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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

• 6–9 years of relevant financial experience preferably in financial planning and analysis and/or financial analysis.
• Proven people management experience, including team leadership, mentoring, and performance development.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders.
• Essential exposure to multidimensional reporting applications (e.g., Hyperion Planning and Essbase).
• Detail and data quality oriented, capable of summarizing and effectively communicating 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, with strong knowledge of accounting concepts.
• Able to handle large volumes of data within tight timelines, ensuring accuracy, and providing strategic support to business planning processes and deliverables.

Education

• Graduate degree in Finance, Accounting, Statistics, Business Administration, or other quantitative field is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team responsible for analytical, forecasting, month-end, and variance analysis reporting, as well as ad hoc projects based on business needs.
• Provide strategic oversight and advanced support for the preparation of monthly reports and variance analysis to identify key focus areas for senior management.
• Oversee the input of forecast and budget projections and adjustments into Moody’s financial reporting system.Drive business planning processes and deliverables, including forecast, budget, and 5-year strategic plan, and deliver driver-based presentational outputs for senior management discussions.
• Partner with local, regional, and global contacts to foster strong working relationships across the organization.
• Recommend and implement best practices for process and reporting enhancements, including identifying areas for productivity and standardizing activities across business planning.
• Conduct financial KPIs analysis, compare anticipated and actual results, and develop financial models to support strategic initiatives and critical decisions through financial projections and KPIs.

About the Team

The Mgr – Fin Planning & Analysis has the responsibility of leading and overseeing all phases of the financial planning and analysis processes, including business partnering and cross-functional projects. This role requires a detail-oriented and strategically minded leader who can perform a variety of financial activities including planning, analysis, budgeting, and reporting. The manager should possess strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills and be able to present financial information and models in a concise and easily comprehensible manner.

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.