International Tax Associate

We are seeking a highly motivated professional to join our International Tax Compliance, Planning and Provision team as an International Tax Associate. The role will involve providing support for US income tax compliance, accounting for such income taxes, as well provide support for planning and other initiatives.

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 an Associate position within our Tax & Advisory Job Family which ensures compliance with income and indirect tax filings, reports tax information for the Firm’s regulatory filings, manages the Firm’s global tax authority relationships, including tax controversy and monitors relevant tax regulations and legislation. Additional responsibilities of Tax within the Finance division include managing the Firm’s domestic and international tax strategies, determining the Firm’s transfer pricing policies and advising Senior Management and BUs on business products, strategic transactions and restructuring objectives.

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
- Proactively identify emerging risks in individual and department work and contribute to strategies for mitigating them
- Act as a culture carrier; embody and set an example of the Firm's values and hold yourself and others accountable to Firm standards
- Assist with the preparation of the foreign tax credit analysis, quarterly provision, tax planning and compliance (including Forms 5471, 8865 and/or 8858) for a portion of Morgan Stanley’s foreign subsidiaries
- Assist with and develop various process improvements to increase accuracy and efficiency initiatives
- Consider the income tax accounting impact of transactions and consider uncertain tax positions under FIN 48
- Ensure that any tax law changes or structural changes are appropriately incorporated into computations and reporting
- Assist with U.S. tax audit related matters

What you'll bring to the role:
- Approximately 2-4 years of hands-on international tax experience in a corporate environment or public accounting firm
- Bachelor's degree in accounting; Masters in taxation and CPA preferred
- Ability to operate independently with respect to most job responsibilities
- Ability to provide positive and constructive feedback and innovate processes
- Excellent analytical, organizational and communication skills
- Ability to interact effectively with all levels of personnel across a global workforce
- Strong time management and multi-tasking skills
- Superior work ethic with high level of accountability
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel

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.

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Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $100,000 and $140,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.

Morgan Stanley's goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. Consequently, our recruiting efforts reflect our desire to attract and retain the best and brightest from all talent pools. We want to be the first choice for prospective employees.

It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, sex stereotype, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy, veteran or military service status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/Disability/Vet).