diff --git a/Framework/Core/include/Framework/ArrowTableSlicingCache.h b/Framework/Core/include/Framework/ArrowTableSlicingCache.h
index 292a67023fc5e..41d6b33e48476 100644
--- a/Framework/Core/include/Framework/ArrowTableSlicingCache.h
+++ b/Framework/Core/include/Framework/ArrowTableSlicingCache.h
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ namespace o2::framework
 using ListVector = std::vector<std::vector<int64_t>>;
 
 struct SliceInfoPtr {
-  gsl::span<int const> values;
-  gsl::span<int64_t const> counts;
+  gsl::span<int64_t const> offsets;
+  gsl::span<int64_t const> sizes;
 
   std::pair<int64_t, int64_t> getSliceFor(int value) const;
 };
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ struct ArrowTableSlicingCache {
   Cache bindingsKeys;
   std::vector<std::shared_ptr<arrow::NumericArray<arrow::Int32Type>>> values;
   std::vector<std::shared_ptr<arrow::NumericArray<arrow::Int64Type>>> counts;
+  std::vector<std::vector<int64_t>> offsets;
+  std::vector<std::vector<int64_t>> sizes;
 
   Cache bindingsKeysUnsorted;
   std::vector<std::vector<int>> valuesUnsorted;
diff --git a/Framework/Core/include/Framework/GroupSlicer.h b/Framework/Core/include/Framework/GroupSlicer.h
index b8436314b057e..112bf7e147ff0 100644
--- a/Framework/Core/include/Framework/GroupSlicer.h
+++ b/Framework/Core/include/Framework/GroupSlicer.h
@@ -246,9 +246,7 @@ struct GroupSlicer {
         pos = position;
       }
       // optimized split
-      auto oc = sliceInfos[index].getSliceFor(pos);
-      uint64_t offset = oc.first;
-      auto count = oc.second;
+      auto [offset, count] = sliceInfos[index].getSliceFor(pos);
       auto groupedElementsTable = originalTable.rawSlice(offset, offset + count - 1);
       groupedElementsTable.bindInternalIndicesTo(&originalTable);
       return groupedElementsTable;
diff --git a/Framework/Core/src/ArrowTableSlicingCache.cxx b/Framework/Core/src/ArrowTableSlicingCache.cxx
index e001e293c4733..26bb9bcee80eb 100644
--- a/Framework/Core/src/ArrowTableSlicingCache.cxx
+++ b/Framework/Core/src/ArrowTableSlicingCache.cxx
@@ -32,28 +32,14 @@ void updatePairList(Cache& list, std::string const& binding, std::string const&
 std::pair<int64_t, int64_t> SliceInfoPtr::getSliceFor(int value) const
 {
   int64_t offset = 0;
-  if (values.empty()) {
+  if (offsets.empty()) {
     return {offset, 0};
   }
-  int64_t p = static_cast<int64_t>(values.size()) - 1;
-  while (values[p] < 0) {
-    --p;
-    if (p < 0) {
-      return {offset, 0};
-    }
-  }
-
-  if (value > values[p]) {
+  if ((size_t)value >= offsets.size()) {
     return {offset, 0};
   }
 
-  for (auto i = 0U; i < values.size(); ++i) {
-    if (values[i] == value) {
-      return {offset, counts[i]};
-    }
-    offset += counts[i];
-  }
-  return {offset, 0};
+  return {offsets[value], sizes[value]};
 }
 
 gsl::span<const int64_t> SliceInfoUnsortedPtr::getSliceFor(int value) const
@@ -84,6 +70,8 @@ ArrowTableSlicingCache::ArrowTableSlicingCache(Cache&& bsks, Cache&& bsksUnsorte
 {
   values.resize(bindingsKeys.size());
   counts.resize(bindingsKeys.size());
+  offsets.resize(bindingsKeys.size());
+  sizes.resize(bindingsKeys.size());
 
   valuesUnsorted.resize(bindingsKeysUnsorted.size());
   groups.resize(bindingsKeysUnsorted.size());
@@ -97,6 +85,10 @@ void ArrowTableSlicingCache::setCaches(Cache&& bsks, Cache&& bsksUnsorted)
   values.resize(bindingsKeys.size());
   counts.clear();
   counts.resize(bindingsKeys.size());
+  offsets.clear();
+  offsets.resize(bindingsKeys.size());
+  sizes.clear();
+  sizes.resize(bindingsKeys.size());
   valuesUnsorted.clear();
   valuesUnsorted.resize(bindingsKeysUnsorted.size());
   groups.clear();
@@ -105,9 +97,11 @@ void ArrowTableSlicingCache::setCaches(Cache&& bsks, Cache&& bsksUnsorted)
 
 arrow::Status ArrowTableSlicingCache::updateCacheEntry(int pos, std::shared_ptr<arrow::Table> const& table)
 {
+  values[pos].reset();
+  counts[pos].reset();
+  offsets[pos].clear();
+  sizes[pos].clear();
   if (table->num_rows() == 0) {
-    values[pos].reset();
-    counts[pos].reset();
     return arrow::Status::OK();
   }
   auto& [b, k, e] = bindingsKeys[pos];
@@ -125,6 +119,31 @@ arrow::Status ArrowTableSlicingCache::updateCacheEntry(int pos, std::shared_ptr<
   counts[pos].reset();
   values[pos] = std::make_shared<arrow::NumericArray<arrow::Int32Type>>(pair.field(0)->data());
   counts[pos] = std::make_shared<arrow::NumericArray<arrow::Int64Type>>(pair.field(1)->data());
+
+  int maxValue = -1;
+  for (auto i = values[pos]->length() - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
+    if (values[pos]->Value(i) < 0) {
+      continue;
+    } else {
+      maxValue = values[pos]->Value(i);
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  offsets[pos].resize(maxValue + 1);
+  sizes[pos].resize(maxValue + 1);
+  std::fill(offsets[pos].begin(), offsets[pos].end(), 0);
+  std::fill(sizes[pos].begin(), sizes[pos].end(), 0);
+  int64_t offset = 0;
+  for (auto i = 0U; i < values[pos]->length(); ++i) {
+    auto value = values[pos]->Value(i);
+    auto count = counts[pos]->Value(i);
+    if (value >= 0) {
+      offsets[pos][value] = offset;
+      sizes[pos][value] = count;
+    }
+    offset += count;
+  }
   return arrow::Status::OK();
 }
 
@@ -221,14 +240,14 @@ SliceInfoPtr ArrowTableSlicingCache::getCacheForPos(int pos) const
 {
   if (values[pos] == nullptr && counts[pos] == nullptr) {
     return {
-      {},
-      {} //
+      {}, //
+      {}  //
     };
   }
 
   return {
-    {reinterpret_cast<int const*>(values[pos]->values()->data()), static_cast<size_t>(values[pos]->length())},
-    {reinterpret_cast<int64_t const*>(counts[pos]->values()->data()), static_cast<size_t>(counts[pos]->length())} //
+    gsl::span{offsets[pos].data(), offsets[pos].size()}, //
+    gsl::span(sizes[pos].data(), sizes[pos].size())      //
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/Framework/Core/test/test_GroupSlicer.cxx b/Framework/Core/test/test_GroupSlicer.cxx
index 091c21eeae229..2f21d7dd17975 100644
--- a/Framework/Core/test/test_GroupSlicer.cxx
+++ b/Framework/Core/test/test_GroupSlicer.cxx
@@ -245,8 +245,8 @@ TEST_CASE("GroupSlicerMismatchedGroups")
     if (i == 3 || i == 10 || i == 12 || i == 16 || i == 19) {
       continue;
     }
-    for (auto j = 0.f; j < 5; j += 0.5f) {
-      trksWriter(0, i, 0.5f * j);
+    for (auto j = 0; j < 10; ++j) {
+      trksWriter(0, i, 0.5f * (j / 2.));
     }
   }
   auto trkTable = builderT.finalize();
@@ -260,21 +260,19 @@ TEST_CASE("GroupSlicerMismatchedGroups")
   auto s = slices.updateCacheEntry(0, trkTable);
   o2::framework::GroupSlicer g(e, tt, slices);
 
-  auto count = 0;
   for (auto& slice : g) {
     auto as = slice.associatedTables();
     auto gg = slice.groupingElement();
-    REQUIRE(gg.globalIndex() == count);
+    REQUIRE(gg.globalIndex() == (int64_t)slice.position);
     auto trks = std::get<aod::TrksX>(as);
-    if (count == 3 || count == 10 || count == 12 || count == 16 || count == 19) {
+    if (slice.position == 3 || slice.position == 10 || slice.position == 12 || slice.position == 16 || slice.position == 19) {
       REQUIRE(trks.size() == 0);
     } else {
       REQUIRE(trks.size() == 10);
     }
     for (auto& trk : trks) {
-      REQUIRE(trk.eventId() == count);
+      REQUIRE(trk.eventId() == (int64_t)slice.position);
     }
-    ++count;
   }
 }
 
@@ -299,8 +297,8 @@ TEST_CASE("GroupSlicerMismatchedUnassignedGroups")
       ++skip;
       continue;
     }
-    for (auto j = 0.f; j < 5; j += 0.5f) {
-      trksWriter(0, i, 0.5f * j);
+    for (auto j = 0; j < 10; ++j) {
+      trksWriter(0, i, 0.5f * (j / 2.));
     }
   }
   for (auto i = 0; i < 5; ++i) {
@@ -510,7 +508,7 @@ TEST_CASE("GroupSlicerMismatchedUnsortedFilteredGroupsWithSelfIndex")
 {
   TableBuilder builderE;
   auto evtsWriter = builderE.cursor<aod::Events>();
-  for (auto i = 0; i < 20; ++i) {
+  for (auto i = 0; i < 10; ++i) {
     evtsWriter(0, i, 0.5f * i, 2.f * i, 3.f * i);
   }
   auto evtTable = builderE.finalize();
@@ -523,7 +521,6 @@ TEST_CASE("GroupSlicerMismatchedUnsortedFilteredGroupsWithSelfIndex")
   std::uniform_int_distribution<> distrib(0, 99);
 
   for (auto i = 0; i < 100; ++i) {
-
     filler[0] = distrib(gen);
     filler[1] = distrib(gen);
     if (filler[0] > filler[1]) {
@@ -541,7 +538,6 @@ TEST_CASE("GroupSlicerMismatchedUnsortedFilteredGroupsWithSelfIndex")
   auto thingsTable = builderT.finalize();
 
   aod::Events e{evtTable};
-  // aod::Parts p{partsTable};
   aod::Things t{thingsTable};
   using FilteredParts = soa::Filtered<aod::Parts>;
   auto size = distrib(gen);