The Financial Books and Records team within the Controllers Transformation team is responsible for designing and implementing global ledger infrastructure, processes, and governance to ensure accurate, consistent, and the timely close of Citi's Financial Books & Records.
Developed communication and diplomacy skills are required to guide, influence, and convince others, in particular colleagues in other areas and occasional external customers.
Significant impact on the area through complex deliverables.
Provides advice and counsel related to the technology or operations of the business.
Work impacts an entire area, which eventually affects the overall performance and effectiveness of the sub-function/job family.
The role holder will support the development and implementation of Monthly and Daily Close Operating Model and Close Governance, working closely with key stakeholders across Finance, Finance Risk Shared Services (FRSS) & Controllers organization and other disciplines to drive standardization.
The role will support Citi's Finance Transformation priorities and Consent Order deliverables.
**Responsibilities**:
- Contributes to the design, roll-out and governance of financial solutions, including:
- Participates in formulating and setting strategic direction for the process, organization and architecture covering Finance across Citi businesses, products, functions, and locations
- Assists in setting business and information architecture standards for Finance
- Plays a part in settling and operating necessary forums and frameworks to establish and govern policies and starts for global Finance processes
- Acts as a technical expert who acts as an advisor on significant business/product decisions
- Excellent data analytical skills to provide RCA and insights
- Implements policies and procedures.
- Performs other duties and functions with limited supervision.
- Has the ability to drive discussions and provide insights with limited support.
- Can exercise independence of judgement and autonomy.
- Acts as SME to senior stakeholders and /or other team members.
- Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding
**Qualifications**:
- 6 - 10+ years of relevant experience, within the financial services industry preferred
- Recognized technical authority for an area within the business.
- Requires communication and diplomacy skills to guide and influence others.
- Experience and demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities in a complex and dynamic environment
- Self-motivated with the ability to make decisions in the absence of detailed instructions.
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills
- In depth knowledge of banking products / systems preferred.
- CPA preferred
**Education**:
- Bachelor's degree, Master's degree preferred
- **Job Family Group**:
Finance
- **Job Family**:
Fin Solutions Dsgn & Implement
- **Time Type**:
Full time
- Citi is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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