Senior Financial Data Analyst- Chinese Specialist

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Skills and Competencies:

Good understanding of financial statements, accounting principles and financial analysis.

Language skills are mandatory (Mandarin or Taiwanese or Cantonese)
Ability to analyse and interpret financial data to support ratings and research teams.

Strong skills with an attention for detail to ensure high-quality data deliverables.
Working knowledge of applicable methodologies.

Individual must be organized, dependable, and able to multi-task and manage priorities, display initiative, and have the ability to work independently in a demanding, fast-paced environment.

Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office products and particularly Excel, such as pivot tables, lookups, etc.
Fluency in English with advanced written and verbal communication skills; advanced interpersonal skills.

Stakeholder Management - Interact with Manager and support analysts to resolve complex issues.
Project Management - Develop proficiency in more than one project / deliverable with limited guidance.

Education & Experience:

Graduate or Post graduate degree required; specializations in Accounting, Finance, or Economics, preferred
Certification in HSK 3 and above, preferred.
2-5 years of relevant work experience required.
Knowledge or prior experience in financial statement spreading is preferred
Knowledge or prior experience in accounting is a plus.

Responsibilities:

Perform analysis to support ratings, research, analytical outreach. Examples of work include:

Senior Financial Data Analyst (Mandarin language) have a significant input to the ratings and research process by analysing financial statements and data provided by Issuers.

Senior FDA uses accounting and finance knowledge and judgment to perform financial statement spreading (Mandarin language), adjust reported data per relevant methodology requirements and review & analyse ratios.

Liaise with analysts and accounting specialists in order to understand the application of accounting concepts on a particular entity.
Create documentation and provide guidance to support analysts.
Work directly with ratings and support analysts to understand data capture requirements, adjustments and other information needed by the rating team for ratings and research.

In addition to regular daily responsibilities, FDAs will have the opportunity to work on new projects such as technology projects, accounting changes, analytic reviews, methodology updates and implementation of process improvements.
The team is regularly provided with valuable training classes and interaction with Analysts as part of knowledge transfer and career growth.
Senior FDA position provides a unique opportunity to foster skills that are valuable to any future career in the financial services industry

About Moody’s and Team

Moody's is an essential component of the global capital markets, providing credit ratings, research, tools and analysis that contribute to transparent and integrated financial markets. Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO) is the parent company of Moody's Investors Service, which provides credit ratings and research covering debt instruments and securities, and Moody's Analytics, which offers leading-edge software, advisory services and research for credit and economic analysis and financial risk management. Further information is available at www.moodys.com.

Our Ratings operations and Control - Data & Analytics (ROC – D&A Fundamental) team is responsible to perform a range of data, analytical and research services that contribute to the overall credit analysis function performed by the fundamental rating group. By joining our team, you will have a good understanding of fundamental finance and financial statements as well as a good understanding of capital markets. This team provides a unique opportunity to foster skills that are valuable to any future career in the financial services industry. This will be an internal facing role, reporting to the team manager at Bengaluru.

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.

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Please note: STP categories are assigned by the hiring teams and are subject to change over the course of an employee’s tenure with Moody’s.