Moody's US | Assistant Vice President- Project Accounting

Responsibilities

• If you are excited about this opportunity but do not meet every single requirement, please apply!
• You still may be a great fit for this role or other open roles.
• The team is at the forefront of supporting the company's capitalized software investment framework, providing end-to-end visibility across the product portfolio, and partnering closely with Product, R&D, Engineering, Strategy, and Finance to deliver consistent and accurate financial outcomes.
• By joining this team, you will contribute to high-impact work that shapes how Moody's invests in and accounts for its growing product ecosystem, while supporting a culture of disciplined financial governance and continuous innovation — including the adoption of AI-enabled tools and capabilities to drive smarter, faster financial decision-making.
• Partner with Product and R&D stakeholders during roadmap planning, initiative design, and ongoing portfolio reviews to provide financial accounting input and early insight into impacts of roadmap, investment, or delivery changes.
• Implement playbooks, frameworks, and decision guidelines aligned with product strategy initiatives and financial principles; identify early signals of strategic drift, scope creep, or potential impairment.
• Support implementation of the new software capitalization accounting standard, advising business stakeholders on financial and operational implications.
• Support product leadership in distinguishing durable asset creation from exploratory work and manage handoffs to downstream accounting and reporting teams.
• Provide technical accounting judgment on software capitalization, including unit-of-account, capitalization boundaries, and asset structuring under US GAAP, and consistently apply these principles across product lines, geographies, and delivery models
• Translate product roadmaps and initiatives into clear project and investment structures that support governance, capitalization assessment, and downstream financial reporting
• Develop and enhance decision-useful reporting relating to both capitalized projects and R&D, translating initiative-level activity into portfolio-level insights for leadership and supporting end-to-end process review between capitalization and R&D data collection and reporting
• Help build and develop a high-performing project accounting team, serving as a key point of contact for project accounting and capitalized software advisory matters

Skills and competencies

• 8–12+ years in finance, accounting, or advisory roles with exposure to product and R&D organizations; business partnering experience preferred.
• Demonstrated experience advising on software investment and development initiatives in SaaS, data, or technology-enabled companies, with a primary focus on financial, accounting, or investment outcomes.
• Familiarity with software capitalization accounting guidance under US GAAP, including unit-of-account, capitalization boundaries, and asset structuring principles.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex financial concepts and influence cross-functional stakeholders across product, engineering, and finance organizations.
• Comfort operating in ambiguous and evolving environments with the ability to manage competing priorities independently and drive clarity across stakeholders.
• Experience working at the intersection of product and R&D execution and financial outcomes, providing financial and accounting insight that informs investment decisions.
• Exposure to product roadmaps, portfolio governance, agile delivery, or transformation initiatives; background in strategic finance, controllership, or technical accounting preferred.
• Demonstrated proficiency in artificial intelligence concepts, with hands-on experience using AI tools to streamline workflows and enhance operational efficiency.
• Proven ability to implement AI-powered solutions to solve business challenges.

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