eFinancialCareers

• Company

  Moody's Corporation

• Location

  USA-CA-San Francisco

• Compensation

  Not Specified

• Position Type

  Permanent

• Employment type

  Full time

• Updated

  23 Nov 2009

• eFC Ref no

  550799

The Company



Moody's is among the world's most respected, widely utilized sources for credit ratings, quantitative risk products, research, risk analysis, financial models and economic data. Our ratings and analysis track most of the world?s credit obligations covering nearly 170,000

The Company



Moody's is among the world's most respected, widely utilized sources for credit ratings, quantitative risk products, research, risk analysis, financial models and economic data. Our ratings and analysis track most of the world?s credit obligations covering nearly 170,000 corporate, government, and structured finance securities; over 100,000 public finance obligations; and 100 sovereign nations. In addition to our core ratings business, Moody's risk management software and data products are used by thousands of credit and financial professionals everyday. We maintain offices in most of the world's major financial centres and employs more than 3,000 people worldwide, including more than 1,000 analysts. Moody's Wall Street Analytics Moody's Wall Street Analytics is a wholly owned subsidiary of Moody's Corporation, producing specialized software tools for the structuring, analysis, management and servicing of structured debt instruments such as collateralized debt obligations, mortgage-backed securities and asset-backed securities. Our products are widely recognized for their unique abilities to support detailed analysis of the most sophisticated structured debt products. Our product offering includes: - Structured Finance Workstation - Bond Administration Workstation - CDOnet - CDOcalc - CDOEdge Our customer base consists of issuers, investment bankers, insurance companies, institutional investors and firms actively managing credit risk. Because we provide investors with objective analytics and data on structured finance securities, our business continues to grow despite current market conditions. Moody's Wall Street Analytics specifically maintains offices globally in the San Francisco Bay Area, New York, and London.

Responsibilities



In this role, you will be a part of the team that acquires, structures, cleans, and delivers structured finance data to our clients. Our clients use our timely and accurate data in their investment decision making, monitoring, risk management, and reporting functions. It is delivered through our analytic software libraries and as direct feeds into client databases. The data team is ultimately responsible for ensuring that the information our clients rely on is timely, complete, and accurate. As a Financial Data Analyst your main duties will include: Oversee, audit, and validate data as part of our monthly data collection and production process Conduct validation analysis of processed data and refine the data as needed. Comprehend and interpret data from multiple sources and undertake research to determine which data points to extract and how to implement them into existing data sets. Approve the release of refined data sets to internal and external clients and downstream processes (including our software models, waterfall libraries, research databases, and data warehouse) Work with modeling and development teams to build coverage of our RMBS, ABS, CMBS, and CDO data sets and waterfall libraries Provide your insights and feedback to improve internal data capture and cleaning processes Work with product management and development teams to implement process improvements

Qualifications



Must have undergraduate or graduate degree with an emphasis in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Math, or related quantitative field. Experience in working with large/complex data sets. Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel. Knowledge of Microsoft Access preferred. Exposure to banking, credit, and/or financial industry preferred. Superb analytical skills and persistence in analytical and problem solving. Experience in using financial technology, application of quantitative methods, or database administration. Demonstrated initiative, enthusiasm to learn, excel and be a part of a dynamic team. Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail and ability to work independently.

Equal Employment Opportunity



We are an equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V. Moody?s Analytics takes pride in maintaining a balanced and diverse workforce and actively seeks people who enrich our talent pool.