Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. The Firm's employees serve clients worldwide, including corporations, governments and individuals from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries.Morgan Stanley seeks a HR Tax and Operational Compliance Lead that will be responsible for overseeing and ensuring overall tax and operational compliance regarding all compensation and rewards programs, deferred compensation plans and benefits. The role will report into the HR Risk & Compliance Officer and coordinate between payroll, benefits and our deferred compensation department. Focusing on appropriate tax withholdings, benefits deductions and 409A compliance, this role will serve as the main conduit for all new programs in addition to creating a review process for existing programs.Responsibilities:Program Governance perform regular reviews of existing programs and plans to ensure full compliance with internal policies and local tax requirementsOversight of New Offerings serve as primary point of contact and provide oversight for all new compensation and benefit programs globally (including BU employee offerings) to ensure proper tax compliance with regard to program taxability, impact to employee withholdings and assurance of appropriate payroll deductions.Policy and Procedure create and maintain policies and procedures to ensure consistent tax and operational compliance; develop framework for compensation / benefits program life cycle to ensure proper review, challenge and oversightDocumentation ensure all current and future offerings are properly documented regarding tax compliance, controls, roles and responsibilities, and business requirementsCompliance/Risk Management Development, maintain and apply effective controls, determine appropriate segregation of duties, and reporting requirements to reduce exposureAdvisory Partner act as centralized point of contact responsible for coordination between payroll, payroll tax operations, deferred compensation, benefits, mobility, corporate tax, legal, control functions and the business segmentsFramework Development develop streamlined workflows to ensure appropriate reviews and challenge of new and current plans among relevant parties to ensure proper compliance with policy and tax regulationsOperational Excellence review existing relevant processes to ensure appropriate tax compliance, documented roles and responsibilities and streamlined executionRequires Bachelor's degree; JD or Master of Law degree a plus10+ Years of directly related experience managing tax parameters and operationsBusiness operations support experienceTeam development and leadershipProject management experienceDisplay organizational skillsExpected base pay rates for the role will be between $160,000 and $250,000 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).
