Sec & Derivatives Group Mgr - C14 jobs at Citi Group in India, Pune

Desired Candidate Profile :

• 5-11 years of experience in Fund accounting.
• Should have worked on N-PORT / NMFP / NCEN filing, SEC Regulatory Reporting, Financial Reporting profile, responsible for preparation and presentation of various financial statements as per IFRS, US GAAP, Lux GAAP and Irish GAAP, etc.
• Should have 2-4 years of team handling experience.
• Should have worked on Accounts Payables, Knowledge of accruals vs P&L accounting concept
• Knowledge of preparing various calculations files as per the requirement.
• Should have knowledge of Capital Market, Custodian and Accounts Payables.
• Qualified accountant or/and strong working experience in Expense reporting/ Accounts Payables will be preferred.
• Review and/or update vendor information and payment instructions for fund expenses
• Worked on special projects and Migration will be advantage.
• Should have knowledge of Mutual fund and Hedge Fund industry.
• Prior working experience in BPO/captive on capital markets back office processes.
• Experience and expertise in Business Areas- Middle Office Processing, Fund accounting
• Prior working experience in BPO/captive on capital markets back office processes.
• Experience in process set-up/migration of work from onshore would be preferred

Key Responsibilities / Functions / Role:

• Preparation of financial statements/regulatory reports for long funds as per US GAAP/IFRS/Lux GAAP or UK/IRISH GAAPs.
• Acting as subject matter expert for the team
• Complete daily work in compliance with internal controls and procedures necessary to ensure quality products
• Ensuring process initiatives and efficiency gain
• Report and escalate potential issues and breaches to appropriate departments and manager even if not directly related to fund accounting to minimize risk for Client and Citi
• Develop strong, pro-active and highly professional working relationships with all internal and external customers.
• Managing and building a strong team
• Preparation of MIS
• Meeting SLAs
• Ability to work towards creating a positive working environment
• Ability to work with and assist other associates in meeting common goals
• Ability to produce high quality results
• Effective Time Management & organizational skills
• Good Interpersonal skill
• Should be willing to work in shifts and flexible work hours as per process requirements.

• B. Com, M. Com, Post graduate Degree from a recognized business institute/university, majorly in Accounting or Finance.

• Professional qualifications like CA, CFA, and CPA will be an added advantage.

Skills:

• Excellent communication / Domain skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Advanced experience working with Microsoft Office applications required, especially Excel
• Good Team Player.

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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, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of relevant experience
• Experience in applications development
• Experience in management
• Experience managing global technology teams
• 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

Transaction Services aims to achieve key technology and operation principles including service oriented, API capability, reliable, Simple, low latency, multi-instruction, natively aligned to other initiatives including the data strategy, eliminate manual touch points, and use modernized technology stack. It will deliver Innovation to clients by harnessing the latest technologies, including

• Reactive Micro services-based architecture
• Streaming
• Distributed cache, …
• Database: RDBMS, NoSQL

In this role, the successful candidate will be driving business and operational efficiencies by devising Technology architectures and solutions andwithin the strategic operating platforms. The role will require working closely with various technology, business groups and senior technology managers as well as take the responsibility of delivery of the key business requirements. It requires strong financial background in Middle and Backoffice.

Technical Skills:

• 15+ hands-on experience in financial domain, with strong leadership skills.
• Extremely good with micro services tech stack
  • Docker/Kubernetes/OpenShift
  • Cloud computing
• Database: RDBMS, NoSQL (One or more of MongoDB, Cloudera, HBase, Hive…)
• Kafka streaming
• Core Java - server-side programming
• Spring Boot/Spring Cloud
• Object Oriented Principles
• Experience in low latency programming
• Experience implementing Event Driven architecture
• TDD
• Strong Academic Record
• Team player

Nice to Have:

• Strong Web Technologies -
  • React JS, Redux , Angular JS
  • Node JS, Spring Boot, NginX
  • WebSocket
  • Reactive Programming - RxJS

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent

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Responsibilities:

• Resolve complex process problems which require an in-depth evaluation of basic securities processing procedures and industry standards
• Process various hedge fund tasks, including calculating net asset value, reconciling cash and holdings, and pricing securities
• Offer advanced solutions for assigned securities processing areas
• Provide guidance and assistance to junior staff
• Oversee the set-up of new hedge funds, while representing a securities processing team, and acting as the analytical and procedural expert
• Serve as analytical or procedural expert for securities processing deliverables/initiatives
• Prepare expense budgets, analyze expense calculations, and prepare unaudited financial statements
• Ascertain fund value and allocate values to each investor
• Assist with the development of new techniques and streamlining hedge fund/securities processing activities
• 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 relevant experience
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication skills

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree/University degree or equivalent experience

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

Time Type:

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TheResponsibilities:

• Lead integration of functions to meet goals, deploy new products, and enhance processes

• Analyze complex business processes, system processes, and industry standards to define and develop solutions to high level problems

• Provide expertise in area of advanced knowledge of applications programming and plan assignments involving large budgets, cross functional project, or multiple projects

• Develop application methodologies and standards for program analysis, design, coding, testing, debugging, and implementation

• Utilize advanced knowledge of supported main system flows and comprehensive knowledge of multiple areas to achieve technology goals

• Consult with end users to identify system function specifications and incorporate into overall system design

• Allocate work, and act as an advisor/coach developers, analysts, and new team members

• Influence and negotiate with senior leaders and communicate with external parties

• 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

• Experience in implementing projects

• Experience in systems analysis and programming of software applications in Java and SQL

• Demonstrated Subject Matter Expert (SME) in area(s) of Applications Development

• Demonstrated knowledge of client core business functions

• Demonstrated leadership, project management, and development skills

• Relationship and consensus building skills

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience

• Master’s degree preferred

Anticipated Posting Close Date:

Responsibilities:

• Individual mapped to this job description is responsible for securities transaction processing execution
• Typically related to Securities Clearance Settlement and Derivative Operations
• This may include providing analytic support to traders and support review of derivative products
• Supports an expansive and or diverse array of products services
• Follows established procedures to identify problems related to securities and derivatives settlement that require investigation or research
• Assists in resolving problems by identifying and selecting solutions through the application of acquired technical experience and will be guided by precedents
• Delivers reports to satisfy management requirements, support control activities, and the launch of products services
• Provides assistance in the implementation of process improvements
• Minimizes risk to the bank through increased knowledge of procedural requirements - understands and monitors errors to adhere to audit and control policies. (incl. reconciliation, payment and other processing systems)
• Timely management and escalation of all requests inquiries issues errors, (mostly, but not limited to, post settlement)
• Demonstrates an intermediate level of understanding of products and processes, and of how duties relate integrate with others in the team and closely related teams
• Demonstrates an excellent knowledge of bank related systems
• Utilizes strong communication, interpersonal and diplomacy skills to interact with colleagues and stakeholders, and to exchange potentially complex sensitive information, while being sensitive to audience diversity
• 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:

• 0-2 years of experience working in Treasury Operations or Middle Office
• Good understanding of Treasury products, accounting and regulatory policies
• Ability to work in a structured, high volume, time sensitive, high risk and demanding environment
• Good analytical skills and positive attitude
• Knowledge of Macros

Education:

• Bachelor’s/University degree or equivalent experience

- Maintain high risk and control standards using metrics to measure performance and progress

- Manage key internal and external stakeholders

- Identify and implement process improvements

Anticipated Posting Close Date:

Responsibilities:

• Process securities transactions, provide analytic input for traders and aid in review of derivative products
• Utilize data analysis tools and methodologies, in conjunction with professional judgement to make process improvement recommendations
• Resolve settlement related issues and escalate as needed; recommend solutions to resolve complex issues
• Participate in the implementation of assigned projects, including new products, services and upgrades to platforms
• Identify policy gaps and formulate new policies to enhance the streamlining of trade flow processes
• Monitor and provide solutions to errors to minimize risk to the bank
• Provide informal guidance, and/or on the job training to new 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:

• 2-5 years of relevant experience
• Demonstrated comprehension of Treasury products, accounting and regulatory policies
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication skills

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree/University degree or equivalent experience in Business, Accounting, or Finance

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

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Responsibilities:

• Deliver Custody Services to internal clients and external institutional clients for EMEA/US Markets
• Product knowledge of various instruments of Securities Markets.
• Manage and execute client transactions with respect to business, credit, and investment products. Ensure transactions are completed within audit and compliance standards as well as timely.
• Take ownership of client investigations (e.g., statement reporting issues, settlement inquiries, account set up etc) and collaborate with operational and middle office teams to ensure effective resolution.
• Coordinate account maintenance for all products and reporting account status changes, rates and fee waivers.
• Enforce banking policies and procedures to ensure operational integrity while maintaining high client satisfaction.
• Proactively arrange and participate in client calls and perform service quality check-in calls to clients.
• Identify and document new business opportunities for referral to product specialist.
• Perform responsibilities through proficient use Citi applications. Participate in service-related process improvements.

Qualifications:

• 7-9 years of relevant experience. Preferable in Client Services role in Custody Settlements.
• Experience in the capital markets domain with front-to-back knowledge.
• Flexibility to work in shifts.
• Self-starter and strong team player.
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task with strong organizational and time management skills per the needs of team and clients
• Ability to problem solve and analyze data with demonstration of attention to detail.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Client facing experience; strong background and interest in the fields of operations and compliance; previous experience & knowledge of investments, banking, and custody products.

Education:

• Bachelor's/University degree or equivalent experience

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

Time Type: