Transaction Control Specialist Entry Level jobs at Citi Group in Poland, Warsaw

You are here, reading this job ad, because you are looking for an opportunity.

Regardless, if you are a professional in the sector, an experienced individual

You are here, reading this job ad, because you are looking for an opportunity.

Every single day you will have a chance to learn, acquire new skills and competences, face interesting challenges, which will help you develop.

Requirements:

We requireproficient English, being computer literate(especially expertise in the use of MS Outlook and Excel is an asset),display analytical thinking, willingness to work in the capital markets and determination to learn

We will teach you everything you need to reflect trades in NAV, however we requirebasic knowledge of financial instruments.Having previous experience in related finance field is preferred but not a requirement.

A degree is desired but not critical, as a degree will never replace ambition and hard work.

Availability forshift workas this position requires participation in late shift (16:00-00:00) 1- 2 weeks per month.

What we offer:

• The usual perks: competitive salary, private health care, life insurance, sport/fitness card
• The extras: sponsored Employee Pension Plan, Employee Assistance Program, Zoom-Free Fridays, Charity day, Development Day, flexible working arrangements (including working remotely), Affinity networks, People Strategy committees and many more impactful initiatives to participate in and take advantage of, one of the most modern office buildings in Warsaw centre
• And of course great leadership and the chance to learn from the best

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You are here, reading this job ad, because you are looking for an opportunity.

Every single day you will have a chance to learn, acquire new skills and competences, face interesting challenges, which will help you develop.

Because you will be with us and we are Citi, the first Wall Street bank with a female CEO.

What we do:

Middle Office Specialist is an entry level position responsible for providing operational support to Traders with securities, cash and derivatives transactions. It includes: trade monitoring and reporting, market matching and transaction settlement. This position is based on multiple parties communication ( via phone, email or personally) in order to investigate incoming queries and to monitor trade execution.

Responsibilities:

• Provide an operational support to Traders with securities, cash and derivatives transactions

• Prepare daily and weekly/monthly reports

• Cooperate and build relationships with internal and external stakeholders like: Brokers, Custodian, Accounting Teams etc.

• Perform control functions such as daily trade monitoring, reconciliations across systems and failed trades management

• Assist Team Manager/Supervisor in all their duties as required

Qualifications:

For newbies, we require good English, being computer literate (especially in the use of MS Outlook and Excel) willing to learn, and to gain the experience in financial world.
we will teach you everything you need to place an order and settle a trade, even if today you don’t know anything about capital markets!

A degree is desired but not critical, as a degree will never replace ambition and hard work. Willingness to work in the capital markets and determination to learn.

What we offer:

• The usual perks: competitive salary, private health care, life insurance, sport/fitness card,

• The extras: sponsored Employee Pension Plan, Employee Assistance Program, Zoom-Free Fridays, Charity day, Development Day, flexible working arrangements (including working remotely), Affinity networks, People Strategy committees and many more impactful initiatives to participate in and take advantage of,

• Structured onboarding process,

• Access to multiple training programs and platforms (including UDEMY, Degreed) to support individual growth,

• And of course great leadership and the chance to learn from the best.

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The coverage of this role includes the campuses in

What you’ll do:

The University Relations Specialist will be responsible for building relationships and developing innovative strategies that differentiate Citi on campus. Responsibilities include:

• Develop and maintain relationships with universities with the aim of positioning Citi as an employer of choice for students

• Work closely with the recruitment team to understand their hiring needs and ensure the university relations strategy supports this

• Develop a schedule of events aimed at attracting students to apply for roles at Citi. This will include working on event logistics for on campus events, virtual events and careers fairs

• Work in partnership with the wider global university relations team on planning and execution of virtual events

• Work in partnership with the Talent Attraction Engagement and Diversity team on marketing campaigns to promote campus events and early careers roles

• Support the team with logistics for events including registration, managing suppliers, room bookings, catering etc

• Manage the relationship with our logistics provider and acting as the main point-of-contact both in advance and on the day of events

• Payment processing of invoices

What we’ll need from you:

• Experience in a similar role

• Event management experience

• Recruitment & Human Resources background highly desired

• Willingness to travel to universities in Poland, Hungary, Germany and Switzerland (up to 15%); mostly in March and September-October

• Strong written and oral communication skills

• Ability to prioritise multiple tasks

• Experience of managing a variety of stakeholders

• Experience of working in a global organisation would be an advantage

• University degree or equivalent experience

By joining Citi Poland, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive compensation package and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits that support you (and your family) to be well, live well and save well:

• Paid Parental Leave Program (maternity and paternity leave); A supportive workplace for professionals returning to the office from childcare leave

• Award-winning pension plan,​ multisport, holiday allowance

• Private Medical Care Program, Group Life Insurance

• Consideration for annual discretionary bonus

• Employee Assistance Program

• Access to a wide variety of learning and development programs, online course libraries and upskilling platforms, such as Udemy and Degreed

• Flexible work arrangements to support you in managing work - life balance

• Career progression opportunities across geographies and business lines; Mentoring Programs

• Socially active employee communities with diverse networking opportunities

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

The Valuation Control Group (VCG) is an independent global group within Product Control responsible for reviewing and reporting fair value inventory and IPV across all asset classes.

What you will do:

• Valuation Control:Execute valuation control processes, including Independent Price Verification (IPV), Valuation Adjustments, and Fair Value Hierarchy maintenance, in coordination with Product Control, Risk, Operations, and Front Office teams.

• Data Analysis & Solution Provision:Analyze data and market conditions to identify and provide solutions for valuation issues impacting relevant business areas.

• Reporting & Control Compliance:Develop and prepare Business Valuation Control Reports and contribute to the development and implementation of controls to ensure compliance with valuation policies and standards.

• Issue Escalation & Resolution:Identify pricing discrepancies and IPV threshold breaches, acting as an initial escalation point and working towards resolution.

• Accuracy & Integrity:Maintain a high level of accuracy across all reported numbers and commentaries, with adequate legal entity focus, resolving complex issues and interpreting relevant policies.

• Relationship Management:

What we'll need from you:

• Minimum 3-4 years of relevant professional experience.

• General understanding of securities and derivative valuation methodologies.

• Advanced Excel skills.

• Strong analytical skills, including experience with high-volume data analysis.

• Quantitative background/experience in finance, economics, mathematics, or a related field.

• Proficiency in programming and/or scripting (VBA, SQL, Python, Tableau) would be an advantage.

• Strong communication, influencing, and leadership skills; Presenting to large audiences is a plus.Has the ability to operate with a limited level of direct supervision.

A bachelor’s or master’s degree in finance, economics, mathematics, statistics, or a closely related quantitative field.

By joining Citi Poland, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive compensation package and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits that support you (and your family) to be well, live well and save well:

• Paid Parental Leave Program (maternity and paternity leave); A supportive workplace for professionals returning to the office from childcare leave

• Award-winning pension plan, multisport, holiday allowance

• Private Medical Care Program, Group Life Insurance

• Consideration for annual discretionary bonus

• Employee Assistance Program

• Access to a wide variety of learning and development programs, online course libraries and upskilling platforms, such as Udemy and Degreed

• Flexible work arrangements to support you in managing work - life balance

• Career progression opportunities across geographies and business lines; Mentoring Programs

• Socially active employee communities with diverse networking opportunities

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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Product Control Analyst

Product Control, the largest department in Finance, is primarily responsible for controlling daily profit and loss reporting, price verification and trading activity for the Institutional Clients Group. We work closely across functions on a daily basis (including the Trading desks, Risk Management, Operations, and other areas of Finance) and develop a deep understanding of the products traded, along with the associated market risks and accounting complexities.

Responsibilities:

• Be responsible for the end-to-end Product Control process, including daily P&L preparation and related activities: Review and analyse new trades, associated risks and the P&L generated, also understand and analyse the P&L coming from market moves on the existing portfolio of trades.
• Perform Independent Price Verification (IPV), calculate or validate Valuation Adjustments, and perform Fair Value Levelling (to classify the inventory in scope by observability of the external inputs used for price verification)
• Work closely with various areas of the Finance department, liaising with the Trading Desk, Risk Management, Operations, Middle Office and IT teams
• Use effective escalation to ensure issues are highlighted in a timely manner. Focus on recurring issues and drive through enhancement projects and systems fixes
• Support standardization efforts and work on strategic as well as ad-hoc projects to improve Citi’s Product Control system infrastructure and to implement process improvement ideas

Ideal background:

• A university or college degree in Finance/Accounting is an advantage but not a must as we are open to other majors.
• Good command of spoken and written English
• Confident analytical and communication skills
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills. (Training will be provided on other in-house and industry standard systems used in this position.)
• Knowledge of or demonstrated interest in financial products is an advantage.

We are a development-focused organization. The above qualifications and skills are considered as primary assets for the position – but we do not pursue perfectionism: we look for capable colleagues and help them grow to excellence in their fields and positions.

• Competitive compensation package with a wide range of benefits:
  • Cafeteria Program
  • Home Office Allowance - for colleagues working in hybrid work model
  • Paid Parental Leave Program - maternity leave and paternity leave
  • Private Medical Care Program and onsite medical rooms at our offices
  • Pension Plan Contribution to voluntary pension fund
  • Group Life Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program

• Access to a wide variety of learning and development programs, online course libraries and upskilling platforms, such as Udemy and Degreed
• Flexible work arrangements to support colleagues’ in managing work - life balance
• Continuous career progression opportunities across geographies and business lines
• Inclusive and friendly corporate culture
• Socially active employee communities with diverse networking opportunities

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The Valuation Control Group (VCG) is an independent global group within Product Control responsible for reviewing and reporting fair value inventory and IPV across all asset classes.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for working across Product Control, Risk and Operations and Business to perform IPV.

• Support review of valuation control related production, such as Independent Price Verification.

• Work to ensure a high level of accuracy across all reported numbers and high quality of pertaining commentaries.

• Acts as Subject Matter Expert (SME) to senior stakeholders and /or other team members.

• Resolve complex problems/issues independently, where expertise is required to interpret policies, guidelines, or processes.

• Relationship management and development across other peers within VCG to ensure consistency of processes and controls.

• Coordinate technology related initiatives and automations for Collateral and Client Valuation through involvement in UAT workstreams

Skills and Qualifications:

• Minimum 5-8 years of relevant professional experience.

• General understanding of securities and derivative valuation methodologies.

• Advanced Excel skills

• Strong analytical skills: High volume data analysis background would be a plus

• Strong communication, influencing, presentation and leadership skills with experience of presenting to large audiences with multiple participants

• Has the ability to operate with a limited level of direct supervision.

• Proficiency in any of these would be an advantage: VBA, Knime, Tableau.

Education:

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in any finance, economics, or quantitative related subject.

By joining Citi Solutions Center Poland, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed) and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:

• Private Medical Care Program

• Life Insurance Program

• Pension Plan contribution (PPE Program)

• Employee Assistance Program

• Paid Parental Leave Program (maternity and paternity leave)

• Sport Card

• Holidays Allowance

• Sport and team recreation activities

• Special offers and discounts for employees

• Access to an array of learning and development resources

• A discretional annual performance related bonus

• A chance to make a difference with various affinity networks and charity initiatives

Sounds like Citi has everything you need? Then apply to discover the true extent of your capabilities.

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Responsibilities:

• Utilize knowledge of applications development procedures and concepts, and basic knowledge of other technical areas to identify and define necessary system enhancements, including using script tools and analyzing/interpreting code
• Consult with users, clients, and other technology groups on issues, and recommend programming solutions, install, and support customer exposure systems
• Apply fundamental knowledge of programming languages for design specifications.
• Analyze applications to identify vulnerabilities and security issues, as well as conduct testing and debugging
• Serve as advisor or coach to new or lower level analysts
• Identify problems, analyze information, and make evaluative judgements to recommend and implement solutions
• Resolve issues by identifying and selecting solutions through the applications of acquired technical experience and guided by precedents
• 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:

• 2-5 years of relevant experience in the Financial Service industry
• Intermediate level experience in Applications Development role
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication
• Demonstrated problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Ability to work under pressure and manage deadlines or unexpected changes in expectations or requirements

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.

• Core Java, Spring, REST Web services
• HTML5, CSS, ReactJS
• Willingness & ability to learn & work on new technologies
• Strong communication skills, including written and verbal

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