Senior 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

• 3+ years accounting experience in a company with exposure to SaaS.
• Knowledge of USGAAP (ASC606 preferred)
• Excellent knowledge of Excel
• Proficiency and experienced in managing and analysing large datasets
• Ability to work as a team
• Solid communication skills and the ability to communicate clearly with peers and third parties
• Strong organizational skills, analytic skills, and attention to details.
• Resilience
• Strong appetite/ability to learn new accounting expertise and BI tools
• Wish to get out of the traditional accounting function
• Automation mindset with prior experience in automating workflows preferred
• Certified Public Accountant or equivalent license in Costa Rica preferred
• Experience with SAP and SAP Tools like RAR preferred
• Experience with Apttus and Salesforce preferred
• Experience with Microsoft Power BI and/or Alteryx preferred.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

Responsibilities

The team is organized by portfolio of clients, you will join few team members under a portfolio that manages a set of clients, they will be your “buddies”. This allows new team members to not feel lost when they join us and improve their onboarding.

Each team member has full visibility of their contribution and take ownership of their portfolio. When a question arises for a client under your portfolio, you will have ownership to provide insights.

• Ensure the revenue is accurately and timely recognized for your portfolio
• Responsible for the new contract reviews falling under your portfolio of Clients
• Provide the story behind your numbers
• Review supporting evidence (such as proof of delivery and signed contracts) to confirm revenue recognition is appropriate.
• Prepare and update accounting schedules to calculate ASC606 revenue
• Perform analytical reviews on the monthly Revenue Analytics and Balance Sheet reconciliations under your portfolio.
• Clearly communicate to our internal partners (e.g. FP&A and the business) on revenue trends and flux
• Assist with compiling and reviewing system/data conversion files for new acquisitions and/or system upgrade.
• Assist with pulling supporting schedules for internal and external audit.
• Engage with our internal stakeholders when there is an opportunity to improve our data and processes
• Other departmental projects as assigned.

About the team

Moody’s Analytics Revenue Accounting team (MARA) oversees the revenue recognition for Moody’s Analytics. The MARA team’s profile and activities are a hybrid function that involves technical accounting expertise together with contract reviewing skills and analytical analysis.

Moody’s is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, place of origin, disability, marital or familial status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from Aboriginal persons, members of a visible minority group, persons with a disability, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and women.

Moody’s is committed to maintaining an inclusive, diverse and accessible workplace. To this end, reasonable accommodations are available on request, and will take into account the particular accommodation needs of individual candidates. If you are selected and require accommodation during any stage of the recruitment process, you may send your request to AODA@moodys.com. Information provided during the accommodation process will be treated as confidential, and will be shared only to the extent required to properly evaluate accommodation requests.

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.