MOODY ’ S CORPORATION
Jeff Klebanoff , Managing Director , and Paul Paretta , SVP of delivery , unpack key components of Moody ' s finance transformation initiative
Who better to introduce the business of globally recognised financial ratings organisation Moody ’ s Corporation than its Chief Financial Officer ( CFO ), Mark Kaye ?
“ Our mission is to provide trusted insights and standards that help decision makers act with confidence . In support of the corporate mission , within finance we strive to advance Moody ’ s business strategy by providing bestin-class , near real-time financial reporting and data-driven insight , mutually enabled by operating effectiveness .”
Moody ' s finance and operations – and within that , the company ' s enablement organisation – are led by Managing Director Jeff Klebanoff . “ We focus on finance transformation , global business services , our automation and analytics strategy , but , first and foremost , we focus on our people and culture . We have a very broad , diverse group of folks working on transformation and enablement activities across Moody ' s .”
Data management and analytics are crucial to providing insights to the business . “ In finance , data is key , but we are interested in the story that lies behind the data . We have a lot of focus on deciding what the right business information ( BI ) tools are to ensure that we can transform data , visualise it , and help people to analyse it – and it ' s really important that they understand what the numbers are telling us . One of the key
106 November 2022