VP - Financial Reporting and Accounting

Chicago, IL, United States

Your team responsibilities

Our Subscription revenue represents the largest revenue stream at MSCI, at $1.9B+ for fiscal year 2023. This role provides leadership opportunity for the candidate to be responsible for managing aspects of the financial and management reporting, accounting, and analysis related to subscription revenues arising from specialty, standard and non-standard contracts with clients. This position will provide reporting and forecasting support to the Business, technical and operational accounting, as well as provide accounting guidance for revenue recognition and reporting matters pertaining to customer contract arrangements. The successful candidate will also lead or support special projects including M&A activity, transformation, process improvement initiatives, system implementations and developing processes to account for new revenue contracts. This will be a highly visible role and will have tremendous opportunity to work with a diverse set of finance and non-finance stakeholders, including exposure to accounting and finance executive leadership.

What we offer you

• Salary range: $147,000 - $191,000/ year plus eligible for annual bonus

• 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.

• Wherever you are located you will find benefits that can help ensure your health and financial security. While they vary by different locations, we offer a broad range of benefits that are part of the value you receive as an MSCI employee.

• Our flexible ways of working will allow you to maximize your potential, and we will empower you with the trust, accountability, and advanced technology to perform at your very best.

• You'll find a purposeful approach to wellbeing to provide you with all the resources you need to be your best at work and in your personal life. Our 'Here For You' Employee Assistance Program is available for our employees globally, providing confidential emotional support, financial and legal advice free of charge.

Your key responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with key business partners, for example, Product Finance, Legal, Coverage, Run Rate, Tax, and Billing to deliver critical business initiatives and identify value opportunities

• Present accounting recommendations to finance executive management

• Champion in building and enhancing financial and management reporting and analysis

• Drive insights and guidance to support revenue transactions for optimal economics on rapidly evolving and growing products offerings and launches

• Develop and execute upon a transformative vision to drive business and process optimization through simplification of upstream processes, collaborating with cross-functional

• Drive accountability by ensuring high quality technical and operational monitoring, analysis, and continuous improvement of enforcement and KPIs

• Lead, influence, and mentor team members with responsibility of the accuracy and completeness of revenue recognition in accordance with US GAAP to achieve expected outcomes

• Oversee aspects of revenue accounting and reporting, which includes execution of monthly revenue close, variance analysis, and reporting related to customer contracts, providing guidance on revenue recognition in accordance with ASC 606

• Drive transformation in the revenue accounting processes to improve clarity, efficiency, and scale for growth

• Manage operations of internal controls, policies and procedures related to revenue recognition, monthly close and reporting processes

• Other responsibilities include but are not limited to participate in special projects, system implementations, enhancements and ad hoc analysis

Your skills and experience that will help you excel

• Minimum 6 years of experience and college or university degree in Accounting or Finance related field

• Experience in managing teams with an emphasis in people management and team development

• Certified Public Accountant or Chartered Accountant or equivalent is a plus and/or industry accounting experience with multi-national public companies which comply with U.S. GAAP or IFRS

• Ability to identify complex and judgmental matters and discuss proposed solutions with pros and cons

• Strong analytical capability to tell business stories leveraging financial data

• Ability to articulate complex concepts in clear, simple, and logical terms

• Enjoy collaboration and have desire to work effectively with diverse cultures in a global organization and team player who is willingness to undertake opportunities in order to support team members and improve overall effectiveness of the function

• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite of applications, particularly Excel and PowerPoint and prior experience with large ERP systems, such as SAP, and PowerBI

How we'll support you

• Our culture of high performance and innovation relies on our people sharing their knowledge and lifting each other up. You'll be surrounded by a collaborative, global network of talented colleagues who will support and inspire you to do the best work of your career.

• We believe new and challenging experiences drive personal growth and innovation. With the right challenges, encouragement, and development support you can shape your own career experience. Career paths are multi-directional, and we encourage and support internal mobility to help you identify new opportunities to progress and take control of your future.

• As a new joiner you'll be enrolled on our Global Orientation interactive learning experience to set you up for success.

• Our tailored learning opportunities will enable you to acquire the skills you need at your own pace, choosing between the courses and certifications best suited to you. Our Learning@MSCI platform coupled with access to LinkedIn Learning Pro will provide you with all the resources you need to accelerate your professional growth.

• At MSCI we act in ways that encourage respect for all voices, ensuring that everyone can be themselves and feel like they are a part of the company. We are intentional about ensuring that everyone is treated fairly and supported with equal opportunities to succeed.

• We have eight MSCI 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.

About MSCI

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.

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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 [email protected] 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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