Associate Analyst I recruitment
The Company
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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 $2.3 billion in 2011, employs approximately 6,100 people worldwide and maintains a presence in 28 countries. Further information is available at www.moodys.com.
Responsibilities
Individual will analyze a wide variety of local government debt transactions, including cities, counties and special districts, within a defined geographic region.
Responsibilities include quantitative and qualitative analysis of credit quality (economy, finances, management and debt), developing in-depth knowledge of the region covered, building relationships with investors, underwriters and issuers, and managing assigned strategic relationships.
Candidate must be able to present independently and effectively at rating committees, communicating well and demonstrating good credit judgment.
Writing and publication of high quality issuer and sector publications is required.
Individual must be able to manage several priority tasks simultaneously and consistently meet deadlines with minimal supervision.
Ability to adapt to a changing business and credit environment is needed.
Candidate must be able to work well both independently and collaboratively.
The individual is expected to contribute to issuer and/or intermediary meetings and demonstrate sound knowledge of Moody's methodologies.
Moderate travel is required.
Qualifications
Undergraduate and graduate degrees required; MBA, MPA or MPP preferred.
Knowledge of accounting, economics or statistics a plus.
Strong quantitative aptitude and demonstrated analytical ability.
Excellent interpersonal, communication research skills required.
Minimum of 2+ years of financial markets experience preferred.
Government programmatic, budgeting or financial experience a plus.
Strong proficiency in MS Word Excel required.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Moody's Corporation is committed to equal opportunities and diversity in its recruitment practices. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are dedicated to the fair and equal treatment of potential and existing employees, candidates and clients regardless of sex, marital status, ethnic origin, religion, disability, sexual orientation, age or any other characteristic protected by law.
