Katherine Cancro

About Katherine Cancro

Katherine is a seasoned banking professional, with strong knowledge of a variety of banking products in the UK/EMEA and the US. Much of her career has been spent in London, covering technical accounting under IFRS and US GAAP, as well as SEC reporting. She has also worked in the US in technical accounting and US regulatory reporting interpretations. Now, Katherine is working in New York in the Accounting Policy team at Morgan Stanley. Katherine\'s experience has required her to consistently meet new challenges, influence others and find consensus among diverse stakeholder groups, manage deliverables to challenging timelines, and demonstrate strong technical excellence in independent work as well as in cross-functional teams. Throughout her career, she has been a regular speaker and contributor to banking conferences and meetings. She is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), and a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder.

Experience

1. Executive Director - Americas Accounting Policy

   Morgan Stanley

   Aug 2024 — Present · New York, NY, US

Education

• Penn State University

  B.S., Accounting

  2003 — 2007

• Penn State University

  M.S., Accounting

  2006 — 2007

Skills

• Fixed Income
• Hedge Accounting
• Financial Services
• Capital Markets
• Consolidation
• Client Service
• Finance
• Accounting
• Strategy
• Us Gaap
• Financial Instruments
• Banking
• Derivatives
• Financial Analysis
• Ifrs
• Auditing
• Technical Accounting
• U.s. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (Gaap)
• Management
• Securitisation
• Structured Finance
• International Financial Reporting Standards (Ifrs)
• Internal Controls
• Financial Accounting
• Corporate Finance
• Analysis
• French