Citi Group Compliance Control Assessment Manager 

United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Belfast 

119150649

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.

Role Overview:

The Second Line of Defense (2LoD) Testing Utility (STU), aligned to Independent Compliance Risk Management (ICRM) and Independent Risk Management (IRM), is responsible for assessing and testing Key Controls that are designed and executed by 2LOD teams. This job posting is specific to ICRM coverage.

This dynamic role, with broad Compliance exposure, requires a solutions mindset with excellent management and communication skills to guide and negotiate, often at a senior level, to achieve both regulatory and ICRM’s strategic objectives. The role requires a degree of responsibility over technical strategy, resource management and ensuring operational efficiency objectives are met.

What you'll do:

• Design and implement a holistic assessment coverage plan for their area of responsibility, ensuring timely design assessments for key controls, their monitoring tools and testing tools.

• Lead a team to execute the design assessment coverage.

• Execution of design assessments for key controls, their monitoring tools and testing tools.

• Design testing tools that will be executed by the 2LOD testing utility.

• Exception management resulting from both design assessments and operational effectiveness testing.

• Communication of insights and assessment results to senior stakeholders.

• 2nd and 3rd line of defense engagement (e.g. Internal Audit).

• Resource management including forecasting and training for the team.

• Develop and lead quality check and credible challenge routines to ensure compliance with all relevant policies, operating guides for owned activities.

• Support and mentor team members on topics ranging from testing design & execution, control testing platforms and automation.

• Contribute to driving continuous improvements in accuracy, efficiency, timeliness and quality of control design assessment and controls testing.

• Maintain relationships and drive accountability of control assessment outcomes and success with partners and stakeholders to achieve regulatory and business strategic objectives.

What we'll need from you:

• 10+ years relevant experience; Internal Audit or other controls testing group covering a Compliance function is required.

• Experience in a Compliance function at a Global Bank or Financial institution preferred.

• Subject matter expertise in a Compliance discipline (e.g., AML, Sanctions, surveillance, product/function oversight, etc.).

• Subject matter expertise for Controls design, execution and/or control testing.

• Expert-level understanding of Internal Controls and/or risk and control self-assessment programs, frameworks, and processes.

• Advanced skills in MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and MS SharePoint.

• Requires strong communication and diplomacy skills to guide and influence others in a matrixed environment.

• Experience and demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities in a complex environment.

• Ability to work effectively with team members, partners, and stakeholders virtually and across different geographies and time zones.

• Bachelor's/Universitydegree in Finance, Master's degree preferred.

• CA, CPA, ACA or CIA preferred

By joining Citi Belfast, 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:

• Generous holiday allowance starting at 27 days plus bank holidays; increasing with tenure

• A discretional annual performance related bonus

• Private medical insurance packages to suit your personal circumstances

• Employee Assistance Program

• Pension Plan

• Paid Parental Leave

• Special discounts for employees, family, and friends

• Access to an array of learning and development resources

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