Senior Financial Controls Analyst

Additional responsibilities include:

- Perform thorough analytical reviews with documentation on end-to-end scenarios for specific projects ensuring tractability to requirement and design documentation exists.
- Perform thorough analytical review and testing with auditable documentation for all key SOX reports and interfaces. Specifically ensuring documented evidence is compiled and prepared for presentation to verify completeness and accuracy of the data as it relates to reports and interfaces. Ensure all key and compensating controls are tested and meet expectations.
- Ensure all project documentations complies with the SDLC model documented in proper format for Internal and External audit review.
- Collaborate with external business analysts used as system integrators toward achieving Moody’s business requirements and review their respective Service and Organization Controls Reports to ensure they are delivering all necessary functionality and financial controls based on business requirement documents.
- Occasionally, perform SOC 1 type 2 analysis and testing on specific key functionality not described in SOC 1 documentation as required.
- Drive the Self-Identified Issues (SII), Risk identification and fraud assessment/examination.
- Drives the use of critical thinking to ensure that identified risks are appropriately mitigated by management procedures; drives appropriate resolutions to obstacles.
- Liaisons with Legal, Compliance, Enterprise Risk Team, internal/external auditors to understand and assess the impact of new regulations on Moody’s business to ensure Moody’s is in compliance with internal and external requirements
- Drive the SOX control automation initiative.
- Drives a risk-based approach on all projects under their responsibility
- Demonstrates understanding of IT, Operational, and Financial Risk Profiles
- Proactively identifies areas for potential efficiencies and value-add opportunities; Continuously enhances the standards, processes, templates, and techniques to increase overall efficiency and quality of delivery
- Assist in the Implementation of merger and acquisitions from a Controls and Data perspective
- Ensures that the Finance Controls operates in accordance with Industry standards
- Updates policies or procedures based on changes within the profession or regulatory authorities.
- Identify, mitigate engage and discuss Risk in a manner clearly meaningful to the business community.
- A Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 5+ years’ experience with IT audit performing functionalities related to SOC controls; specifically, completeness and accuracy testing on Financial data. Certification in CIA, CISA or CA is a plus.
- Must have strong knowledge and experience in auditing various functions within SAP S/4 HANA modules: (SD/FI/RAR)
- Strong understanding of IT, Operational, and Financial Risk Profiles
- Strong knowledge of implementing financial reporting controls
- Working experience in driving SOX control automation and review tasks performed by RPA technologies.
- A thorough working knowledge of the various aspects of Product Development Life Cycle (PDLC), Software Development Cycle (SDLC) and strong knowledge of Financial Control testing related to PDLC & SDLC within the SAP ERP system.
- Deep understanding of the Financial Control landscape, audit review, ability to interpret SOC 1 type 2 reports (Service and Organization Controls Reports) and can articulate complex information through reports, dashboards and presentations that tell a story to technical as well as functional users and executives.
- Learn and retain an understanding of the Financial, Accounting operational, and technology processes, risks and controls related to Moody's business, specifically for the area under review.
- Strong analytical, communication, organizational and time management skills and ability to create robust presentations and process flows.
- Must be Fluent in English language skills, which include efficient and effective written and verbal skills.
- Proficiency in MS Office including Power point, Word and advanced Excel are required.
- Knowledge of internal controls framework and risk COSO standards, Sarbanes Oxley Act, GAAP and financial systems and related technology.
- Agile delivery methods experience and strong Internal Audit working experience with Financial ERP Application, specifically SAP S/4 HANA (SD/FI/RAR) and Software as a Service (SaaS) solution is a plus.
- Carry a valid passport for potential travel.

Finance/Global Business Services

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