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Description

The Analyst will be part of Moody’s Midwestern Local Government Team, which is responsible for the credit analysis of general government and enterprise debt issued by local governments in the Midwestern region. The Analyst will become directly responsible for a significant portion of the team’s overall portfolio.

Qualifications

• • 5+ years of work experience in public finance or a related field
  • Strong quantitative aptitude and proven analytical skills
  • Excellent communication skills; demonstrated ability to convey complex concepts and analytical conclusions succinctly and clearly
  • Knowledge of local government budgeting, accounting, and finance; knowledge of local governments’ economic, financial and political challenges
  • Sound judgment; capable of developing independent opinion and defending both own views and consensus-determined Moody’s views
  • Highly organized, efficient, and detail-oriented, with ability to multi-task and meet tight deadlines
  • Ability to ensure ongoing self-development
  • Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team
  • Flexibility to travel to meet with issuers and other market participants and to attend conferences
  • Strong abilities with MS Excel and Power Point.  Gen AI tools such as CoPilot are preferred. 

  Education

  • Graduate degree in public policy, public administration, economics or business strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• • Providing insightful and in-depth credit analysis of individual local governments and specific, rated obligations
  • Presenting analytical recommendations to rating committees
  • Contributing to the maintenance of the team’s entire portfolio of ratings by participating in broad-based and individually focused credit reviews
  • Contributing to Moody’s overall public finance risk analysis
  • Writing in-depth, thought-leading research reports and quick-turnaround, news-driven commentary
  • Effectively and professionally interacting with government representatives, financial intermediaries, investors, and other market participants
  • Responding to investor and press inquiries
  • Participating in and representing the team at conferences and meetings
  • Mentoring junior analysts
  • Leveraging current tools and technologies such as MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel and other Gen AI tool such as CoPilot. 

  About the Team

  Moody’s Midwestern Local Government Team is composed of credit analysts and support staff responsible for the ratings and analysis of debt issued by cities, counties, schools, and special districts. Team members’ work is focused on maintaining the currency of ratings, providing insightful credit analysis of new issues, and explaining the output of our analytical processes to market participants and other key stakeholders. While much of our work is driven by quantitative analysis, sound judgment in the face of often significant uncertainties is also required. Our analyses are distilled into rating assignments and primarily communicated through forward-looking, written opinions. This opportunity involves developing in-depth knowledge of specific local governments and a general understanding of public finance trends, both national and state specific. The position also requires the development of a thorough understanding of Moody’s rating methodologies and their unbiased application.

For US-based roles only: the anticipated hiring base salary range for this position is $118,300.00 - $171,700.00, depending on factors such as experience, education, level, skills, and location. This range is based on a full-time position. In addition to base salary, this role is eligible for incentive compensation. Moody’s also offers a competitive benefits package, including not but limited to medical, dental, vision, parental leave, paid time off, a 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities, life, disability, and accident insurance, a discounted employee stock purchase plan, and tuition reimbursement.

Moody’s is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender, age, religion or creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital or familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Moody’s also provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities or based on a sincerely held religious belief in accordance with applicable laws. If you need to inquire about a reasonable accommodation, or need assistance with completing the application process, please email accommodations@moodys.com . This contact information is for accommodation requests only, and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

For San Francisco positions, qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

This position may be considered a promotional opportunity, pursuant to the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act.

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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.

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Job Tags

Full time, Work experience placement, Local area,

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