Moody's US | Assistant Vice President, Record to Report

Responsibilities

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• Strategic finance leader responsible for enterprise-wide capital assets and lease accounting, delivering accurate reporting, strong governance and operational excellence.
• Our Capital Assets & Lease Accounting team is responsible for providing enterprise-wide oversight of fixed asset and lease accounting activities to support accurate financial reporting, strong governance, and compliance across Moody's.
• In addition to base salary, this role is eligible for incentive compensation.
• This position may be considered a promotional opportunity, pursuant to the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act.
• Oversee end-to-end execution of Capital Assets & Lease Accounting activities, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting across multiple entities and jurisdictions.
• Lead global period-end and quarter-end close activities, driving adherence to accounting policies, reporting deadlines, internal controls, and risk management expectations.
• Establish and maintain governance frameworks and a robust control environment for capitalization and lease accounting, ensuring audit readiness, regulatory compliance, and high-quality documentation.
• Serve as the primary executive contact for internal and external auditors, leading discussions related to accounting judgments, methodologies, controls, financial reporting, and remediation activities.
• Lead and develop a global Capital Assets & Lease Accounting organization, fostering accountability, talent development, operational excellence, and a continuous improvement mindset.
• Drive standardization, process optimization, automation, and transformation initiatives that enhance scalability, governance, efficiency, and reporting integrity across the enterprise.
• Serve as the enterprise-wide owner of Capital Assets & Lease Accounting, providing strategic leadership and final decision authority for fixed assets, lease accounting, leasehold improvements, construction-in-progress (CIP), asset retirement obligations (ARO), lease cash clearing, and related close processes
• Partner closely with the Global Process Owner for Record-to-Report, FP&A, Financial Reporting, Treasury, Real Estate, Technology, and other stakeholders to resolve complex accounting matters, mitigate risks, and drive informed decision-making

Requirements

• 12-15 years of progressive accounting experience, including leadership of fixed asset accounting, lease accounting, record-to-report operations, and period-end close activities within global, multi-entity organizations.
• Expertise in US GAAP, IFRS, lease accounting, capitalization policies, depreciation, impairment assessments, asset retirement obligations, internal controls, and financial compliance requirements.
• Experience leading global accounting teams, including management of senior leaders and oversight of onshore and offshore service delivery models.
• Experience operating within shared services and captive finance environments, supporting enterprise accounting processes and controls.
• Proven ability to design and implement scalable accounting controls, performance metrics, and governance processes that support compliance and operational effectiveness.
• Experience partnering with Finance, FP&A, Treasury, Real Estate, Technology, Audit, and external auditors to address complex accounting matters and support business priorities.
• Demonstrated success leading finance transformation initiatives, including system implementations, process standardization, automation, data governance, and operating model enhancements.
• Proficiency leveraging AI-enabled tools and advanced technologies to improve accounting processes, reporting accuracy, operational efficiency, and decision support.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or equivalent strongly preferred; Master's degree a plus.

Moody's US

Moody's US is an employer hiring in India (sector: BFSI / Investments / Insurance).

Its finance, accounts, audit and tax openings in India are mostly in New York.

• Industry: BFSI / Investments / Insurance