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Senior Manager
Moody's
New York, NY, United States
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Role/Responsibilities
Role/Responsibilities: The Manager, Accounting Research & Policies and Transaction Advisory Services will assist in research relating to complicated accounting transactions impacting Moody’s and will assist various accounting teams in the implementation of new accounting standards. The Manager, Accounting Policies & Research and Transaction Advisory Services will work closely with senior management of the Company to provide recommendations on the accounting treatment of various transactions impacting Moody’s financial statements. The position will also be responsible for maintaining and enhancing Moody’s Global Accounting Policies (MGAP) and assist in researching complex accounting issues. position will also be responsible for assisting the corporate development team in M&A due diligence, all acquisition accounting relating to M&A transactions and quarterly and annual goodwill impairment assessments. In addition, the position will assist in determining and documenting key assumptions for Moody’s defined benefit pension plans. This position will also assist the external reporting team with selective disclosures during the quarterly external reporting cycles. In addition, the position will also be responsible for assisting/supporting other teams in the controllership group with ad hoc requests when additional capacity or technical accounting acumen is required.
Primary responsibilities include:
• Research complicated U.S. GAAP transactions that relate to Moody’s and provide recommendations and analysis to senior management on the accounting for these transactions
• Partner with various accounting teams to ensure that transactions related to new accounting pronouncements are recorded accurately in the Company’s general ledger
• Assist in implementation of new lease accounting standard
• Assist in quarterly U.S. GAAP updates to accounting management
• Prepare all hedging documentation and effectiveness testing relating to the Company’s derivatives
• Maintain and enhance Moody’s Global Accounting Policies (MGAP)
• Manage all key assumptions relating to Moody’s defined benefit pension plans with actuaries and treasury group
• Assist with accounting and due diligence process for complicated M&A transactions
• Assist with annual goodwill impairment process
• Work with international subsidiaries on implementation of new accounting pronouncements
• Assist financial reporting team with selected disclosures
• Assist financial reporting and other teams within controllership with accounting issues
Qualifications
Qualifications:
• Degree in accounting and a minimum of 4 years of experience; large public accounting background or public/private background preferred
• CPA required
• Extremely strong understanding of U.S. GAAP, including pension accounting, derivatives, business combinations and revenue recognition
• Strong verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate complicated accounting transactions to non-accounting members of senior management
• Exceptional writing skills that will be utilized in documenting complicated accounting standards that impact Moody’s
• Ability to coach junior accounting staff on proper implementation of complicated accounting matters
Department/Team: Financial Reporting, Accounting Research & Policies Group
Department/Team
Finance
Working at Moody's
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. The Corporation, which reported revenue of $4.2 billion in 2017, employs approximately 11,900 people worldwide and maintains a presence in 41 countries. Further information is available at www.moodys.com.
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