Vp - Audit Manager Ia Finance Chief Operating jobs at Citi Group in Costa Rica

Responsibilities:

• Supports the management and control data flows to and within Finance applications to ensure integrity and completeness of data, including by preparing and recording financial transactions for legal vehicle and regulatory reporting purposes, updating the general ledger, recording financial transactions, and preparing of consolidated financial statements, in accordance with management reporting requirements, for legal vehicle & regulatory purposes. Also, includes specialized accounting, such as equity compensation, securitization, payroll and investment accounting.
• Provides advises on directional strategy by analyzing subject matter and its application in own job and the business.
• Acts as a technical expert who acts as an advisor on significant business/product decisions.
• Take responsibility for the accurate reporting of accounting reconciliations on Citi reporting tools.
• Review and examine key controls for accounting process across multiple process being handled.
• Focuses on the implementation of policies and procedures.
• Partner with key stakeholders including legal entity managers, e.g., Country, Balance Sheet control group (BSCG), Global process lead (GPL) & Global process owner (GPO) across multiple locations communicating progress on assigned process completion.
• Identify and appropriately highlight / escalate potential issues relating to account with stakeholders such as Regional Balance Sheet control group / Country controllers / Global process lead (GPL) and Global process owner (GPO) and work with them for resolution.
• Applies in-depth understanding of concepts and procedures within own area and advanced knowledge of other areas to resolve issues that have impact beyond own area.
• Demonstrates an advanced understanding of how multiple process collectively integrate to contribute to achieving business goals.
• Directly impacts the leadership in multiple process through responsibility for delivery of end results leading to business solutions.
• Ensures essential procedures are followed and contributes to defining standards.
• Provides assurance and partners with audit team to monitor controls and accuracy of accounting.
• Persuades and influences others through strong communication and diplomacy skills.
• Has the ability to operate with a limited level of direct supervision.
• 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 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 experience in financial reporting with a strong accounting background

Education:

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

The TTS NAM Controller Lead Analyst support project oversight and finance deliverables that require escalation and prioritization. It provides a tremendous opportunity to learn all aspects of the businesses and work directly with key stakeholders on highly visible responsibilities

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Responsibilities:

• Develop solution design options for enterprise-wide initiatives, evaluate the art of the possible, and devise recommendation options across several evaluation dimensions
• Recruit, build and manage a high-performance team of business analysts, data analysts, and solution architects
• Establish collaborative partnerships with local and global teams to deliver enterprise-wide innovative but pragmatic solutions
• Define and maintain cohesive front-to-back system architecture across Central Operations to reduce fragmentation, support shared services, automate controls, and reduce manual touch points
• Serve as a technology subject matter expert for internal and external stakeholders and provide direction for all firm mandated controls and compliance initiatives, all projects within the group and in creating a technology domain roadmap
• Lead architecture governance process including architecture review boards, technology assessments, and conformance to key design principles
• Partner with SMEs across the CTO organization to understand emerging engineering, architecture standards and apply them across critical initiatives
• Evaluates and tests potential architecture solution designs to ensure they meet functional and non-functional requirements
• Ensure that all integration of functions fulfill business goals
• Define necessary system enhancements to deploy new products and process enhancements
• Identify problem causality, business impact and root causes
• Exhibit knowledge of how own specialty area contributes to the business and apply knowledge of competitors, products and services
• Strong experience in data structures and its impact on design principles as well as proposals
• Advise or mentor junior team members
• Impact the solution design by influencing decisions through advice, counsel or facilitating services
• 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:

• 15+ years of relevant experience in an engineering and architectural role in Cash Management, Intra-day Liquidity, Payments, Financial Ledger, Regulatory reporting areas in Financial Services
• 10+ years experience in leading teams to deliver large scale enterprise architecture initiatives within banking, financial services industry
• Strong understanding of banking systems, financial services platforms, core banking, data platforms, market infrastructure providers, and regulatory frameworks
• Experience working on large technology projects using industry-standard delivery methodologies (e.g., Agile/Scrum/Kanban)
• Experience working in enterprise architect and technology strategy roles
• Ability to develop working relationships
• Management and prioritization skills
• Strong decision making, forward thinking and creative problem-solving skills to anticipate and respond quickly to technological/market influences
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication
• Comprehensive knowledge of design metrics, analytics tools, benchmarking activities and related reporting to identify best practices
• Demonstrated analytic/diagnostic skills
• Ability to work independently, multi-task, and take ownership of various parts of a project or initiative
• Ability to work under pressure and manage to tight deadlines or unexpected changes in requirements
• Ability to build and manage strong teams

Education:

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

Time Type:

By Joining Citi, you will become part of a global organisation whose mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress.

What you'll be doing:

• Understands the business, market /country and HR needs and priorities; and translates these insights into an executable talent management/strategy globally.
• Leverages data to provide insights for HR and the business on.
• Talent management practices to HR colleagues and the business.
• Experienced in change management and project management to ensure excellent delivery of BAU and new initiatives.
• Collaborates with the Business, HRA/Recruiting/L&D, Talent Management and Engagement Partners, external experts etc., globally to execute successfully on the strategy
• In partnership with the business, SHROs, HRAs, Recruitment, L&D and other key partners, identifies, assesses, and develops talent for the Bank of the future and ensures robust succession planning for in-scope roles.
• Initiates and Designs, implements and communicates key processes related to talent review/succession planning, and talent development.Ensuring alignment with other core HR processes – e.g. performance management
• Ensures that Talent outcomes are effectively analyzed, reported and actioned and that Talent efficacy and controls measures are appropriately tracked.
• Participates in ongoing communication across the global business to engage all global employees in initiatives, processes and updates
• 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 experience
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office with an emphasis on MS Excel
• Self-motivated and detail oriented
• Proficient in Microsoft Office with an emphasis on MS Excel and PowerPoint
• Self-motivated and detail oriented
• Exceptional project management skills, with the ability to lead complex initiatives across multiple geographies and functions
• Outstanding organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and stakeholders simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively with senior stakeholders
• Strategic thinker with a global mindset, capable of navigating ambiguity and driving change in a dynamic environment
• Proficiency in data analysis and reporting tools to measure program effectiveness and ROI

• Passion for talent development

Education:

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

• English advanced (must)

Time Type:

Responsibilities:

• Manage and lead KYC operations, including executing processes in accordance with Citi compliance policies and overseeing the KYC control environment
• Perform program management of existing Business As Usual (BAU)/Refresh process with scope to migrate further functions globally
• Provide people management and development responsibilities and ensure team service level standards are met
• Liaise with Compliance department and senior management within business units supported
• Oversee new client onboarding and implement process enhancements to improve client onboarding experience
• Provide Management Information System (MIS) reporting to senior management and ensure delivery of targets within timelines dictated by BAU and Refresh Program
• Monitor account refresh activity daily to ensure regulatory/document requirements are met
• Perform quality reviews on new client and refresh cases, ensuring a high level of quality before cases are finalized
• Maintain ‘Book of Work’ for new system releases and enhancements to existing infrastructure
• Has the ability to operate with a limited level of direct supervision.
• Can exercise independence of judgement and autonomy.
• Acts as SME to senior stakeholders and /or other team members.
• Ability to manage teams.
• 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:

• 5-8 years of experience Operations Management
• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in business administration, or related field
• Two or more years of proven experience in an operations management role
• Strong budget development and oversight skills
• Excellent ability to delegate responsibilities while maintaining organizational control of branch operations and customer service
• Highly trained in conflict management and business negotiation processes
• Quality & Procedures Experience will be taking in consideration.
• KYC Knowledge

Requirementsfor Internal Candidates include:

• 90% English Level
• 85 % or more of Quality Scores on current role (three months average)
• KYC / AML Background.
• Relevant experience is required.
• Time management, presentation skills, detailed oriented, analytical thinking, problem solver.
• Soft skills such as feedback, coaching, high communication skills, team player.
• Quality and Procedures knowledge is a plus.
• 1 year on current role.
• CPWM background is a plus.
• Availability to work from 8 AM to 5 PM

Time Type:

The Learning Advisor Sr Analyst is a seasoned professional role. Applies in-depth disciplinary knowledge, contributing to the development of new techniques and the improvement of processes and work-flow for the area or function. Integrates subject matter and industry expertise within a defined area. Requires in-depth understanding of how areas collectively integrate within the sub-function as well as coordinate and contribute to the objectives of the function and overall business. Evaluates moderately complex and variable issues with substantial potential impact, where development of an approach/taking of an action involves weighing various alternatives and balancing potentially conflicting situations using multiple sources of information. Requires good analytical skills in order to filter, prioritize and validate potentially complex and dynamic material from multiple sources. Strong communication and diplomacy skills are required. Regularly assumes informal/formal leadership role within teams. Involved in coaching and training of new recruits Significant impact in terms of project size, geography, etc. by influencing decisions through advice, counsel and/or facilitating services to others in area of specialization. Work and performance of all teams in the area are directly affected by the performance of the individual.Responsibilities:

• Understands relevant business and HR priorities and opportunities for capability building, performance improvement, cultural development, and overall impact within their region/product/function
• In partnership with other Learning Advisors, provides management and consulting to Human Resource and business partners and proactively identifies and prioritizes the L&D opportunities to support successful business outcomes.
• Helps execute learning and development strategy for their region/product/function
• Conducts the analysis of current versus future state gaps, identifies root causes, determines the appropriate solution and how success should be measured
• Helps to market, evaluate and communicate the impact of initiatives with HR / Business partners
• Monitors and communicates progress with other learning colleagues as well as HR / Business partners and navigates any variation in expectations with them
• Collaborates with colleagues across HR to provide integrated experience for region/product/function partners
• In partnership with other learning advisors, Implements the strategy for consistently measuring the effectiveness of training
• Stays abreast to latest external market trends and anticipates their impact on future capability requirements for their region/product/function
• Is responsible for learning budget for their specific projects / areas of focus
• 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:

• 5-8 years of experience in Learning and Development
• Proven influencing and relationship management skills
• Proactive leadership and motivational skills
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office with an emphasis on MS Excel
• Self-motivated and detail oriented

Education:

• Bachelor’s/University degree or equivalent experience

Time Type:

Responsibilities:

• Help contribute to governance and the facilitation of the execution of the Manager Control Assessment (MCA, i.e. Risk & Control Self-Assessment) as required by the MCA Standard including the assessment and appropriate approval of risk associated with business changes.
• Support teams in the quality, completeness, and accuracy of the implementation of the Control Framework, including Risk Control Policy, Control Standard, Issue Management Policy, Lesson Learned Policy and Control Inventory.
• Assist in performing a detailed analysis on the identification of issue root cause, partnering with control and process owners to recommendations holistic corrective actions and improvements, provide check and challenge to ensure appropriate escalation in according with Issue Management and Escalation Policies.
• Help contribute to the Lessons Learned Policy, including monitoring of control breaches and dissemination and learnings across other business units for process improvement to limit the occurrence of similar future events and where similar risk exposure might exist.
• Support the review and challenge process, within the FLUs, on the effective design and management of controls to mitigate risks as required by the Control Standards, including implementation and operation, conducting the control monitoring, handling deficiencies, and escalating issues for resolution.
• Help contribute to the timeliness, accuracy and completeness of the MCA through controls prior to the execution of a process (QC).
• Assist in the monitoring of the adherence to the MCA Standard through controls after the execution of a process (QA).
• Support in dealing with Operational and Compliance Risk in accordance with established Policy requirements.
• Assist in performing a detailed analysis to identify, assess, escalate, and manage risk exposures across Risk Categories (Operational Compliance, Strategic, Reputational, etc), including material, emerging and concentration risks in accordance with enterprise Policies and the establishment of Key Indicators to monitor risk exposures.
• Assist in supporting Risk Appetite and monitor / assess exposures against this in accordance with enterprise requirements (if applicable).
• Be part of the process to identify, assess, record and response to Operational and Compliance Risk events, ensuring these are captured accurately, timely and in accordance with requirements.
• Help ensure that adequate governance and training are in place to support management of Risk profiles.
• Contribute to the risks associated with New Activities and changes to the Business, ensuring these are well understood and adequately controlled (if applicable).
• Support with risk and control assessments or coordination for programs within various risk stripes and ensure sufficient subject matter expertise exists to enable management of these risks within the Business (e.g. third party, fraud, sanctions etc) (if applicable).
• Coordinate risk and control responsibilities and ensure accountabilities are embedded within FLUs, including providing training and leading by example.
• Support with standards and procedures that conform to enterprise requirements and support sound operational and compliance risk management.
• Apply knowledge of the business, products or services to identify and implement control points and processes throughout the business.
• 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 behaviour, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

Qualifications:

• 6-10 years of experience.
• MS Excel, MS Access, SAS, SQL, Visual Basic a plus. 5+ years’ experience in financial services.
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication skills
• Effective organizational influencing skills required.
• Third party vendor management preferred. Demonstrated ability to lead global team efforts
• Excellent problem-solving skills Ability to comprehend the big pictures with high attention to critical details
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement strategy and process improvement initiatives.

Education:

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

Additional Job Description:

• Has the ability to operate with a limited level of direct supervision and can exercise independence of judgement and autonomy.
• Requires a comprehensive understanding of multiple risk management programs supporting Citi Businesses (Issues Mgmt, MCA, Audit Support, Process Improvements, etc.) and how they achieve the objectives of the function.
• Applies in-depth understanding of the business impact of associated business risks.
• Generally accountable for delivery of a full range of risk & control services across COO Transformation Program Management.
• Excellent communication skills required in order to negotiate internally, often at a senior level. Accountable for the end results of an area.
• Book of work consists of providing risk management support across Enterprise Change Management, Transformation, Consent Order Governance Activities, including Dependency Management, Critical Path Analysis, Org Simplification, QA/QC, and Executive Mgmt Reporting.
• Support will be over several MRA related processes, including Change Management, Program/Project Management, and working to build remediation activities for Org Simplification concerns.

Anticipated Posting Close Date:

Responsibilities:

• Supports the management and control data flows to and within Finance applications to ensure integrity and completeness of data, including by preparing and recording financial transactions for legal vehicle and regulatory reporting purposes, updating the general ledger, recording financial transactions, and preparing of consolidated financial statements, in accordance with management reporting requirements, for legal vehicle & regulatory purposes. Also, includes specialized accounting, such as equity compensation, securitization, payroll and investment accounting.
• Take responsibility for the accurate reporting of accounting reconciliations on Citi reporting tools.
• Preparation of accounts for assigned process in line with global guidelines.
• Adhere to key controls for accounting process within the process handled.
• Integrates established disciplinary knowledge within own specialty area with basic understanding of related industry practices to perform ccounting transactions.
• As a member of team, performs specific tasks within specific business functions.
• Delivers on routine accounting deliverables to provide defined outputs.
• Articulates own process along with its key controls and provides evidence to support reasoning for the assigned area of work.
• Communicates with Legal Entity Managers on the status of the reconciliations/ accounting performed.
• Escalates problems or issues relating to transactions, processes, reports or, procedures as appropriate.
• Utilizes understanding of concepts and procedures within own area and basic knowledge of other areas to resolve issues that have impact on own area.
• Applies good understanding of how the team interacts with others in accomplishing the objectives of the area.
• Assesses the applicability of previous or similar experiences and evaluates options under circumstances not covered by procedures.
• Has limited but direct impact on the business through quality of activities provided in own area of work.
• 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:

• Basic level experience in accounting management (combination of education/experience)

Education:

• Bachelor’s/University degree or equivalent experience

Time Type: