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.
Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, continuously evolving and innovating to betterserve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world.
Placement and duration
The Finance Industrial Placement Programme is for penultimate year students with a year in industry as a compulsory or optional element of their degree programme. The Programme will begin in June 2027 and is for 13 months. You will be placed into one team within the Finance division throughout your placement.
The Finance Division reports to Morgan Stanley’s Chief Financial Officer. It is the guardian of the firm’s books and records, and serves as an advisor to Morgan Stanley’s various businesses and senior management team. In addition, the Division is a major contributor to reducing and managing risk across the firm.
As the firm’s financial watchdog, Finance crunches the numbers. But it does more than just keep an eye on the books. Team members meet regularly and build relationships with the firm’s industry and government regulators, provide information to the outside business community, and give the firm’s management and divisions the planning assistance and reliable financial information they can use to advance the firm’s goals.
Training programme
The Programme begins with a Firmwide induction day with peers from other divisions. This is followed by two days of classroom-based training covering overviews of connecting divisions, product and industry knowledge, personal effectiveness and technical training, as well as a team-building and networking activities. Industrial Placement students also receive on-the-job training, a series of Firmwide Senior Speaker events, mentoring and events with other interns.
Role and responsibilities
As an Industrial Placement Programme participant, your responsibilities may include:
- Calculating the daily profit and loss (P&L) tallies of traders
- Writing market commentaries for management reports
- Conducting re-engineering projects to review and enhance processes
- Using analytical tools to determine current and potential exposure to risk
- Preparing monthly financial and management reports
Qualifications and skills
- You are a penultimate year undergraduate student with a year in industry as a compulsory or optional element of your degree and are on track for at least a 2.1 honours or equivalent
- You have a desire to work in Finance, particularly within the financial services industry
- You have written and verbal communication skills in English
- You enjoy quantitative tasks and analysis with close attention to detail
- You have the ability to use Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel and Word
- You like working within team projects and are client service orientated
We recruit on an ongoing basis so early application is encouraged.
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.