Associate Analyst

Radhika Khosharay

New York, New York - 619-***-**** - *******.**@*****.***

EXPERIENCE

Moody’s Investor Services New York, US

Associate Analyst Jan. 2014 – Present

oAssist with data gathering, manipulation and analysis of Accounting specialists research on how new accounting standards affect Financial Statements of Corporates, Banking, Insurance companies, credit adjustments and financial indicators.

oOrganize Financial Institutions portfolio reviews to evaluate the macro operating environment, systemic credit issues and individual issuers in the Banking, Insurance and Managed Investments universe.

oCreate reports, presentations and analysis for Managing Directors, President and Chief Risk Office on competitors, rating outliers and performance of Financial Institutions credit ratings

Lead Financial Data Analyst

oAct as a final pre-publication check for Banking, Insurance and Managed Investments capital Markets Research to ensure accuracy for the Financial Institutions teams globally.

oReview of Financial Institutions credit analysis and capital markets research resulted in a revision rate of up to 40% of research publications.

oAudit and help prepare 125 Sovereign accounts for a Bi-Yearly Macroeconomic Statistical Handbook publication.

oMonthly maintenance and evaluation of 125 Sovereign Macroeconomic databases, with a special focus on Emerging Markets.

oEstablished processes, training and documentation for Financial Institutions Data Validation team as it came out of its pilot.

The Economist: Economist Intelligence Unit (Custom Research) New York, NY

Two Research Projects (Consultant) Dec. 2014

oPrepared compilations reports to guide research for two Economic City level focused projects, examining policy, trends, economic opportunities and challenges

oIn-depth research using both Mandarin and German in order to obtain the most thorough understanding of projects and bridge knowledge gap for information not available in English.

MKT Business Solutions Chengdu, China

Associate Jan. 2013 – Oct. 2013

oResearch and analysis of the national Chinese market, economic trends and growth opportunities.

oMonitor the impact of Xi Jinping’s new leadership and policies on Asian Macroeconomic conditions.

oTranslated and edited articles for journals, marketing, and website materials from German to English.

oAssisted with preparing investor presentations.

oDeveloped and implemented a survey to identify the business’ needs, interests and concerns of potential German speaking clients in the Chinese market.

oCrafted and wrote marketing campaigns, graphics, articles and newsletters to attract new business.

oAssisted with company rebranding project to improve the International reach of the company.

EDUCATION

London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)- Masters of Science London, UK

Degree: International Political Economy Sep. 2011 – Aug. 2012

Dissertation: Chinese Currency Swaps and Strategy

University of California: Santa Barbara (UCSB) - Bachelor of Arts Santa Barbara, US Double Degree: Political Science, Chinese, Minor: German Sep. 2006 – Jun. 2010

Thesis: The Power Politics of Oil: A Study of OPEC

Honors: Department Honors, College Honors, Honors Thesis, Phi Beta Kappa

SCHOLARSHIPS & CERTIFICATES

Sichuan University - Chinese Government Scholarship Chengdu, China

Program: Mandarin Aug. 2012 – Jun. 2013

Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (Official Chinese Proficiency Exam) Chengdu, China

Level: 5 May 2013

Confucius Institute for Business -Mandarin Business Certificate London, UK Level: Advanced (6/6) Nov. 2011 – Jun. 2012

SOFTWARE & LANGUAGES

Software: Microsoft Office (Excel,PowerPoint and Word), Haver, Bloomberg Terminal, SNL Financial, EdgarPro

Languages: German (Native), English (Fluent), Mandarin (Professional Proficiency), Farsi (Intermediate)

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