MSCI Inc.

Team Lead (Accounting Data)

Job Post Information* : Posted Date 2 months ago(9/24/2024 9:26 AM)
Job ID
2024-1672
# of Openings
1
Job Locations
ZA-Stellenbosch
Job Category for Career Site
Data

Your Team Responsibilities

The Team Lead (TL) oversees the performance and development of the accounting data analyst team, managing staff, processes, and technology to meet Data Operations SLAs, policies, and practices. The TL allocates work, sets productivity targets, balances priorities, ensures best practices, and serves as the main contact for internal stakeholders, focusing on team member development. The Accounting Data Analysts maintain and develop MSCI’s Accounting Data Service by accurately and timely processing client accounting data from various sources, analyzing, mapping, reorganizing, and validating it for platform upload, primarily using MS Excel templates for efficient data handling.

Your Key Responsibilities

  • Acquire in-depth conceptual and practical knowledge of dataset policies and procedures.
  • Impact the level of production and the team’s ability to meet quality, volume and timeliness of objectives
  • Develop and execute on a team-specific objectives
  • Communicate service delivery/performance updates to internal stakeholders
  • Develop practical strategies to enhance teamwork and deliver operational efficiencies
  • Drive the recruitment process
  • Assist with onboarding and training of new hires
  • Coach, grow and develop team members
  • Set effective individual goals and motivate team members to exceed expectations
  • Drive the automation efforts by working with Data Engineering and other stakeholders. 
  • Ensure seamless transition of newly onboarded clients

Your skills and experience that will help you excel

  • Bachelor's Degree in relevant field (Post Graduate Advantageous)
  • Proven experience in team management
  • Experience developing and coaching a team
  • In-depth understanding of capital markets, Data and operating systems
  • Demonstrable track record of successful project execution
  • Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
  • Developed organizational skills and proven ability to work cross-functionally
  • Excellent communication skills

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.

 

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.

 

Note on recruitment scams

We are aware of recruitment scams where fraudsters impersonating MSCI personnel may try and elicit personal information from job seekers. Read our full note on careers.msci.com

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