Moody's Corporations - Manager - Financial Planning & Analysis

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Department : Finance (FIN)

Role/Responsibilities :

The Role :

- The Senior Manager role has the responsibility of managing a team who provides support across Moodys Corporation on expense management along with cost accounting.

- The team is responsible for conducting and processing large amounts of financial data on a regular basis.

- The Senior Manager will review the teams work providing feedback and guidance and communicates any risk to the appropriate level

Key Responsibilities :

Lead a team supporting senior members of the Finance organization in the execution of financial planning and analysis processes, projects, and ad-hoc requests as required by the Finance organization by embracing the following responsibilities :

- Partner with other teams in Business Planning to foster good working relationships with the rest of the organization

- Lead and drive various meetings with senior management on key financial metrics including the development of new analytics and identifying key focus areas developing materials for senior management presentations

- Implement best practices for enhancements to current processes and reporting, including driving the standardization of activities across business planning to harness efficiencies

- Provide support on the analytical, forecasting, month end and variance analysis reporting inclusive of expense research / support

- Collaborate in the preparation of the monthly reports and variance analysis that will help identify key focus areas for management

- Provide support for cost and project accounting ensuring expenses are booked to the correct location driving high quality financial reporting

- Provide formal guidance or on the job training to all team members

- Lead and guide special projects as assigned by Senior Finance management

Qualifications :

Experience/Qualifications :

- Post-graduate qualification in Finance, Accounting, Statistics or other quantitative field (e.g. MBA, CPA/CA, CIMA, ACCA)

- 5 7 years of relevant experience in Financial Planning and analysis processes and modelling, or equivalent. Business intelligence tools, and data science experience is a plus

- Excellent verbal & written English skills

- Exposure to multidimensional reporting applications is essential (e.g. Hyperion Planning and Essbase)

- Detail and data quality oriented and capable to summarize and effectively communicate findings/analysis to senior stakeholder management

- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (preferably: Office 365), financial modeling and related financial systems

- Advanced analytical decision-making, and problem-solving skills

- Strong knowledge of accounting concepts

- Experience supervising and mentoring analysts, preferably as a direct line report and working with senior leaders on financial planning and/or reporting

Key Competencies :

- Desire to deal with high-level problem-solving skills and covering new challenges

- Excellent attention to detail, able to work large amounts of data, able to assess others team members deliverables

- Proactiveness, ensuring alignment with business requirements and management expectation

- Able to work both independently and as a member of a team by interacting and collaborating with members of other teams across the organization

- Demonstrates flexibility with last minute changes in commitments, deadlines, and meetings attendance

- Share knowledge of business performance and market to provide guidance to the other team members and assist to senior management

- Highly motivated, participative as a change agent mentality that can provide financial leadership

Moodys 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 Moodys Corporation may be asked to disclose securities holdings pursuant to Moodys 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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