Head of Subscription Revenue

Your Team Responsibilities

Our Subscription Revenue Team represents the largest revenue stream at MSCI, at $2.2B+ for fiscal year 2025. This role provides leadership opportunity for the candidate to be responsible for managing broad aspects of the financial and management accounting, transformation, analytics, and reporting, driving for changes and elevated processes related to subscription revenues.  This position will provide operational accounting, reporting, and forecasting support to the Business and Sales teams, 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 as they arise, including M&A activity, 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 finance executive leadership.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Lead business critical initiatives for horizontal Subscription revenue team
• Manage the entire Subscription revenue team of 16 heads. 
• Manage and streamline Subscription revenue accounting and reporting processes to improve clarity, efficiency, and scale for growth
• Drive, design, and deliver on analytical solutions using business intelligence solutions to advance data analytics and management report related to horizontal subscription revenue operations, recognition, and reporting.
• Elevate control environment and manage operations and reporting of internal controls, policies and procedures related to horizontal Subscription revenue team
• Partner with business technology to drive for revenue system enhancement
• 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
• Partner with product finance directors to review accounting and reporting implications of new or complex contracts with customers, providing guidance on revenue recognition in accordance with ASC 606
• Oversee aspects of revenue accounting and reporting operations, which includes execution of monthly revenue close, variance analysis, and reporting related to customer contracts
• Support annual audits performed by internal audit, external audit, and SOX teams
• 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 10 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
• Public accounting (Chartered Accountant or Certified Public 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 to immediate manager
• Ability to drive for results and timely delivery of business initiatives
• 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 to support team members and improve overall effectiveness of the function
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite of applications, particularly PowerBi and Excel and prior experience with large ERP systems, such as SAP

About MSCI

What we offer you

• Salary Ranges: HUF 20,000,000 - 24,000,000
• 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, AI Learning Center , 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 vision – to power better 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 strengthens global markets by connecting participants across the financial ecosystem with a common language. Our research-based data, analytics and indexes, supported by advanced technology, set standards for global investors and help our clients understand risks and opportunities so they can make better decisions and unlock innovation. We serve asset managers and owners, private-market sponsors and investors, hedge funds, wealth managers, banks, insurers and corporates.

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 [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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