Let's begin! Sr Finance Operations Analyst - 6 Months Contractual role (11365) bei Moody's Corporation

At Moody's, we unite the brightest minds to turn today’s risks into tomorrow’s opportunities. We do this by striving to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome to be who they are—with the freedom to exchange ideas, think innovatively, and listen to each other and customers in meaningful ways. Moody’s is transforming how the world sees risk. As a global leader in ratings and integrated risk assessment, we’re advancing AI to move from insight to action—enabling intelligence that not only understands complexity but responds to it. We decode risk to unlock opportunity, helping our clients navigate uncertainty with clarity, speed, and confidence. 

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

• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills, with a proven track record of ensuring data quality and accuracy.
• Significant experience managing financial databases, expense tracking, and reporting tools.
• Demonstrated ability to reconcile invoices, manage Statements of Work (SOWs), and drive process improvements using automation.
• Excellent attention to detail and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate and influence across teams.
• Motivated, proactive, and eager to tackle complex challenges and mentor junior team members.
• Strong understanding of accounting concepts and financial operations.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field, post-graduation degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Role: Lead tracking, reconciliation, and reporting of non-compensation expenses and investments for Moody’s FP&A team.

• Oversee maintenance and updates of the non-compensation expense database, ensuring completeness and accuracy.
• Lead refresh cycle and update key baseline assumptions for expense forecasting.
• Serve as primary point of contact for business partners to reconcile discrepancies and implement feedback.
• Coordinate with Procurement and other stakeholders to ensure the system of record is accurate and up to date.
• Oversee reconciliation and input of actual expense data monthly.
• Lead process of pulling invoices from SAP, matching them against SOWs, and supporting month-end accruals.
• Validate correct coding of invoices and resolve material discrepancies.
• Collaborate with the team to assign project- and product-level classifications to SOWs.
• Manage and enhance dashboards/reports for non-compensation expenses and investment tracking, including implementing new KPIs and data filters.
• Ensure dashboards are loading correctly, datasets are refreshed without errors, and stakeholders are informed of any issues.
• Maintain and improve standard operating procedures (SOPs) for all key processes.
• Identify and implement opportunities to streamline workflows and drive ongoing process improvements by leveraging AI and automation tools.
• Mentor and provide guidance to junior analysts.

About the team
Our Finance Operations team is responsible for supporting Moody’s FP&A functions by ensuring robust tracking, reconciliation, and reporting of expenses and investments. By joining our team, you will be part of exciting work in financial operations, process improvement, and data analytics, contributing to Moody’s commitment to operational excellence and innovation.

Moody’s is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, place of origin, disability, marital or familial status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from Aboriginal persons, members of a visible minority group, persons with a disability, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and women.

Moody’s is committed to maintaining an inclusive, diverse and accessible workplace. To this end, reasonable accommodations are available on request, and will take into account the particular accommodation needs of individual candidates. If you are selected and require accommodation during any stage of the recruitment process, you may send your request to [email protected]. Information provided during the accommodation process will be treated as confidential, and will be shared only to the extent required to properly evaluate accommodation requests.

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.