Business Finance Analyst

Your Team Responsibilities

MSCI is seeking a motivated finance professional to join the Technology Finance team in Mumbai, supporting planning and analysis for our largest function—Technology & Data. This role offers exposure to core financial processes and collaboration with global stakeholders, ideal for someone looking to grow in business partnering and strategic finance.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Financial Planning & Forecasting: Assist in the preparation of budgets and rolling forecasts, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Expense Tracking & Analysis: Monitor actual expense against budget, prepare monthly variance analysis reports, and highlight key deviations.
• Data & Reporting Support: Maintain and enhance financial models, dashboards, and reporting tools using Excel and Power BI.
• Business Collaboration: Coordinate with technology and business teams to collect data, validate assumptions, and support financial reviews.
• Process Improvement: Participate in initiatives to streamline financial processes and reporting cycles.
• Ad-hoc Analysis: Provide analytical support on special projects and management requests.

Your skills and experience that will help you excel

• CA / CMA / MBA (Finance) / Postgraduate in Finance / or graduate with strong finance and accounting background.
• 3–6 years (for Associate) & 0-3 Years (for Analyst) of experience in financial analysis, management reporting, or business finance roles.
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills; working knowledge of Power BI or similar tools is a plus.
• Good understanding of budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis concepts.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with an ability to collaborate in a global team.

High attention to detail, analytical mindset, and a proactive approach to problem-solving.

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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