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This is however a Hybrid role which includes Collection Functions.\nYour Key Responsibilities\nRole Overview\nThe Finance Associate - MENA bridges the Billing and Collections functions as the in-region owner of MENA client invoicing - ensuring local compliance and collectability while working with MSCI Sales and client Finance teams to maintain accurate billing data, resolve billing disputes, and support the order-to-cash cycle. The role directly reports to the Global Head of Billing and dotted line reports to the EMEA Collections Manager.\nKey Responsibilities\n1. Invoice Compliance & Review\nReview Billing-prepared invoices against each MENA country's regulatory rules (KSA ZATCA Phase 2, UAE FTA, Egypt ETA, Qatar QR standards) before dispatch to clients.\nValidate invoice format, currency, language, and mandatory fields (VAT/tax IDs, QR codes) against purchase orders and contracts, flagging any non-compliant invoices to Billing for correction.\n2. Collectability, Collections & Dispute Resolution\nContacting customers with outstanding invoices to secure timely payment\nMonitoring accounts receivable aging reports to prioritize collection efforts\nEscalating delinquent accounts to regional management or MSCI’s Legal team, when necessary\nMaintaining accurate records of collection activity and client communications\nUpdating client account statuses in MSCI’s ERP/accounting systems\nCollecting WHT certificates from clients, where applicable\nPreparing regular reports for management on receivables portfolio health\nAssisting in resolving certain types of client disputes and discrepancies that are holding up payment\n3. Liaison with MSCI Sales\nAct as the primary link between Billing/Collections and MSCI Sales for MENA accounts, communicating billing holds, disputes, and collection escalations to the relevant Account Manager.\nSupport Sales in onboarding new MENA clients with compliant billing profiles, preferred payment methods, and invoice delivery channels.\n4. Client Finance Engagement\nLiaise with clients' Finance and Accounts Payable teams to confirm invoice receipt, resolve queries and discrepancies, and maintain up-to-date billing requirements (VAT/TRN, PO numbers, portals such as Ariba), always keeping bill-to and collection contacts current.\nObtain Global Deal billing allocations from clients and build relationships with Finance counterparts that reduce invoice rejection rates and accelerate collections.\n5. Cross-Department Coordination (Billing ↔ Collections)\nBridge Billing and Collections in real time, communicating invoice status, re-issue timelines, and dispute resolution updates.\nEnsure credit memos, adjustments, and re-billings post accurately to the AR ledger, and provide MENA-specific updates in periodic AR reviews.\nLead resolution of billing disputes and tax discrepancies, coordinating across Billing, Tax, Legal, and Sales and engaging the client's Finance team through to closure\n6. Regional Regulatory & Tax Compliance\nStay current on MENA e-invoicing, VAT, and digital tax rules (KSA ZATCA Phase 2, UAE FTA, Egypt ETA) and applicable digital services tax regimes.\nEnsure outbound invoices reflect correct VAT, withholding, or exemption status in coordination with MSCI Tax, and maintain audit trails for tax authority reviews or client compliance requests.\n7. Reporting & Analytics\nMaintain MENA billing and collections reporting - issuance trackers, aging summaries, dispute logs, and compliance status - and support month-end close and reconciliation.\nContribute to KPI reporting such as invoice rejection rates\n8. Process Improvement\nIdentify inefficiencies in the MENA billing-to-collections workflow and propose practical improvements.\nSupport rollout of new billing tools and e-invoicing platforms, and maintain a country-specific MENA billing reference guide for internal use.\nYour skills and experience that will help you excel\nBachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting or Business\n5+ years of experience in Accounts Receivable, Billing or Collection roles\nDemonstrated experience operating across the MENA region or market, with strong knowledge of KSA and UAE regulatory requirements in Billing and Collection functions\nHands-on experience with ZATCA and UAE VAT invoicing requirements\nFluency in English and Arabic\nProficiency in SAP; familiarity with Salesforce CRM\nStrong or advanced skills in Excels\nKnowledge and worked in AI functions a plus\nGreat Attention to detail\nAbility to work with multiple team members in Finance in different locations as well as Sales Coverage team\nHighly motivated with the ability to work independently, with initiative and to demonstrate ownership for smaller projects\nExcellent interpersonal and communication skills, outgoing and confident. Strong organizational skills with the ability to multi-task \nAbout MSCI\nWhat we offer you\nTransparent compensation schemes and comprehensive employee benefits, tailored to your location, ensuring your financial security, health, and overall wellbeing.\nFlexible working arrangements, advanced technology, and collaborative workspaces.\nA culture of high performance and innovation where we experiment with new ideas and take responsibility for achieving results.\nA global network of talented colleagues, who inspire, support, and share their expertise to innovate and deliver for our clients.\nGlobal 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.\nMulti-directional career paths that offer professional growth and development through new challenges, internal mobility and expanded roles.\nWe 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.\nAt 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.\nMSCI 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.\nMSCI 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  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.\nTo all recruitment agencies\nMSCI 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.\nNote on recruitment scams\nWe are aware of recruitment scams where fraudsters impersonating MSCI personnel may try and elicit personal information from job seekers. 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