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Skills and Competencies
- 8+ years of relevant experience, including substantial hands-on leadership of Finance process transformation, process excellence, or operating-model improvement in a complex organization
- Deep knowledge of core Finance processes, controls, data, and operating models across areas such as close and consolidation, reporting, planning and forecasting, revenue, and billing
- Demonstrated ability to lead end-to-end improvement initiatives, from diagnosis and future-state design through implementation, change adoption, and measurable benefits realization
- Mastery of structured process-improvement methods, supported by Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification or equivalent demonstrated experience
- Strong stakeholder leadership and communication skills, with the ability to influence senior Finance leaders and align globally distributed, cross-functional teams without direct authority
- Experience establishing process governance, ownership, performance measures, control frameworks, documentation standards, and continuous-improvement routines
Education
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
- Additional credentials in change management, project management, accounting, or Finance transformation
Responsibilities
- Lead global Finance process improvements that strengthen controls, accuracy, efficiency, scalability, and measurable business outcomes
- Lead Finance process optimization and transformation initiatives from problem definition and root-cause analysis through future-state design, implementation, adoption, and benefits realization
- Assess processes, controls, data inputs and outputs, handoffs, and risks across core Finance workflows using deep Finance subject-matter knowledge
- Apply structured improvement methods to map current states, identify root causes, quantify opportunities, define future states, and sustain improvements
- Design stronger controls and standardized ways of working that improve accuracy, transparency, scalability, accountability, and compliance
- Establish process governance and ownership by defining decision rights, roles, policies, performance measures, documentation standards, and continuous-improvement routines
- Lead stakeholder alignment and change adoption across Finance, Accounting, Data, Technology, Risk, and other partners, resolving competing priorities and embedding new ways of working
- Track and communicate outcomes related to control effectiveness, quality, cycle time, capacity, cost, adoption, and realized benefits
- Coach teams in process-excellence practices and strengthen capability in problem solving, process ownership, controls, measurement, and continuous improvement
- Apply technology and artificial intelligence where they support an approved future-state process, partnering with technical teams on requirements, controls, delivery, and adoption
- Experience applying technology and artificial intelligence as enablers of process improvement, with sound judgment to distinguish technology opportunities from process, policy, control, or operating-model issues & Familiarity with enterprise Finance platforms, business-intelligence tools, and modern data environments
About the Team
Our Finance Transformation & Strategy team, within Moody's Shared Services, improves Finance operations through process excellence, stronger governance, and sustainable transformation. The Automation/Operations team partners across Finance and related functions to strengthen controls, standardize ways of working, and deliver measurable improvements. By joining the team, you will contribute to high-visibility, cross-functional initiatives and work regularly with senior Finance leadership
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.