2025 Finance Summer Analyst Program (Hong Kong)

Finance protects the Morgan Stanley franchise by serving as guardian of the Firm's books and records. The division prepares financial and regulatory reports and maintains relationships with industry and firm regulators, serves as the conduit of financial information to the outside investment community. Finance plays a critical role as advisor to Morgan Stanley's various businesses and its senior management team.

The Summer Analyst Program is a 10-week direct placement program into one team. The program offers an intensive hands-on introduction to Finance at Morgan Stanley.

Training Program

This intensive 10-week program includes a Firmwide orientation to Morgan Stanley’s businesses and division specific training. Your training will continue throughout the summer with structured learning sessions run by senior executives. Similarly, you will have many opportunities to integrate with peers and senior colleagues through a series of networking, social, charity and mentoring events.

Role and Responsibilities

Summer Analysts will be placed into one of the following teams based on a mutual fit, taking into consideration your interest and skill set, business needs and management decision.

Global Corporate Controllers & Planning (GCCP) is responsible for the financial and regulatory reporting of the consolidated Firm and its legal entities, accounting & regulatory policy and advisory, controllership of the Firm’s infrastructure areas and managing the Finance risk and change programs.

Institutional Securities Group Finance (ISGF) ensures accuracy of the business units’ books and records, provides management reporting and analytics to the business units’ management teams, including budgeting, forecasting and profitability.

Corporate Treasury provides corporate finance advisory service to senior management and internal business units. It also optimizes the Firm's liquidity and capital base, manages the Firm's foreign exchange and interest rate exposure, and coordinates relationships with regulators, rating agencies, and creditors.

Tax Department is responsible for global tax compliance (both corporate and indirect taxes), managing tax audits and relationships with global tax authorities, tax accounting, business unit trusted advisor on tax matters and tax planning for the Firm.

As the Summer Analyst, you will be responsible for:

• Work collaboratively in a high-performing team to ensure the integrity of Morgan Stanley's books and records
• Provide reporting and analysis to business units, senior management and regulators
• Continuously improve or enhance processes for increased control and/or efficiency
• Propose a process improvement or a solution to a business challenge
• Develop an understanding of finance terminology and divisional structure

Qualifications and Skills

• You are pursuing an undergraduate Bachelor’s or Master's degree with a graduation date between October 2025 and July 2026. Students from any degree / discipline are welcome to apply  
• You have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
• Track record of academic excellence
• Strong interest in financial services and understanding of financial products is essential
• You possess excellent leadership, interpersonal and communication skills; you have strong teamwork and collaboration skills; you are motivated and resourceful; you possess project and process management capabilities; you demonstrate strong analytical and critical thinking skills; you can multi-task with close attention to detail
• You have advanced technical and quantitative skills, and knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint

Application Process and Deadline

• Application deadline #1: August 18, 2024
• Application deadline #2: September 15, 2024
• Application deadline #3: October 13, 2024
• Applications will be closed at 23:55 HKT

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and we encourage you to apply as soon as you are ready because interviews and offers can occur prior to the application period closing.