AVP-Accounting Specialist

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Skills and Competencies

• Minimum of 6 years of professional experience in accounting, auditing or credit analysis (required).
• Deep experience with International Financial Reporting Standards (required); familiarity with U.S. GAAP (preferred).
• Experience with Big 4 professional services firms (preferred).
• Proven ability to produce written research and present to professional audiences.
• Curious mindset and ability to self-initiate research ideas.
• Basic understanding of artificial intelligence concepts, with curiosity and enthusiasm for learning how AI tools can be used to improve processes and drive efficiency. Willingness to develop awareness of responsible AI practices including ethical use.

Education

• University degree in accounting or finance (required).
• CPA or Chartered Accountant (preferred).

Responsibilities

Provides expert accounting and financial reporting analysis to support credit ratings for nonfinancial issuers and inform fixed-income investors.

• Provide accounting and financial reporting analysis to support analysts and rating committees in the credit rating process.
• Assess the quality and suitability of financial information provided by issuers seeking to obtain or maintain credit ratings.
• Meet with Investors, Rating Advisors and Issuers to gain a discuss accounting matters and explain Moody’s approach and views.
• Produce timely, credit-relevant research on accounting, regulatory, and financial reporting topics for investors.
• Analyze financial reporting practices of high-risk or high-profile companies and evaluate credit implications.
• Participate in the development and delivery of financial reporting training for credit analysts.

About the Team

The Accounting Specialist team supports Moody’s Ratings by expertly reviewing Issuers’ financial reporting and helping to assess the related credit implications. The team has members based in New York, London and Hong Kong and collectively specialize in US GAAP, IFRS and local GAAP. The team undertakes and publishes bespoke research on financial reporting and trains fellow Moody’s Ratings staff on credit-relevant accounting matters.

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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.