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
•    2+ years of experience in credit or financial data analysis
•    Strong understanding of finance, accounting, and capital markets
•    Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Office tools
•    Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
•    Highly organized and able to manage multiple priorities independently

Education
Bachelor’s or Master’s in Engineering, Finance, Economics, or Accounting

Responsibilities
•    Analyze financial statements and validate data for ratings and research
•    Support credit analysis through accurate financial data and insights.
•    Apply methodologies to produce adjusted data, ratios, and charts
•    Collaborate with analysts to understand data needs and accounting impacts
•    Lead process improvements and review junior team members’ work
•    Perform complex data intake tasks, including scrubbing, validating the data for further use in research and ratings 
•     Responsible for reviewing and understanding financial reports, official statements and other documents related to issuers’ performance
•    Liaise with analysts and accounting specialists in order to understand the application of accounting concepts on a particular entity
•    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

About the team
Our Analytic Data Operations (ADO) team ensures the accuracy and timeliness of data used in Moody’s ratings and research.
We contribute to Moody’s by:
•    Enhancing data quality and consistency across global teams
•    Supporting analytic workflows with standardized processes
•    Driving innovation in data governance and knowledge management

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.

For more information on the Securities Trading Program, please refer to the STP Quick Reference guide on ComplianceNet

Please note: STP categories are assigned by the hiring teams and are subject to change over the course of an employee’s tenure with Moody’s.