Business Analyst

**Your team responsibilities**

The MSCI Analytics Solutions Delivery team is composed of experienced professionals that provide first tier services and solutions to our clients around the world.

Currently, the Business Analyst team is present in the following locations: Budapest, Monterrey, Manila, and Mumbai.

The Business Analyst team is responsible for providing predominantly portfolio services and solutions to our clients to support their wide variety of analytic risk reporting, methodology, regulatory, usage and technical needs.

The Business Analyst (BA) is a person who engages the client and stakeholders to understand the requirements of what the client is looking for and compares that to the solutions and services sold and figures out how to onboard the services in the right way so that the client can operate it on the lowest cost of ownership.

Business Analysts work directly with clients across all market segments, including hedge funds, banks, brokers, wealth managers, asset managers and pension plans. They design solutions, analyze client portfolio data and work with a client throughout their on-boarding process, which is organized as an implementation project, that results in the best solution for the client that integrates our risk and analytics products into their investment process.

The Business Analyst will gain competencies in solutions design, data modeling, portfolio validation and reporting.

**What we will offer you: Depending on your location of your role, you can expect**
- Competitive fixed and variable compensation, holiday/vacation allowance and retirement savings plans/pensions
- A wide range of benefits including - healthcare, dental plans, risk insurances and (location dependent) - cycle-to-work schemes, gym benefits, retail discounts
- A hybrid work environment, for the vast majority of employees, offering a more progressive way of working to give you the flexibility, accountability, and responsibility to empower you to perform at your very best. At the center of this way of working is a culture which is built on a strong foundation of trust. We trust our people and they trust our organization’s leaders to support them.
- An inclusive and performance driven culture where you are empowered to maximize your potential in an environment where all individuals are respected and encouraged to bring their authentic selves to work
- 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 provides confidential emotional support with local experts, financial and legal advice in a wide range of issues as well as access to online information, resources and tools. All the services are available for our employees free of charge.

**Your key responsibilities**

Solution Design:

- Discussions with PdM and/or solution designer (understand and communicate client use case requirements)
- Helping the Coverage team in determining the implementation needs of the client and required contractual agreements
- Source and define new third-party client data feeds from custodians and fund administrators to support client implementations. Work with the development teams to ensure the data is properly loaded in our databases for later extraction and use in our analytical systems
- Consulting with clients on portfolio data modeling best practices, mastering and explaining the different input data formats and content requirements for all instrument and asset types and understanding the necessary terms and conditions required to describe the holdings in the client’s portfolio
- Confirming data coverage for the securities and benchmarks that a client wishes to model, including analyzing the requirements and working with internal teams responsible for maintaining our datasets

Workflow Setup and testing:

- Performing workflow analysis to ensure proper set up of client configuration files with proper rules for terms and conditions enrichment of portfolio data
- Testing and feedback to development

Analytics validation:

- Assisting clients with data conformance and validation testing, especially checking input files for proper formatting and appropriate content for modeling and using processing logs to analyze the portfolio for accuracy and completeness

Operational Validation
- Collaboration with the Risk Consultant / Product Specialist
- Client Coordination: Act as a liaison and source of feedback directly to our Coverage, Consultants, Research, Product Management, Finance and Product Delivery groups

Early Care / Transition to Service Operational / Services Training:

- Client Providing initial levels of training on the usage of our products
- Managed Services - Delivery
- Client Services / Support / Coverage

**Your skills and experience that will help you excel**
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong analytical, communication, organizational and time managem