Finance Associate - MENA Region | SA Job Riyadh area,Riyadh Region Saudi Arabia,Accounting

Finance Associate - MENA Region Your Team Responsibilities

The Team handles Global Billing, Dispute Management of these Billings and the application of Cash Collections to the related invoice. This is however a Hybrid role which includes Collection Functions.

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Key Responsibilities

Role Overview

The 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.

Key Responsibilities

Invoice Compliance & Review

Review 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.
Validate 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.

Collectability, Collections & Dispute Resolution

Contacting customers with outstanding invoices to secure timely payment
Monitoring accounts receivable aging reports to prioritize collection efforts
Escalating delinquent accounts to regional management or MSCI's Legal team, when necessary
Maintaining accurate records of collection activity and client communications
Updating client account statuses in MSCI's ERP/accounting systems
Collecting WHT certificates from clients, where applicable
Preparing regular reports for management on receivables portfolio health
Assisting in resolving certain types of client disputes and discrepancies that are holding up payment

Liaison with MSCI Sales

Act 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.
Support Sales in onboarding new MENA clients with compliant billing profiles, preferred payment methods, and invoice delivery channels.

Client Finance Engagement

Liaise 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.
Obtain Global Deal billing allocations from clients and build relationships with Finance counterparts that reduce invoice rejection rates and accelerate collections.

Cross-Department Coordination (Billing Collections

Bridge Billing and Collections in real time, communicating invoice status, re-issue timelines, and dispute resolution updates.
Ensure credit memos, adjustments, and re-billings post accurately to the AR ledger, and provide MENA-specific updates in periodic AR reviews.
Lead resolution of billing disputes and tax discrepancies, coordinating across Billing, Tax, Legal, and Sales and engaging the client's Finance team through to closure

Regional Regulatory & Tax Compliance

Stay current on MENA e-invoicing, VAT, and digital tax rules (KSA ZATCA Phase 2, UAE FTA, Egypt ETA) and applicable digital services tax regimes.
Ensure 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.

Reporting & Analytics

Maintain MENA billing and collections reporting - issuance trackers, aging summaries, dispute logs, and compliance status - and support month-end close and reconciliation.
Contribute to KPI reporting such as invoice rejection rates

Process Improvement

Identify inefficiencies in…