Associate Analyst Cover Letter

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the associate analyst position.

Previously, I was responsible for daily support to Moody’s Global Rating Groups by liaising with the analytical community and other Moody’s teams (GMO, MIT, other support areas) for various database requests, information access and updates.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• At least one European language (German preferred) in addition to English
• Fluency in German & English is essential, another European language would be highly advantageous
• Design and edit the product interview content and government tax form data entry & data collection screens, working closely with the graphics department to produce mock-ups
• Review and resolve escalated customer issues for assigned products by providing work-around, explaining product functionality
• Provide seasonal or as-needed customer phone support
• Excellent computer skills (HFM, SAP, Excel, Word)
• Test planning, execution and reporting on software developed
• Develop and maintain the test plan and test schedules

In response to your job posting for associate analyst, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

In the previous role, I was responsible for advice and guidance to employees and Compliance teams related to the Moody’s Securities Trading Program.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Strong SQL knowledge with experience in writing complex queries, preferably in Sybase and DB2 RDBMS
• Experience with reporting tools such as Tableau, Qlikview, Crystal Reports
• Experience in Big Data technologies - Spark, Scala or Python or Java, Impala, Hive or other related technologies would be a bonus
• Strong proficiency in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and facility with other systems
• Background in municipal finance, public sector accounting, economics and statistics
• Deploy product from Supply Sources to U.S. Distribution Center (DC) network
• Credit analysis experience or related experience from a recognised financial institution or an audit firm
• Experience of preparing and executing test scenarios and test cases for projects in BFSI domain involving interactions of multiple applications, ideally at an enterprise scale

In response to your job posting for associate analyst, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

In the previous role, I was responsible for ad hoc support for regulatory capital requests under the AM Best, Moody’s, and S&P methodologies.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Prior Order Entry experience would be highly preferred
• Commercial or personal lines entry/rating, systems training or self-development classes offered by UFG’s Training Department
• Experience with Adobe analytics tools (Omniture, DTM, Test & Target)
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint for data manipulation and visualization
• Strong commitment to detail and accuracy
• Strategic thinker who can recognize opportunities in ecommerce and leverage those opportunities to drive the business growth
• Execute multiple survey research projects under the supervision of senior project staff
• Contribute to the creation of study training materials, methods reports, IRB submissions, and other study documentation

I am excited to be applying for the position of associate analyst. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

Previously, I was responsible for research and benchmarking on credit methodologies to ensure we are a leading institution related to best practices across the industry.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Statistical software knowledge
• Knowledgeable of a wide range of financial investment vehicles including but not limited to Mutual Funds, Fixed Income Products, Options, Common Stocks and Variable Annuities
• Understanding of time and money weighted performance calculations
• Works on projects of moderately complex scope
• Report on common sources of technical issues or questions and make recommendations accordingly
• Works towards improvisation and monitoring - delivering better value to the customer
• BSc (IT or Computer Science) or BCA
• Pro-active attitude towards work

I am excited to be applying for the position of associate analyst. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

Previously, I was responsible for guidance in selecting, designing, and applying analytic methodologies and use argument evaluation and validated analytic methodologies to challenge differing perspectives.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Develop better understanding of Supply Chain role through on-site visits to retail and distribution facilities
• Basic experience in an analytical role
• Work rotating on-call schedule
• Passion for customer service and satisfaction
• Great communicator, both verbally and in writing
• Good business acumen with a basic understanding of HR and Payroll business processes and operations
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office products-especially Excel
• Demonstrates competency with Microsoft office applications and excel modeling for the purpose of client analytics