MSCI - Associate - Accounting

Accounting Associate

Your team responsibilities :

This position is responsible for managing legal entity controllership for subsidiaries based in India and Singapore, ensuring compliance and accuracy in Statutory reporting and compliances.

What we will offer you :

At MSCI, we provide competitive benefits programs in every region in which we do business. While our benefits plans vary in availability in our different locations, we offer a broad range of benefits that are part of the value you receive as a MSCI employee. Wherever you are with us, you will find benefits that can help ensure your health and well-being and contribute to your financial security.

Your key responsibilities :

Operational management :

- Prepare, review and enter journal entries into SAP.

- Participate in month-end, quarterly, annual closings for corporate reporting in line with the group and local timetables.

- Assist in the preparation of the company's subsidiary financial statements.

- Support/coordinate internal and statutory audits.

- Perform reconciliations of cash, payroll, prepaid expense, accrued expense and other balance sheet accounts and coordinate resolution of discrepancies.

- Perform monthly and quarterly balance sheet and income statement variance analysis.

- Participate in projects impacting legal entities, controller processes or finance systems with a view to transforming the company's finance processes through technology automation.

- Assist as necessary in the calculation and booking of the tax provisions.

- Regularly interacting with bankers to ensure smooth operations.

Statutory compliances :

- Ensuring timeliness and accuracy of all related statutory compliances, depositing of Statutory dues, STPI, RBI filings.

- Managing statutory audits, finalizing the year end financials, SOX audit and Internal Financial Control (IFC) verifications.

- Managing direct and indirect tax filings.

- Stay updated with all relevant regulatory changes to ensure correctness and compliance.

Your skills and experience that will help you excel :

- Graduate and CA Inter with 6-7 years of experience of handling controllership function including handling of statutory audits, tax filings (Direct and Indirect Tax).

- Experience of handling of Singapore entities would be an added advantage.

- Preferably has handled accounting under IND-AS.

- Preferably should have handled financials of organization with multiple locations including overseas locations.

- Sound knowledge of rules and regulations related to compliance requirements.

- Preferably have experience of using SAP.

- Sound knowledge of MS Excel.

- Have good communication skills and experience in dealing/communicating with employees at all levels.

- Person will be required to physically operate from office location on as-needed basis.

How we'll support you :

- Coaching, support and encouragement from experts in your team

- Access to a wide range of learning opportunities to support your growth and development

- Customizable learning journeys to help you navigate your professional development

- Transparent performance-based compensation schemes

- Employee Resource Groups: MSCI Pride, Black Leadership Network, Women's Leadership Forum, Women in Tech, Asian Support Network, All Abilities, Hola! MSCI and Climate Action Group.

About MSCI and our teams :

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.

Our values define the working environment we strive to create. We are inclusive, we champion bold ideas, we always pursue excellence, and always act with integrity. Personal accountability and responsibility are key to success, and we always work as a team to remain client centric.

At MSCI diversity is at our core and inclusion defines our culture. Our people are empowered to maximize their potential in an environment where all individuals are respected and encouraged to bring their authentic selves to work. We work, learn and grow together and we are committed to hiring and promoting qualified women, ethnic minorities and members of the LGBT+ community candidates, who have historically been underrepresented in financial services.

To learn more about life at MSCI please visit https://careers.msci.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Glassdoor.

To all recruitment agencies : MSCI does not accept unsolicited CVs/Resumes. Please do not forward CVs/Resumes to any MSCI employee, location or website. MSCI is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited CVs/Resumes.

MSCI Inc. is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce. 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 pregnancy/maternity leave), veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.