Senior Financial Data Analyst

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Skills and Competencies:

• Solid accounting background with a strong focus on financial analysis
• Demonstrates knowledge of MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment with matrix reporting
• Solid verbal, written communication, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to adapt to a changing environment and prioritize tasks accordingly

Education:

• Minimum Experience: 1-2 years relevant in Credit Rating Analysis, Financial Statement Analysis
• Preferably a Postgraduate degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, from a premium institution
• Good to have CFA/FRM certification

Job Responsibilities:

The Senior Financial Data Analyst contributes to the success of the Research and Ratings Support team by providing a range of data and analytic services that support the overall credit analysis functions performed by the MIS analytic teams. This internal-facing role involves working directly with rating and research support analysts, preparing data, and performing various analytical tasks such as spreading, data gathering, and analysis for credit ratings, research, analytical market outreach, and presentations

Key responsibilities include:

• Preparing a variety of discrete credit process inputs, performing preliminary analyses to identify trends in data, and applying reasoning to the completed work product
• Performing financial statement analysis using accounting and finance principles to read and understand financial statements and other disclosures related to debt issuers’ performance
• Applying Moody’s relevant methodology standards and requirements to financial data and making appropriate adjustments
• Creating a variety of standard initial work package items that serve as starting points for the ratings and research process, including data, spreadsheets, charts, and tables
• Updating financial spreadsheets, charts, and tables
• Identifying trends in data and applying reasoning to work being completed
• Initiating/escalating deeper reviews when necessary
• Preparing presentation materials for outreach activities
• Providing support for RRS and R&R in monitoring/surveillance of Moody’s rated issuers
• Supporting monitoring of analyst credit portfolios through news and industry source tracking and highlighting key issues requiring further analysis
• Understanding the application of accounting concepts on a particular entity
• Creating documentation and providing guidance to support analysts and outsourcers
• Reviewing, adjusting, and publishing data to external market participants
• Supporting the credit administration process and performing other routine administrative and ad hoc tasks as directed by RRS & R&R Teams

About the Team:

Our Research and Ratings Support (RRS) team is responsible for providing a range of data and analytic services that support the overall credit analysis functions performed by the MIS analytic teams

. By joining our team, you will be part of exciting work in credit ratings, research, analytical market outreach, and presentations

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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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.