Accounting Data Analyst

Your Team Responsibilities

Accounting Data Analysts are responsible for the continuous maintenance and development of MSCI’s Accounting Data Service offered to clients invested in public and private markets by accurate and timely data processing. Accounting Data Analysts are tasked with acquiring a deep understanding of clients’ accounting needs. The Analyst is responsible for sourcing client accounting data from investor portals, custodian banks, third party providers, managers, and directly from clients on a regular basis. The data is then analyzed, mapped, and reorganized in preparation for upload to the platform. Once uploaded, data is validated to match to source data, and further data quality checks and performance reconciliations are performed. The majority of work is performed using MS Excel upload templates, which are used for more rapid and accurate processing of large amounts of data, as opposed to manual data entry.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Study and develop a deep understanding of clients’ accounting needs and portfolio structures
• Review and analyze investment transactions, as well as monthly/quarterly fund level accounting packages and quarterly fund level financial statements
• Analyze, reorganize, transcribe, map, and verify sourced data by adhering to a predefined set of policies and procedures, as well as the client-specific needs in preparation for platform upload
• Data validation, reconciliation, visual data inspection and comparison of fund- and portfolio-level values, returns and transactions
• Make recommendations about improvements of policies and procedures Communicate data issues and data trends with colleagues and managers
• Any additional ad-hoc tasks assigned by manager

Your skills and experience that will help you excel

• Undergraduate degree in Finance/Information Systems/Accounting/Economics. Honours degree preferred.
• Interest in process automation and tool enhancements Strong interest in Big Data, Financial Markets, Accounting Principles, and Automation Partnership or investment accounting experience is an advantage
• Strong MS Excel skills – Pivot Tables, Conditional Formatting, Conditional Formulas, Data Reorganization and Customization
• Ability to handle multiple tasks, meet reporting deadlines, and demonstrate flexibility with delivery of assignments
• Team Player – ability to work well in a team, professional and respectful to colleagues.

About MSCI

What we offer you

• Transparent compensation schemes and comprehensive employee benefits, tailored to your location, ensuring your financial security, health, and overall wellbeing.

• Flexible working arrangements, advanced technology, and collaborative workspaces.

• A culture of high performance and innovation where we experiment with new ideas and take responsibility for achieving results.

• A global network of talented colleagues, who inspire, support, and share their expertise to innovate and deliver for our clients.

• Global Orientation program to kickstart your journey, followed by access to our Learning@MSCI platform, LinkedIn Learning Pro and tailored learning opportunities for ongoing skills development.

• Multi-directional career paths that offer professional growth and development through new challenges, internal mobility and expanded roles.

• We actively nurture an environment that builds a sense of inclusion belonging and connection, including eight Employee Resource Groups. All Abilities, Asian Support Network, Black Leadership Network, Climate Action Network, Hola! MSCI, Pride & Allies, Women in Tech, and Women’s Leadership Forum.

At MSCI we are passionate about what we do, and we are inspired by our purpose – to power better investment decisions. You’ll be part of an industry-leading network of creative, curious, and entrepreneurial pioneers. This is a space where you can challenge yourself, set new standards and perform beyond expectations for yourself, our clients, and our industry.

MSCI is a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community. With over 50 years of expertise in research, data, and technology, we power better investment decisions by enabling clients to understand and analyze key drivers of risk and return and confidently build more effective portfolios. We create industry-leading research-enhanced solutions that clients use to gain insight into and improve transparency across the investment process.

MSCI Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. 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, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy (including unlawful discrimination on the basis of a legally protected parental leave), veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. MSCI is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please email Disability.Assistance@msci.com and indicate the specifics of the assistance needed. Please note, this e-mail is intended only for individuals who are requesting a reasonable workplace accommodation; it is not intended for other inquiries.

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