Business Finance professional

About the job

Your Team Responsibilities MSCI is seeking a dynamic and results-driven Business Finance professional to join our Technology & Data function in Mumbai. This is a high-impact role that supports the largest function within MSCI, driving strategic financial planning, investment governance, and business transformation initiatives. The ideal candidate will be an agile finance partner who brings analytical rigor, commercial acumen, and stakeholder management expertise to help shape and deliver the financial strategy Your Key Responsibilities • Expense & P&L Management: Manage EBIT expenses for the Technology & Data function, ensuring alignment with organizational goals. • Financial Planning & Analysis: Lead budgeting, forecasting, and in-depth variance analysis to provide insights and recommend corrective actions. • Capital Budgeting: Implement a disciplined capital budget allocation framework, ensuring effective prioritization and ROI tracking. • Business Partnership: Act as a finance partner to business leaders, managing periodic P&L reviews, providing actionable insights, shape new investment opportunities and initiatives. • Cost Optimization: Drive cost reduction strategies and operational efficiencies across the Technology & Data organization. • Transformation & Analytics: Champion business transformation by leveraging AI tools, Power BI dashboards, and other analytical platforms. Your Skills And Experience That Will Help You Excel • CA / CMA / MBA (Finance) or equivalent qualification from a reputed institution. • 6-10 Years of relevant experience in financial planning & analysis, business partnering, or technology finance roles. • Strong understanding of capital budgeting, investment governance, automations and cost optimization methodologies. • Proven experience working in a global matrix organization with senior leadership exposure. • Proficient in financial modelling, Excel, PowerPoint, and data visualization tools e.g. Power BI. • Experience with ERP systems is a plus. • Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills. Exposure to AI and digital transformation initiatives will be advantageous. 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.

Benefits

• Transparent compensation schemes
• comprehensive employee benefits
• Flexible working arrangements
• advanced technology
• collaborative workspaces
• Learning@MSCI platform
• LinkedIn Learning Pro

About the company

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.