Financial Data Specialist

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If you are excited about this opportunity but do not meet every single requirement, please apply! You still may be a great fit for this role or other open roles. We are seeking candidates who model our values: invest in every relationship, lead with curiosity, champion diverse perspectives, turn inputs into actions, and uphold trust through integrity. 

Skills and Competencies

• Looking for 3+ years of relevant work experience & Good understanding of financial statements, accounting principles and financial analysis
• Language skills are mandatory (Korean)
• Ability to analyse and interpret financial data to support ratings and research teams . Strong skills with an attention for detail to ensure high-quality data deliverables
• Working knowledge of applicable methodologies
• Individual must be organized, dependable, and able to multi-task and manage priorities, display initiative, and have the ability to work independently in a demanding, fast-paced environment. Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office products and particularly Excel, such as pivot tables, lookups, etc
• Exposure to data analytics, visualization, and automation tools such as SQL, Python, Power BI, and Power Automate is preferred and would be considered an added advantage
• Stakeholder Management - Interact with Manager and support analysts to resolve complex issues. Project Management - Develop proficiency in more than one project / deliverable with limited guidance.

Education 

• Graduate or Post graduate degree required; specializations in Accounting, Finance, or Economics, preferred.
• TOPIK Level 4 or above certification required.

Responsibilities

• Perform analysis to support ratings, research, analytical outreach. Examples of work include:
• FDS (Korean language expert) have a significant input to the ratings and research process by analysing financial statements and data provided by Issuers
• FDS uses accounting and finance knowledge and judgment to perform financial statement spreading (Korean language), adjust reported data per relevant methodology requirements and review & analyse ratios
• Apply MIS' standards to complex deliverables in order to produce valuable inputs into the rating and research process, including Moody's adjusted data, key indicators, ratios, charts and graphs in line with MIS’s methodologies
• Liaise with analysts and accounting specialists in order to understand the application of accounting concepts on a particular entity. Create documentation and provide guidance to support analysts
• Work directly with ratings and support analysts to understand data capture requirements, adjustments and other information needed by the rating team for ratings and research. Also, Identify opportunities for process enhancement and support the development of automated solutions, dashboards, and reporting capabilities to drive efficiency and scalability
• Take initiative to lead projects or process improvements. Undertakes review of junior team member’s work for straightforward tasks.

About Team

Our Ratings operations and Control - Data & Analytics (ROC – D&A Fundamental) team is responsible to perform a range of data, analytical and research services that contribute to the overall credit analysis function performed by the fundamental rating group. By joining our team, you will have a good understanding of fundamental finance and financial statements as well as a good understanding of capital markets. This team provides a unique opportunity to foster skills that are valuable to any future career in the financial services industry. This will be an internal facing role, reporting to the team manager at Bengaluru.

Moody’s is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

Candidates for Moody's Corporation may be asked to disclose securities holdings pursuant to Moody’s Policy for Securities Trading and the requirements of the position. Employment is contingent upon compliance with the Policy, including remediation of positions in those holdings as necessary.