AVP-Financial Planning & Analysis

Experience Level: Experienced Hire Categories: Corporate Services Location(s): One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5FA, GB 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. 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. The Role The Assistant Vice President oversees the financial planning and analysis processes by managing the core planning functions and providing strong leadership by partnering with different teams and working on cross functional projects Key Responsibilities: Support the execution of financial planning and analysis processes, projects, and ad-hoc requests as required by the Finance organization by embracing the following responsibilities: Increase depth and quality of analytics and insights, with focus on capital markets, gathering internal and external market/competitive trends, macro economic drivers and debt market trends Manage the core planning function s results analysis, forecasting, annual budgeting, and strategic planning. Deliver insightful and driver based presentational outputs for discussion with senior management. Own and lead the preparation and communication of monthly reports and variance analysis in a timely manner. Including the use of financial KPI analysis and identifying historical trends that will offer value added insights and help identify key focus areas for management. Ensure close coordination across several different lines of business and support functions that are geographically dispersed Work directly with and liaise with Commercial teams and Ratings & Research senior management team as needed in developing and communicating insightful results and analysis on underlying business drivers for supported lines of businesses Create executive presentations used for business updates to both the senior management team and key business partners across MCO Design financial models and metrics to measure and predict future performance and highlight key areas of focus for senior management Pro-actively partner with the local, regional and global contacts to ensure deliverables are met as agreed. Work closely with the senior management team on strategic operating issues, long-term strategies and profit goals through the development and implementation of financial and strategic planning Drive the development of new reporting solutions and develop materials for senior management presentations, discussions and reviews Experience/Qualifications: Post-graduate qualification in Finance, Accounting, Statistics or other quantitative field (e.g. MBA, CPA/CA, CIMA, ACCA) 5 - 7+ years of relevant experience in Financial Planning and analysis processes and modelling, or equivalent. Business intelligence tools, and data science experience is a plus Experience in sales operations analysis is desirable Excellent communication & written English skills Exposure to multidimensional reporting applications is essential (e.g. Hyperion Planning and Essbase) Comfortable with both quantitative and qualitative analysis, ability to leverage data to inform business decisions High proficiency in Microsoft Office (preferably: Office 365), financial modelling and related financial systems Capable of analysing detail as a means to deliver the big picture message Experience supervising and mentoring analysts, preferably as a direct line report and working with senior leaders on financial planning and/or reporting Key Competencies: Advanced analytical decision-making, problem-solving skills and ability to take on new challenges Proactiveness, ensuring alignment with management expectations and focus on process enhancement Strong stakeholder relationship building skills Able to work both self-directed as well as a member of a team by interacting and collaborating with members of other teams across the organization Demonstrates flexibility with last minute changes in commitments, deadlines, and meetings attendance Able to manage complex financial data and deploy financial models and forecasts mechanism Highly motivated, participative as a change agent mentality that can provide financial leadership Share knowledge of business performance and market to provide guidance to the other team members and assist to senior management Strong knowledge of accounting concepts Manage direct resources as assigned in order to deliver on stated objectives 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr