Svp - Asia Client Tax Operations Lead jobs at Citi Group in Singapore, Singapore

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The overall objectives of this role are strengthening Operational Regulatory Reporting processes, Governance and detection of issues, link between Product & regulatory reporting and increase awareness and knowledge on regulatory reporting.

Responsibilities:

• Preparation and submission of regulatory reports covering different jurisdictions and products
• Analyzing regulatory reporting process front to back
• Resolving issues related to regulatory reporting
• Communicate operational changes arising from remediation or process or control enhancements to Operations & Technology
• Develop Business Requirements for system-related enhancements and End to end management of implementation of new or amended regulations
• Reconciliation of positions and ensuring of completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of reporting
• Executing the road map to improve regulatory reporting operations efficiency, controls, and resilience
• Streamlining process inconsistencies, mitigate risks, and process documentation. Sharing knowledge among team to manage regulatory reporting operations functions.
• Anticipate details of future regulations by communicating directly with key stakeholders and staying informed of relevant trends and industry new
• Driving projects and process improvements
• Supporting all control functions including MCA, audits, procedures updates and implementation
• Calculating and monitoring of key KPIs and metrics
• Timely escalation of issues and monitoring till resolution
• Close cooperation with Business and Tech partners on gap identification and process improvements
• Preparation and participation in governance forums
• Supporting internal & external audit reviews in relation to regulatory reporting operations & controls processes
• Acting as managers back-up when needed
• Coordinating task allocation and completion in regulatory reporting operations team
• Continue professional development in order to keep abreast of emerging technologies, methods and best practices.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 7 years of experience in Operations, preferably in regulatory reporting space
• Solid experience in transactional regulatory reporting
• Proven experience working with demanding business stakeholders within a cross-functional matrix environment
• Deep understanding of regulations and operational processes
• Good understanding of Investments and Capital Market products as well as trade execution and settlement processes
• Analytical thinking skills
• Effective workload management
• Effective, adjusted to recipient communication skills
• Critical thinking and drawing logic conclusions
• Adequate level of proficiency with MS Project, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint and SharePoint with experience presenting to stakeholders and senior leadership
• Experience working both independently and, in a team-oriented, collaborative environment

Education:

• Master degree, preferably in finance and banking

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Incumbent will be part of Fund Operations Change senior leadership team and will interact closely with global client change and on-boarding Funds leads, and multiple stakeholders across Operations, Technology, Product, CitiService and client relationship organization.
Excellent communication skills are required as role involves daily client interactions/escalations.Responsibilities:

• Day-to-day leadership, management & support of client change teams in region, ensuring e.g. managerial structure is setup in relevance with business goals, all required deliverables are fulfilled timely and in highest quality, and all aspects of employee’s lifecycle are performed in appropriate standard.
• Coordination, execution and reporting of APAC client change delivery delivery projects across Funds Operations area
• Continual review of regional processes with regional and global stakeholders to identify and execute tactical and strategic service and efficiency improvements.
  As first remit - implementation of global Funds Change standards, processes and frameworks in region - for client change delivery
• Capacity management and dynamic prioritization of resources in region and in cooperation with global leads
• Monitoring of expense base to deliver execution of financial plan and initiatives to meet expense targets
• Pro-active risk management and cooperation with necessary stakeholders in order to minimize operational & project risk and adherence to all Citi policies.
• Ensuring wider Change function APAC sites’ compliance with applicable laws, regulations and Citi policies.
• Active engagement in regional strategy initiatives and their promotion within stakeholders's group

Qualifications/requirements:

• 10+ years of experience on significant client change programs, preferably within Fund Operations/Investor Services space
• 10+ years of direct people management experience (preferably as manager of managers or manager of sizeable change/project teams
• 5+ years of experience in working directly with bank clients on projects/change programs
• Working experience and/or expertise around local/APAC landscape, environment, and specifics
• Stakeholders’ management skills, ability to build long-term relationships
• Track record of delivering process standardization, efficiency and org design in project/change areas
• Continuous improvement and transformation-related skillset and mindset with proven track record of the same
• Excellent communication skills (oral & written), executive presence

Education:

• Bachelor’s/University degree, Master’s degree preferred
• project management certification - nice to have
  

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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Job Responsibilities:

• Engage with relevant stakeholders to identify business needs and requirements to best empower this Sales, designing best-in-class solutions and ensuring their successful implementation.
• Understand the Markets framework, and set it up for success, leveraging the interoperability between Markets, its constituent businesses and the broader Citi businesses where applicable.
• Partner with in-business sales technology leaders to create a systems standard that is stronger than the sum of its parts, focusing on areas of maximum impact.
• Collaborate with the second line in Risk and Operations to deliver solutions that can be deployed end to end.
• Work with Technology partners to manage the work slate and help directly guide technology resources on- and offshore while staying involved with in-business goals and aligning to those priorities.
• Oversee the procurement, organization, and distribution of client data within Markets and across to broader Citi, as relevant.
• Ensure strong marketing and communication strategy across the organization; analyze, report and track adoption metrics, and put in place initiatives to increase.
• Engage on efforts relevant to ensuring the integrity and quality of data / content across the platforms, and the necessary compliance with all data privacy and other regulatory mandates.
• Help develop forward-looking vision and strategy to build / maintain state-of-the-art distribution platforms into the future, staying current on relevant external developments in the CRM space.

Knowledge & Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree a must; masters a plus.
• Technology and Analytics knowledge a plus.
• Track record of excellent performance in related role Strong ability to pull together Technology teams across the franchise to advance business goals.
• Prior experience as a critical partner/liaison bringing together Business & Technology teams.

Skill Requirements:

• Initiative and ability to structure and drive projects from idea to completion are a must.
• Strong critical thinking and analytical skills Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills; must be comfortable interacting with all levels of the organization.
• Strong people management / team development skills.
• Effective communication and presentation skills.

Personal Qualities:

• A self-starter who takes ownership and accountability
• Able to work effectively under pressure in a fluid environment.
• Focused attention to detail and high standards for quality and accuracy in his/her work product.
• Collaborative, team-oriented, service-oriented

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Some of the regular responsibilities for the Commercial Loan Product Manager include:

Responsibilities:

• Drive sustainable loan growth across the CCB target market thru strategic management of our loan product offering, its delivery channel, governance and risk and controls
• Develop a viable loan product offering taking into consideration the competitive landscape and the CCB’s Asia strategy
• Track and monitor loan product profitability and performance against identified targets
• Lead the capital approval process for the Commercial Bank and analyze new loan and capital commitments on a risk-adjusted basis
• Ensure a consistent approach to transaction and client returns presentation across Asia coverage deal teams
• Oversee CCB submissions to senior internal balance sheet, capital, and transaction review forums
• Assess and direct changes to the CCB loan product offering based on deals won vs. deals lost, evolving client and market demands, technology trends, and other existing and emerging threats within the commercial lending marketplace
• Conduct market research and competitor analyses to ensure our commercial clients have a best-in-class experience and designing and execute on identified improvement strategies
• Partner with Institutional Credit Management (ICM), O&T and Loan Operations to identify and prioritize opportunities to improve efficiency, control and the client experience across the E2E lending platform
• Direct and oversee all aspects of program life cycle management including market demands, technology trends, and regulatory requirements
• Partner with all up and downstream stakeholders to ensure CCB client and product needs are fully reflected in any shared platform design and operations

Knowledge/Experience:

• 15+ years of experience in banking, product/loan management experience or related activities
• Experience leading cross-functional teams to define and achieve high value business goals
• Broad and diverse functional experience (e.g. marketing, credit, acquisitions, product development, analytics, technology)
• Demonstrated experience driving business innovation, leveraging management information, and data analytics to drive results
• Demonstrated knowledge of product development, financial acumen, and investment processes across asset classes
• Ability to work unsupervised and adjust priorities quickly as circumstances dictate
• Ability to work under pressure and manage deadlines or unexpected changes in expectations or requirements
• Demonstrated analytical and influencing skills
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate Degree, MBA a plus.
• High level of personal integrity and interest in building the business.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with strong ability to influence and build consensus.
• Articulate in written and verbal communication skills
• Propensity for detail and comprehensiveness of content.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize in an extremely time-sensitive environment.

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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Managerial 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.

Engineering Lead Responsibilities:

• Working with the team to define the architecture, design, development, code review, testing and maintenance of applications.

• Design and implement scalable applications and services with a solid focus on quality, continuous integration, and deployment.

• Write testable code following clean coding and SOLID design principles.

• Perform code reviews and contribute to overall quality, maintainability and testability of software developed.

• Be willing and able to adapt to changes in priorities and requirements.

• Be a self-starter and plan/schedule own work for tasks and projects, implement functionality without direct supervision.

• Work closely with clients and stakeholders to define feature requirements and deliver a product that materially impacts the business and improves the end user experience.

• Work closely with teams to form good working culture and continuously adapt to different working environment.

Qualifications:

• At least 15 years of "hands-on" software development experience.

• Strong "hands-on" experience in Java 8, Core Java, Spring, Hibernate and restful web services including its data interchange format/definition such as XML, JSON.

• Strong "hands-on" experience in distributed caching technologies like Apache Ignite or similar.

• Familiar with different persistent storage technologies such as RDMS (Sybase, SQL Server or Oracle) and NoSQL.

• Solid experience working with source code management tools – Git or Bitbucket.

• Good understanding of clean coding principles.

• Good understanding of code quality measurements using tools like Sonar and able to implement design and implement unit, integration, and functional tests.

• Must demonstrate strong familiarity of design patterns.

• Strong knowledge of Equity Derivatives products & product lifecycle is a MUST.

• A team-player who is comfortable working in a team that deals with ambiguity and problem solving

• Experience managing global technology teams

• Good written and verbal communication skills. Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication

• Strong experience working with OpenShift / Kubernetes or other cloud platforms

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience

• Master’s degree preferred

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The overall objectives of this role are strengthening Operational Regulatory Reporting processes, Governance and detection of issues, link between Product & regulatory reporting and increase awareness and knowledge on regulatory reporting.

Responsibilities:

• Preparation and submission of regulatory reports covering different jurisdictions and products
• Resolving issues related to regulatory reporting
• Communicate operational changes arising from remediation or process or control enhancements to Operations & Technology
• Develop Business Requirements for system-related enhancements and End to end management of implementation of new or amended regulations
• Reconciliation of positions and ensuring of completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of reporting
• Streamlining process inconsistencies, mitigate risks, and process documentation. Sharing knowledge among team to manage regulatory reporting operations functions.
• Anticipate details of future regulations by communicating directly with key stakeholders and staying informed of relevant trends and industry new
• Driving projects and process improvements
• Supporting all control functions including MCA, audits, procedures updates and implementation
• Calculating and monitoring of key KPIs and metrics
• Timely escalation of issues and monitoring till resolution
• Close cooperation with Business and Tech partners on gap identification and process improvements

Qualifications:

• Minimum 2 years of experience in Operations, preferably in regulatory reporting space
• Proven experience working with business stakeholders
• Good understanding of regulations and operational processes
• Good understanding of Investments and Capital Market products as well as trade execution and settlement processes
• Analytical thinking skills
• Effective workload management
• Effective, adjusted to recipient communication skills
• Critical thinking and drawing logic conclusions
• Adequate level of proficiency with MS Project, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint and SharePoint with experience presenting to stakeholders and senior leadership
• Experience working both independently and, in a team-oriented, collaborative environment

Education:

• Bachelor's/University degree or equivalent experience, preferably in finance and banking

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