Financial Data Analyst (Security-Level Data)

Your Team Responsibilities

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 enable clients to understand and analyze key drivers of risk and return and confidently build more effective portfolios. Clients use our industry-leading, research-enhanced solutions to gain insight into and improve the investment process.

At MSCI, we strive to bring greater transparency to financial markets and use innovation to drive global economies. Healthy economies stimulate job creation, encourage infrastructure development, and generate the returns necessary to improve living standards for everyone, everywhere.

Your Key Responsibilities

The Securities Financial Analyst is responsible for analyzing and reporting financial data for private capital investment partnerships. This includes reviewing fund financial statements to extract key data on securities positions, such as equities, fixed income, derivatives, and alternative investments. The analyst ensures alignment between security-level and holding-level data, performs validation checks for accuracy and consistency, and standardizes data for reporting. The role involves close collaboration with internal teams to maintain data integrity and provide timely, accurate reports to institutional clients, ensuring transparency into portfolio composition, exposure, and risk.

• Comprehensive Review and Analysis of Private Capital Partnership Financials: Conduct in-depth reviews and analyses of private capital partnership financial statements, compiling and maintaining security-level details to ensure accurate tracking and reporting of investment positions
• Proficiency in Investment Tracking Methodologies: Develop proficiency in a broad range of methodologies for tracking investments, valuations, and proceeds, ensuring adherence to industry best practices and maintaining consistency across diverse asset classes
• Audit and Quality Control Functions: Execute thorough audit procedures and implement robust quality control measures to validate the integrity, accuracy, and completeness of data sets, ensuring the reliability of all compiled financial information

Your skills and experience that will help you excel

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret and validate large volumes of financial data
• Attention to detail, ensuring that all aggregated data is accurate and consistent
• Ability to work independently and solve problems related to data discrepancies or inconsistencies
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex data in a clear and actionable manner
• Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• A positive attitude and a strong desire to continuously learn and develop professionally within the finance and securities industry
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word
• Bachelor’s degree or expected to graduate within 3 months of hire (all majors considered)

Additional Qualifications:

• Major in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, Technology, Mathematics or a related field is seen as an advantage
• A minimum of one year of experience in Accounting, Audit, or Finance is considered a plus
• Familiarity with financial markets, accounting, private capital, and fund performance metrics
• Understanding of securities and financial reporting in the context of investment funds
• Proficiency in Excel (advanced functions, pivot tables, macros) and other data analysis tools
• Knowledge of data management and automation tools (e.g., SQL, Python, R) is considered an asset

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 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 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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