Compensation Specialist (Hybrid)

We’re seeking someone to join our team as a Compensation Expense Planning Specialist to be responsible for managing firm-wide compensation expense processes such as budget/forecasting, long-term incentive accruals, regulatory models/reporting, compensation modeling and reporting for senior management and committee/Board level meetings.

In the Human Capital Management division, we provide advice and insight to attract, retain, reward and develop a talented global workforce, giving employees the support and tools they need to succeed. This is a Director level position within the HCM’s Compensation Planning & Analysis team that manages firm-wide compensation expense modeling and reporting.

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.

Interested in joining a team that’s eager to create, innovate and make an impact on the world? Read on…

What You'll Do In The Role

• Compensation expense planning/forecasting
• Liaise with the Financial Planning & Analysis teams to facilitate compensation expense forecasting and reporting for firm senior management
• CCAR (Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review) regulatory process that is run on a quarterly basis, including refreshing inputs in the expense model, reviewing results, and recording output in the finance reporting system.
• Manage deferral structures in partnership with the Executive Pay Design team, seeking to ensure new plans are calculating correctly in the compensation system, as well as working with the Rewards & Analytics teams to review accuracy of all deferrals in the monthly accrual process.
• Preparation of other ad hoc compensation related modeling and analytics to create senior management exhibits & presentations, often central to making critical business decisions
• Collaboration with various partners, including Finance, Payroll, Executive Compensation, and Business-specific and firmwide Compensation Teams
  
  

What You'll Bring To The Role

• Bachelor’s Degree with at least 4 years of professional related work experience; prior experience in financial analysis/reporting or compensation strongly preferred.
• Ability to develop analytics from multiple streams of data, interpret & analyze trends, develop meaningful story/recommendation and communicate the information in a logical concise way.
• Strong process and project-management skills with ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, re-prioritize as needed, problem-solve autonomously and a proclivity to approach projects with interest in learning new concepts and building on institutional knowledge.
• Must have superior attention to detail, and excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to convey ideas clearly & concisely.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills; exposure to Microsoft Access preferred
• Enjoy high-volume, fast-paced, and dynamic environment.
  
  

At Morgan Stanley Montreal, we support the Firm’s global businesses and infrastructure with cutting edge technology and innovation. The multi-faceted and highly technical Montreal team plays a critical role in building and maintaining our leading technology platform, including electronic trading, algorithm trading, cloud engineering, infrastructure, cybersecurity and AI/ML. Morgan Stanley has been rooted in the Montreal community since 2008 and is considered a leading employer among the area’s highly skilled technology talent. There’s ample opportunity to move across the businesses for those who show passion and grit in their work.

All our positions are located in Montreal, Quebec. We offer a hybrid work environment, combining remote work and attendance in the office.

Knowledge of French and English is required.

What You Can Expect From Morgan Stanley

We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 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.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential.