Research Associate

The MIS Research group’s objective is to enable MIS to get the right research to the right people at the right time. The Research group is responsible for driving research content, organizing product management, overseeing operations & managing operational controls. This role is part of the function that supports the overall MIS Research objective by managing onshore and/or offshore research, ratings and data activities.
Research Support is a global team with members located in New York, London, Gurgaon and Bangalore. This role supports the creation and publication of various types of research reports for Moody’s Investors Service, across multiple regions and a wide range of industry sectors. The team’s output includes a mix of financial and descriptive written content.
Key activities include:

- Support the onshore MIS Research team’s efforts in various research report preparation activities including Moody’s company profiles and sector reports.
- Research and analyse sectors, companies, market/regulatory developments and report on financial performance to support credit analysis
- Leverage Moody’s technology tools and databases to create and update the reports
- and other templates
- Interact with global MIS Research teams in supporting high quality research products, including receiving, review and analysing data and other reports as well as coordinating responses on data investigation/issues as necessary
- Facilitate publication of data-driven and other reports via Moody’s Content Management System tool
- Support creation of management presentations and deliver reports or analysis on ad-hoc basis
- Collate and track operational metrics, e.g. research process and workflow record
- Support creation and maintenance of operational documentation and guidelines
- Undertake any other ad-hoc tasks in support of MIS Research
- At least a Bachelor's Degree in business, finance, accounting, economics or similar field with 1-2 years of professional work experience, preferably in credit report writing.
- Experience in financial or market data analysis and interpretation
- Experience with business and data analysis with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Exceptional attention to detail relating to written and financial research content, metrics tracking and reporting, creating, modifying, manipulating high volumes of data
- Highly proficient in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; knowledge of SharePoint helpful but not required
- Excellent communication, presentation, and administrative management skills
- A positive outgoing attitude with good interpersonal skills, and the ability to build strong professional relationships with both local and global stakeholders.

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