Staff Accountant - Revenue Accounting - Gurgaon - 14126BR

Moody’s Shared Services - Finance (FIN)

Corporate Services - Finance

Regular - Experienced Hire

Moody's is an essential component of the global capital markets, providing credit ratings, research, tools and analysis that contribute to transparent and integrated financial markets. Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO) is the parent company of Moody's Investors Service, which provides credit ratings and research covering debt instruments and securities, and Moody's Analytics, which offers leading-edge software, advisory services and research for credit and economic analysis and financial risk management. The Corporation, which reported revenue of $4.2 billion in 2017, employs approximately 11,900 people worldwide and maintains a presence in 41 countries. Further information is available at www.moodys.com.

Global MIS Revenue Accounting

The Staff Accountant – Revenue Accounting works under the direction of the AVP of Revenue Accounting (New York) on a variety of revenue accounting tasks.

Responsibilities:
• Prepare monthly revenue journal entries
• Prepare account reconciliations and detailed analysis to support balance sheet accounts (i.e., accounts receivable, unbilled receivables, deferred revenue); identify and resolve variances
• Reconcile sub-ledger systems to the general ledger
• Analyze revenue and deferred revenue activity
• Understand billing practices for each line of business
• Be familiar with revenue accounting standards (i.e., ASC 606), US GAAP and SOX
• Provide support on ad hoc projects including testing and documentation of current and new systems
• Liaise with international offices to obtain general ledger information processed locally
• Troubleshoot issues that arise in the department
• Keep informed on issues that will impact billing, accounts receivable and revenue recognition processes
• Understand and ensure compliance with internal controls and Moody’s accounting policies with respect to their procedures
• Additional duties / special projects as assigned by your manager

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting / Finance required
• 1–2 years related experience
• Public accounting experience is preferred
• Commenced or seeking professional qualifications is preferred
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word
• Knowledge of PeopleSoft financial system is a plus but not necessary
• Able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and perform in a quick paced environment
• Strong organizational, analytical and problem solving skills and attention to details are a must
• Competent written and verbal communication skills

Preferred

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.

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