Vp- Coo Quality Assurance -business Risk & Control- C13 jobs at Citi Group in Malaysia, George Town

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 operational risk scenario analysis and stress testing for Operational Risk Capital requirements.
• 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:

• 9+ years of experience in Financial Services (Wealth/Retail/Wholesale Preferred)
• 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.

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Role Outline/Job Summary

• Support the Business Execution Leads in the day-to-day running of respective franchise units with a focus on conducting analysis and research which will inform strategic decisions.
• Participate in planning, execution and follow ups of Management disciplines including franchise reviews, Quarterly reviews, client planning, and project specific items.

• Responsible for running and analyzing internal business metrics data (client revenue, returns, backlog management, client calling, exposure, etc.) and Market Share analysis.
• Supporting various franchise initiatives and internal strategy presentations
• Liaising with concerned partner team to get Client Coverage / Client creations and Attribute changes processed within CIS and Toolbox

• Communication with bankers, Business Execution Leads and product partners on business metrics, including client prioritization, coverage, revenue, returns, pipeline.
• Preparing reports and presentations on franchise performance for presentation to senior management, focusing on revenue and backlog analysis, as well as calling intensity Analysis around budgeting by client and by product, and reviews of the target market
• Conducting revenue analysis – including investigations in case of missing or incorrect booking of revenues and work with partnering teams and product partners to ensure that revenues are properly recorded.
• Analysis around wallet data and tracking Wallet Ranking and Market Share, including querying wallet data where discrepancies with Citi’s internal system are found.

Business/ Department Objectives –

• The analyst will provide close support to the Banking Business Managers

Core Responsibilities –

• Interact and work with Business Managers / Senior bankers running the Franchise
• Analyzing internal financial metrics data / wallet analysis
• Develop strategic presentations with pro-active suggestions to Business Managers
• Review all processes to identify improvement areas and potential risks
• Connect the dots from past experiences while dealing with new Assignments / Investigations / Projects

Key Deliverables / Day-to-Day Responsibilities –

• Preparing performance-based reports and presentations for franchise management to be delivered to senior management and Business Managers
• Radar (DMS) backlog updates & additions
• Client Coverage / Attribute changes with CIS / Toolbox team
• Develop good partnership with all support teams
• Demonstrate good hands on all the internal systems and databases

QUALIFICATIONS –

• Required: Graduate
• Preferred: MBA

Skills –

• Excel / PPT: Should be equipped with intermediate to advanced excel functionalities
• System: CIW Essbase, SmartView, Toolbox, DMS, Dealogic, Opportunity System,
• Effective communication skills – both written and verbal
• Should be inquisitive, proactive and show excellent attention to detail
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Strong team player skills
• Must be able to work well under pressure and to prioritize workload to deliver results to tight deadlines
• Ability to manage confidential data
• Good understanding of Financial Concepts
• Expertise in Tableau, VBA Macros, SQL, Advanced Excel

• The successful candidate will have the opportunity to gain a solid understanding of Citi Corporate and Investment Banking, specifically the franchise(s) with which the candidate will work
• Gain experience working on multiple projects that are critical to the franchises
• The role will also enable the incumbent to learn about the business and help build a wide network in these functions.

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As a Lead Analyst in market risk reporting team, you will be taking part in regional and global initiatives focused on risk transformation and dealing directly with senior stakeholders from various groups. The position requires exceptional people with project management skills, a strong work ethic, solid market risk analytic skills, exceptional verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to troubleshoot and follow up on problems while working under a very tight daily production cycle.

This position will give the individual exposure to:

• Contribution to Risk transformation (Automation and enhancement of Risk & Control framework)

• Understanding of market risk factors that affect VaR, SVAR, IRC, CRM, Securitization, and Standard Specific Model Risk.

• Deal with regulators and auditors to ensure compliance with policies and procedures

• Participate in risk committees about internal controls supporting Citi EMEA entities

• Understanding the relationship between VaR and the risk factors, volatilities, and correlations that go into the statistical calculation to the point where the VaR can be broken down, analyzed, and potentially corrected.

• Develop, leverage, and maintain relationships across varying levels of management and function to ensure a high degree of accuracy in Citi VaR & global market risk

• Manage and escalate the follow-ups to reconciliation discrepancies with feed support in a timely manner.

Responsibilities:

• Utilize the appropriate tools and modern techniques to appropriately visualize the firms market risk exposure

• Deliver high quality management reporting to market risk senior management using tools to visualize risk within the entities and provide meaningful insights on the firms risk exposure

• Participate in the preparation of market risk inputs to EU & UK regulatory reporting e.g. COREP, Pillar disclosures and daily backtesting processes

• Develop an understanding of legal entity/portfolio risk management, financial products and their market risk exposure profiles

• Document evolving market risk reporting requirements and work with Risk IT to deliver data and content changes

• Identify data quality issues, record them in the firms data quality inventory and ensure they are resolved by collaborating with the central data quality remediation teams.

Qualifications:

• 8+ years experience working in Risk or Finance.

• Experience with visualization tools - Tableau etc. will be mandatory.

• Good knowledge of market risk metrics and financial products .

• Superior project management & communication skills

• A good understanding of data manipulation techniques using industry standard data pipeline tools will be advantageous.

• Bachelor’s Universitydegree, preferred in a related science discipline with a master or relevant financial qualification (FRM/CFA) being an advantage.

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In this role the job responsibilities are, but not limited to:

• Analyze, design and redesign complex business requirements, process maps, functional specifications, and communicate clearly with development teams.

• Evaluate existing recruitment business processes and identify opportunities for improvement or efficiency based on previous workday experience (must have).

• Collaborate in simultaneous global system enhancements and new vendor incubation from inception through implementation.

• Provide actionable insights and evaluate new ideas regarding our overall recruitment technology ecosystem involving workday systemic/integration/process changes based on previous experience.

• Collaborate and utilize strategic reporting data requests (ongoing) to drive future-state dashboard development, operational decision making based on results, and best practice recommendations.

• Exposure to global metrics function and utilizing recruitment metrics to drive operational improvement and efficiencies.

• Function autonomously as a change agent for all recruitment systems initiatives

• Collaborate with Practitioners to document UAT strategy, plan and scripts utilizing knowledge of current structure and future requirements as we update and upgrade systems and recruitment procedures.

• Develops and designs standards and procedures, ensures that they are adhered to throughout the software development life cycle.

• Strives for continuous improvements and streamlining of processes.

• Ensures consistency and quality of processes across the organization.

• 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.

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

• 4-6 years of Workday HCM configuration and integrations experience or experience supporting large scale Workday implementations, globally.

• Experience with instance of Workday recruitment in a global environment, along with downstream vendor integrations to support the recruitment process (i.e., assessments, interviewing, etc.).

• Relevant & demonstratable experience/involvement with evaluation of new and existing tools within the recruitment ecosystem such as Eightfold, Video interview vendor integrations with Workday, Digital signatures, assessments, etc.

• Should be an expert in Workday HCM functional configuration with demonstrated capabilities in redesigning recruiting business processes for large scale transformations.

• Should have intermediate to advanced understanding of Workday supported integrations including file formats like XML, XSLT, JSON etc.

• Demonstrated transformationalbusiness analystskills todrive

Soft Skills

• 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.

• Ability to strategically evaluate and provide insights and opportunities based on previous experience in recruitment technology space, along with associated metrics and market valuation.

• Strong communication skills – able to communicate effectively with colleagues at all levels within the organization.

• Good organizational skills

• Influencing skills – ability to influence stakeholders and partners across the business.

• Ability to learn quickly and be a self-starter in terms of filling knowledge gaps.

• Act as an internal consultant.

• Ability to prioritize efforts in a demanding environment.

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

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The Finance Accounting Sr. Manager accomplishes results through the management of professional team(s) and department(s). Integrates subject matter and industry expertise within a defined area. Contributes to standards around which others will operate. Requires in-depth understanding of how areas collectively integrate within the sub-function as well as coordinate and contribute to the objectives of the entire function. Requires basic commercial awareness. Developed communication and diplomacy skills are required in order to guide, influence and convince others, in particular colleagues in other areas and occasional external customers. Has responsibility for volume, quality, timeliness and delivery of end results of an area. May have responsibility for planning, budgeting and policy formulation within area of expertise. Involved in short-term planning resource planning. Full management responsibility of a team, which may include management of people, budget and planning, to include duties such as performance evaluation, compensation, hiring, disciplinary and terminations and may include budget approval.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.
• Manages complex/critical/large professional disciplinary areas.
• Leads, directs and manages a team of professionals.
• Uses a comprehensive understanding of multiple areas within a function and how they interact in order to achieve the objectives of the function and applies in-depth understanding of the business impact of technical contributions.
• Accountable for delivery of a full range of services to one or more businesses/ geographic regions.
• Regularly interacts with peers within the company and externally, including regulators and professional organizations.
• Provides advice to internal clients on the implications of business trends, issues, operating environment changes and firm or business unit strategy.
• Manages a sub Infrastructure unit or specialist function.
• 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:

• 6-10 years of relevant experience
• In-depth knowledge Local and US GAAP; Familiarity with finance functions and systems
• Management experience of team of professionals as well as familiarity with banking products and reporting requirements as well as legal vehicle governance and control.
• CPA or Chartered Accountant

Education:

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

allThis role will be a point of contact for regional and country controllers regarding compensation, and will actively participate in global/regional initiatives and projects to optimize related processes

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As a part of ourControllers Systems, Data & Operations

Controllers Systems, Data & Operations – Primary Business Information Central Office (PBIO) Lead

• In this role, you’re expected to:
  
• Ensure creation and sign-off of program plan and charter, benefits management plan, stakeholder management plan, acceptance plan, central program issue log; also ensure all program documentation are accurate and understood
• Monitor vendor performance and ensures actions are taken if performance warrants, where necessary within Finance applications assigned
• Exercise responsibility for budget, policy formulation and planning for Finance Controllers-owned applications assigned
• Ensure that the system impact for any related solutions is considered in the change management process prior to implementation
• Participate in implementation management for strategic initiatives, technology portfolio budget management in coordination with Technology Services, project support, as well as communications and policy management across Finance and Risk.
• Contribute to implementation of common technology, data and data standards, common processes to comply with internal policy procedures and external regulatory demands.
• Apply in-depth understanding of the business impact of technical contributions.
• Develop broad-based business reporting solutions to issues that have complex/multiple variables have potential to cause substantial impact if left unresolved
• Lead reengineering efforts in business's methodology, strategy, and organizational goals.
• Provide in-depth and sophisticated analysis with interpretive thinking to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
• Proactively communicate meaningful updates & insights with a variety of stakeholders, including executive stakeholders & oversight partners, clearly & precisely to help management understand progress and risks
• Apply knowledge and understanding of the businesses to solve a great variety of problems - by working directly with the senior business leaders
• Develop strategies to reduce costs, manage risk and enhance 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.
• Communicates effectively, develop and deliver multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences; able to drive consensus, and influence relationships at all levels
• Collaborate effectively by building partnerships and working well with others to meet shared objectives

• 10+ years of experience, Banking or Finance industry preferred
• Understanding of defining and implementing Data Quality programs
• Experience / Certifications in Agile Methodology preferred but not necessary
• Understanding of managing Data Quality on an ongoing basis, •
• Ability to gain confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity and authenticity
• Strong negotiation, influencing and stakeholder management skills across a variety of stakeholders at different levels
• Optimize work processes by balancing effective / efficient processes with a focus on continuous improvement. Demonstrate ability to balance between understanding the “big picture” while paying close attention to detail
• Organizational savvy; understands systems, management processes, knows where to go for information and how to interpret them

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