Svp – Sr Manager Audit Universe & Planning Principles jobs at Citi Group in Canada

Responsibilities:

• Consistently develop, execute and deliver audit reports in a timely manner, in accordance with Internal Audit and Regulatory standards
• Review and approve the Business Monitoring Quarterly summary and serve as lead reviewer for all reviews
• Collaborate with teams across the business and determine impact on overall control environment and audit approach
• Manage audit activities for a component of a product line, function, or legal entity at the regional or country level
• Leverage a comprehensive expertise to manage a team
• Advise the business on change initiatives, while advancing integrated auditing concepts and technology adoption
• Recommend interventions to issues, propose solutions for risk and control problems, partner with Directors and Managing Directors to develop approaches for broader corporate issues
• Apply in-depth understanding of Internal Audit standards, policies and regulations to a specific product or function area Qualifications.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

Qualifications:

• 6-10 years of relevant experience
• Related certifications (CPA, ACA, CFA, CIA, CISA or similar) preferred
• Effective comprehension of business side of audit function and subject matter expertise regarding technology application
• Effective verbal, written and negotiation skills
• Effective project management skills
• Effective influencing and relationship management skills
• Demonstrated ability to remain unbiased in a diverse working environment
• CPA or Chartered Public Accountant
• SOX experience

Education:

• Bachelor's/University degree, Master's degree preferred

Other Relevant Skills

Responsibilities:

• Manage multiple teams of professionals to accomplish established goals and conduct personnel duties for team (e.g. performance evaluations, hiring and disciplinary actions)

• Provide strategic influence and exercise control over resources, budget management and planning while monitoring end results

• Utilize in-depth knowledge of concepts and procedures within own area and basic knowledge of other areas to resolve issues

• Ensure essential procedures are followed and contribute to defining standards

• Integrate in-depth knowledge of applications development with overall technology function to achieve established goals

• Provide evaluative judgement based on analysis of facts in complicated, unique, and dynamic situations including drawing from internal and external sources

• Influence and negotiate with senior leaders across functions, as well as communicate with external parties as necessary

• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of relevant experience as a hands-on technologist with people management background

• 10 + years experience in application development using Java as the primary programming language

• Experience in applications development utilizing Spring Boot, Apache Spark, and Microservices based architecture

• Experience building & managing ETL pipelines

• Data Storage –HBASE, Hadoop, SQL, Oracle, Redis

• Experience managing global technology teams

• Cloud experience and Financial Services background is a plus

• Expertise operating within an Agile / Scrum Project Management methodology

• Working knowledge of industry practices and standards

• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience

• Master’s degree preferred

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

Other Relevant Skills

Whether you’re at the start of your career or looking to discover your next adventure, your story begins here. At, you’ll have the opportunity to expand your skills and make a difference at one of the world’s most global banks. We’re fully committed to supporting your growth and development from the start with extensive on-the-job training and exposure to senior leaders, as well as more traditional learning. You’ll also have the chance to give back and make a positive impact where we live and work through volunteerism.

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We’re currently looking for a high caliber professional to join our team asBusiness Analytics Sr Analystbased in Mississauga, Canada.Being part of our team means that we’ll provide you with the resources to meet your unique needs, empower you to make healthy decision and manage your financial well-being to help plan for your future. For instance:

• Citi provides programs and services for your physical and mental well-being including access to telehealth options, health advocates, confidential counseling and more. Coverage varies by country.
• We believe all parents deserve time to adjust to parenthood and bond with the newest members of their families. That’s why in early 2020 we began rolling out our expanded Paid Parental Leave Policy to include Citi employees around the world.
• We empower our employees to manage their financial well-being and help them plan for the future.
• Citi provides access to an array of learning and development resources to help broaden and deepen your skills and knowledge as your career progresses.
• We have a variety of programs that help employees balance their work and life, including generous paid time off packages.
• We offer our employees resources and tools to volunteer in the communities in which they live and work. In 2019, Citi employee volunteers contributed more than 1 million volunteer hours around the world.

The IA Centralized Analytics functionensures that members of Internal Audit are equipped with right technology, governance and analytics platform to increase the effectiveness and performance of audit activities,expand coverage, and by thisenable robust audit assurance

In this role, you're expected to:

• Participates in designing and delivering the innovative tools for Auditors
• Has subject matter expertise in the optimization of audit processes and tools improvements.
• Defines data needs, designing, and coordinating audit solutions development in accordance with professional standards.
• Pro-actively develops automated routines to help Auditors with Audit Testing and Audit Lifecycle.
• Provides coaching to Audit team members regarding the use of solutions and supporting provision of appropriate trainings / guidelines.
• Provides support to other members of the IA Centralized Analytics team, and wider Digital Solutions and Innovation team.
• Applies understanding of business processes to identify opportunities to enhance audit efficiencies and effectiveness through the design and delivery of automated processes.
• Has strong verbal and written communication skills to clearly articulate business requirements and results and make practical recommendations for technology teams to develop solutions.
• Develops professional relationships with audit teams to assist in the definition of Audit Solution and Automation opportunities.
• Develops effective working relationships with technology and business management of the area being audited, to facilitate understanding or processes and sourcing of data.
• Promotes continuous improvement in all aspects of audit automation activities (e.g., technical environment, software, operating procedures).

As a successful candidate, you’d ideally have the following skills and exposure:

• At least 5 years of business / audit analyst experience in providing analytical techniques and automated solutions to business needs.
• Excellent technical, programming, project management, Agile and coordination skills
• Excellent analytical ability to understand business processes and related risks and controls and design innovative audit solutions based upon audit needs.
• Strong interpersonal and multicultural skills for interfacing with all levels of internal and external audit and management.
• Self-driven, problem-solving approach. Understanding and optimization of procedures, and following these to keep quality and security of processes.
• Work experience in global environment and in large company.
• Work experience in stakeholder management and Senior Management reporting
• Detail oriented approach, consistently performing diligent self-reviews of work product, and attention to data completeness and accuracy.
• Data literate, with the ability to understand and effectively communicate what data means to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Proficiency in two or more of the following technical skills is:

• SQL, Python
• Hadoop ecosystem (Hive, Impala, PySpark etc).
• Alteryx, KNIME
• SDLC, Agile
• Appian

Experience of the following areas would be preferred:

• Experience as an Application Manager, Developer or Agile Product Owner of Software Development.
• Gathering Business Requirements and Designing Technology Solutions
• Driving process / technology changes (proof of concept, adoption, migration)
• Knowledge of Gen-AI and prompt engineering.
• Working with non-structured data such as PDF files.
• Providing analytics / technology training to business users.
• Understanding technology architecture
• Banking Businesses (i.e., Institutional Clients Group, Consumer, Corporate Functions) or areas of expertise (i.e. Anti-Money Laundering, Regulatory Reporting)
• Big Data analysis including big data dedicated use like HUE, Hive
• Project Management / Solution Development Life Cycle / Scaled Agile Framework

What we offer:

• A chance to develop in a highly innovative environment where you can use the newest technologies in a top-quality organizational culture.
• Professional development in a truly global environment
• Inclusive and friendly corporate culture where gender diversity and equality is widely recognized
• An enjoyable and challenging learning path, which leads to a deep understanding of Citi’s products and services.

Time Type:

• Develops and designs standards and procedures, ensures that they are adhered to throughout the software development life cycle.
• Functional and automation quality strategy across development cycle.
• Manages organizational process change.
• Develops and implements methods for cost, effort and milestones of IT Quality activities.
• Strives for continuous improvements and streamlining of processes.
• Ensures consistency and quality of processes across the organization.
• Manages one or more testing teams.
• Deals with complex and highly variable issues.
• Collaborates with client leads and development organizations and partners with business users.
• Evaluates subordinates' performance and makes decisions on pay increases, promotions, terminations, etc.
• Analyzes trends at an organizational level to improve processes; follows and analyzes industry trends.
• Exhibits in-depth understanding of concepts and procedures within own area and basic knowledge of these elements in other areas.
• Requires in-depth understanding of how own area integrates within IT testing and has basic commercial awareness.
• Uses evaluative judgment in complicated or novel situations, uses multiple sources of information. Impacts IT testing through delivery of end results and contribution to planning, finances/budget and formulation of policies.
• Management responsibility for a team or multiple teams, including management of people, budget and planning, performance evaluation, compensation, hiring, disciplinary actions and terminations and budget approval.
• Produces performance testing workload definition and analysis, factoring in known or projected volumes and transaction mix, to ensure coverage of critical business transactions.
• Performs other duties and functions as assigned.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.

• 6-10 years project management experience or experience leading large scale transformational, global change.
• In-depth understanding of Systems Development Life Cycle processes
• Thorough understanding of end to end testing processes, Quality Center and other testing related tools
• Requires communication and diplomacy skills and an ability to persuade and influence.

• Bachelor’s/University degree, Master’s degree preferred

Time Type:

Responsibilities:

• Manage a team of Internal Audit professionals, recruit staff, lead professional development, build effective teams and manage a budget
• Deliver audit reports, Internal Audit and Regulatory issue validation and business monitoring and governance committee reports
• Lead reviews for all types of reviews, including the most complex, and review and approve Business Monitoring Quarterly Summaries
• Participate in major business initiatives and pro-actively advise and assist the business on change initiatives
• Implement integrated auditing concepts and technology, and follow trends in the Audit field and adapt them for the Audit function
• Identify solutions for a variety of complex and unique control issues, utilizing complex judgement and sophisticated analytical thought
• Analyze report findings, and recommend interventions where needed, proposing creative and pragmatic solutions to risk and control issues
• Partner with Directors and Managing Directors to develop approaches for addressing broader corporate emerging issues
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in a related role
• Related certifications (CPA, ACA, CFA, CIA, CISA or similar) preferred
• Demonstrated successful experience in business, functional and people management
• Proven ability to execute concurrently on a portfolio of high quality deliverables according to strict timetables
• Demonstrated ability to implement continuous improvement and innovation in audit tools and techniques
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication
• Demonstrated ability to remain unbiased in a diverse working environment
• Effective negotiation skills

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience
• Master’s degree preferred

Knowledge of U.S. Bank Regulatory Reporting or U.S. Bank Regulatory Reporting preferred. Prior experience with US Regulatory Capital, Basel Advanced Systems, Risk Weighted Assets (RWA), Retail Credit Risk, Wholesale Credit Risk, Market Risk, Operational Risk, Securitization, or Counterparty Credit Risk preferred. Experience in audit preferred but not required if experienced in relevant subject matter.

Time Type:

The Talent Assessment Manager is an experienced practitioner in talent assessments and psychometric analytics. The role will drive expansion of the assessment capability and further drive the data driven decision making.

Primary Responsibilities

• Conduct assessment for senior leaders
• Deliver individual and group assessment feedback
• Facilitate development planning discussions with senior leaders to accelerate leadership effectiveness
• Project manage assessment programs
• Support the development and deployment of internal assessment resources
• Run in-depth analysis of assessment data and develop hypotheses about business issues; conduct validation studies of internal profiles and models
• Participate in the design of new programs as needed, viewing business issues from multiple perspectives and leveraging subject matter expertise to co-create assessment solutions

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE / QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS

• Masters in I/O Psychology or related field. Doctorate preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of experience assessing, developing, and consulting to senior leaders in large, dynamic, and complex environments. Financial services industry experience preferred.
• In-depth understanding of, and practical experience with, multiple assessment methodologies.
• Experience designing and measuring assessment programs.
• Experience developing and supervising assessment practitioners.
• Demonstrated ability to build rapport quickly and develop and maintain strong partnerships with stakeholders at all levels of an organization.
• Proficiency in psychometric data and data analysis.
• Strong business acumen.
• A well-developed results-oriented work ethic; the ability to “get things done”.
• Resilient, curious, and customer-focused with unwavering ethics and integrity.
• Experience designing and measuring assessment programs.
• Able to work in a geographically dispersed, multicultural environment
• Able to quickly adapt to change and navigate within a matrixed corporate environment

Time Type:

Responsibilities:

• Consistently develop, execute and deliver audit reports in a timely manner, in accordance with Internal Audit and Regulatory standards
• Review and approve the Business Monitoring Quarterly summary and serve as lead reviewer for all reviews
• Collaborate with teams across the business and determine impact on overall control environment and audit approach
• Manage audit activities for a component of a product line, function, or legal entity at the regional or country level
• Leverage a comprehensive expertise to manage a team
• Advise the business on change initiatives, while advancing integrated auditing concepts and technology adoption
• Recommend interventions to issues, propose solutions for risk and control problems, partner with Directors and Managing Directors to develop approaches for broader corporate issues
• Apply in-depth understanding of Internal Audit standards, policies and regulations to a specific product or function area Qualifications.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

Qualifications:

• 6-10 years of relevant experience
• Related certifications (CPA, ACA, CFA, CIA, CISA or similar) preferred
• Effective comprehension of business side of audit function and subject matter expertise regarding technology application
• Effective verbal, written and negotiation skills
• Effective project management skills
• Effective influencing and relationship management skills
• Demonstrated ability to remain unbiased in a diverse working environment

Education:

• Bachelor's/University degree, Master's degree preferred

Time Type: