & Tax (GVAT) is a team within the Research department providing institutional investors and equity analysts with accounting, valuation, and financial modeling support. The team authors research on accounting, valuation and tax topics. GVAT has members in all regions and works closely with the Directors of Research. The team is responsible for implementing and maintaining modeling and valuation best practices and oversees Morgan Stanley's proprietary ModelWare platform. GVAT also supports the Stock Selection Committee and regularly contributes to key franchise reports and projects.

Responsibilities: Day-to-day responsibilities may include:
• Answering modeling, accounting and valuation questions from institutional clients and equity research teams
• Authoring research on accounting, valuation and tax topics
• Implementing and maintaining valuation and modeling best practices
• Working with analyst teams to avoid and resolve issues with their models and model data
• Coordinating regional and global research projects
• Conducting one-on-one and small group trainings

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Qualifications:

Skill required:
• Must have 2+ years of experience in public accounting or equity research
• Bachelor's degree in accounting; finance coursework a plus
• CPA and/or CFA preferred
• Advanced level of excel proficiency is expected and required
• Must have exceptional written and oral communications skills
• Position requires strong working knowledge of US GAAP and IFRS
• Excellent problem solving skills
• Experience working with equity valuation & financial models a plus