Financial Data Analyst

The FDA role provides an opportunity for the candidate to make significant contribution towards the success of the ratings teams through support in financial analysis as well as discrete projects. The role also provides potential to develop skills in other areas, including leadership and management that would benefit the candidate. FDAs will primarily support one of the global Fundamental teams (Corporate Finance, Financial Institutions or Public Finance), and are responsible for creating and compiling financial documents within a Service Level Agreement, reviewing financial statement data and performing account adjustments as required by the methodology.

The role requires strong financial knowledge and for some lines of businesses, a good accounting background, and additional languages are a particular plus. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate the ability to work effectively within a team. The ideal candidate for this role will be organized, have attention to detail and strong customer service abilities. FDAs are cross-trained within their line of business to support varying portfolios, which may include those from other global regions. The FDA will liaise with accounting specialists, outsourcers and analysts in order to fully understand the companies in the portfolio they support.

FDAs work as a team to ensure timeliness of data, and perform ongoing monitoring of data quality. FDAs regularly interact with Moody’s Analysts with regards to financial data needed for analysis and publications. Experienced FDAs undertake responsibility for maintaining process and methodology documentation to support the team and are provided with valuable training classes and interaction with Analysts as part of career growth. The FDA position provides a unique opportunity to foster skills that are valuable to any future career in the financial services industry. This person must be fluent in Portuguese (verbal and written).

Fluent in Portuguese

B.A. or B.S. degree in Economics, Finance, or Accounting preferred

Knowledge of Microsoft Office products and particularly Excel

Individual must be organized, dependable, able to multi-task and manage priorities, display initiative and the ability to work independently

Candidate must have the ability to quickly transition as priorities change to meet demands

Strong organization, communication (verbal & written) and interpersonal skills are required to work as a team and for daily interaction with Moody’s Analysts

Knowledge or prior experience analyzing financial statements is strongly preferred

This job description is issued as a guideline to assist you in your duties, it is not exhaustive and we would be pleased to discuss any constructive comments you may have. Because of the evolving nature and changing demands of our business this job description may be subject to change. You may, on occasion, be required to undertake additional or other duties within the context of this job description, and according to the needs of the business.

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