Sr Corporate Accounting Accountant

At Moody's, we unite the brightest minds to turn today’s risks into tomorrow’s opportunities. We do this by striving to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome to be who they are—with the freedom to exchange ideas, think innovatively, and listen to each other and customers in meaningful ways. Moody’s is transforming how the world sees risk. As a global leader in ratings and integrated risk assessment, we’re advancing AI to move from insight to action—enabling intelligence that not only understands complexity but responds to it. We decode risk to unlock opportunity, helping our clients navigate uncertainty with clarity, speed, and confidence.

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

• Strong understanding of Record-to-Report (R2R) processes, including journal entries, reconciliations, allocations, and period-end close
• Solid knowledge of US GAAP and/or IFRS with the ability to apply standards to moderately complex transactions
• Experience performing subledger reconciliations across payroll, leases, debt, derivatives, AP, and AR with accuracy and timeliness
• Strong analytical skills, including variance analysis, root-cause identification, and corrective action recommendations
• Experience supporting internal and external audits and maintaining audit-ready documentation and controls
• Proficiency with SAP, BlackLine, and advanced Excel
• Hands-on experience using AI tools to improve efficiency, with growing awareness of AI risk management and responsible use

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field

Responsibilities

The Senior Accountant executes core Record-to-Report activities to support accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting across global operations.

• Prepare and review routine to moderately complex journal entries in line with policies, close timelines, and documentation standards
• Perform severance, restructuring, and consolidated variance analysis, including journals, reconciliations, accruals, and FP&A support
• Provide oversight of statements of work, disclosures, roll-forwards, variance analysis, and escalation of judgment-based issues
• Execute corporate and other allocations, including input validation, posting, and reconciliation
• Perform subledger reconciliations across payroll, leases, debt, derivatives, AP, and AR, resolving variances promptly
• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close through adjustments, reconciliations, schedules, and documentation
• Prepare and review payroll, lease, debt, and derivatives accounting entries, including accruals and timing adjustments
• Assist with internal and external audits, internal controls, and stakeholder inquiries and help in Maintain complete, accurate, and audit-ready documentation
• Contribute to process improvements focused on standardization, efficiency, and best practices

About the Team

The Record-to-Report Accounting team maintains general ledger integrity and supports accurate financial reporting across global entities. The team partners closely with Finance, FP&A, and shared services to execute close activities, uphold strong internal controls, and drive continuous process improvement within a global operating model.

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.