Associate Data Analyst

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Skills and Competencies

• 2 + years of related work experience.
• Knowledge of operational controls, business processes, and/or business analysis with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong execution skills, and an ability to drive and achieve results, ensuring project timelines and deliverables are met
• Ability to work with various data types, both structured and unstructured in nature, as well as proficiency in programming languages such as SQL, R, and/or Python. Experience leveraging R functions and models in Tableau is preferred (through the creation of new calculated fields that dynamically invoke the R engine)
• Knowledge of Tableau or PowerBI, MS Excel (e.g. VBA, macros, VLookups), Word, and PowerPoint required; Jira, SQL, or Access preferred.
• Experience extracting and transforming data collected from multiple data sources into workflows for loading/ingesting into BI suite to enable dashboard development and maintenance of existing dashboards. Alteryx knowledge is a plus
• Ability to interact comfortably with different levels of management and articulate/present issues clearly and succinctly
• Self-starter and team player with the ability to meet tight deadlines and manage multiple, competing priorities
• Outstanding interpersonal skills with the ability to reach across the organization to successfully resolve reporting and measurement requests/inquiries/gaps
• Highly organized and efficient, with attention to detail, excellent communication, and project management skills; Able to anticipate users’ needs is a plus
• Knowledge of Moody’s rating systems, analysis tools, and operational processes is a plus.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Analytics, Data Science, Statistics, Economics, Mathematics, Finance, or any other similar, quantitative field required.

Responsibilities

The Associate Data Analyst role is vital to the advancement of the Moody’s Ratings Business Intelligence and Process Measurement strategy. This position will leverage various statistical analyses and machine learning techniques to help senior leaders across the organization make informed, data-driven decisions that support and improve the end-to-end credit rating process. As a key member of the Moody’s Ratings Business Intelligence and Process Measurement team, this individual will:

• Support the development and implementation of predictive and prescriptive analytical models, using Tableau, to discover historical patterns, forecast trends, and identify potential risks in the data that can be used to support the end-to-end credit rating process
• Leverage various statistical analyses and machine learning techniques to help the organization make informed, data-driven decisions. This includes data mining, regression analysis, time-series analysis, optimization techniques, decision trees, etc. Collaborate with stakeholders (at all levels) and team members to provide recommendations and implement best practices
• Maintain data quality standards and execute processes and procedures to ensure data accuracy, reliability, and consistency
• Support root cause analysis, remediation, and process improvement efforts to strengthen operational controls and enhance business processes
• Assist with improving current testing standards to drive data integrity, ensuring back-end data connections and workflows are efficient and stable while maintaining reliable and accurate front-end dashboard reports
• Develop deep knowledge of the end-to-end Rating Processes and supporting operational procedures and guidelines
• Stay up-to-date with the latest technologies, trends, and best practices in business intelligence and data science. Leverage learnings, through collaboration with leadership and teammates, to continually evolve and optimize analytical insights for the end-to-end credit rating process.
• Participate in cross-functional projects to implement operational and control improvements identified, and to address evolving regulatory and business requirements.
• Support activities related to performing root cause or deep dive analyses, remediation efforts and/or process improvements.
• Collaborate with key Moody’s teams (e.g. R&R, RTS, Moody’s Ratings Tech, Compliance, Legal, etc.) to effectively implement process improvements, deliver process capabilities, and remediate issues or inquiries.

About the team

The Regulatory Support and Controls (RSC) team in Moody’s Ratings Operations and Controls is responsible for the implementation, execution, support, and controls of processes and enabling technology that supports the end-to-end credit rating process and regulatory-mandated processes.

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.

For more information on the Securities Trading Program, please refer to the STP Quick Reference guide on ComplianceNet

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.