Citi Group Director Forecasting / Workstream Lead - Capital Planning 

United States, District of Columbia, Washington 

192585895

This senior level role within the Capital Planning and Management organization will report directly to the Head of Capital Forecasting and Analytics.

Group capabilities include forecasting capital ratios, and related measures such as capital capacity, Risk Weighted Assets (RWA), Supplementary Leverage Exposure (SLE) and the Global Systematically Important Bank (GSIB) score.

Key responsibilities:

• Workstream Lead managing global team responsible for end-to-end RWA and SLE forecasting processes, especially for CCAR and quarterly internal forecasts including the annual Operating Plan; lead RWA forecast regulatory filing
• Develop and maintain governance and control requirements associated with RWA and SLE forecasting processes; lead the RWA Forecasting Senior Governance Group (SGG)
• Partner with Strategic Design and Implementation team to drive process, data, and infrastructure enhancements; support projects and strategic initiatives to improve RWA and SLE forecasting processes, including data and technology enhancements as part of Consent Order deliverables, as well as implement new capital regulations
• Lead RWA (Standardized and Advanced approaches) and SLE forecasting under base and stress scenarios, and conduct in depth analytics and presentations including trends, comparisons to prior forecasts, scenarios and actuals, and comprehensive attribution of drivers
• Work with Capital Controllers to understand drivers of actuals and spot RWA, and have clear visibility to upcoming changes that could impact the forecast
• Engage with the broader Capital Forecasting and Analytics team to ensure consistency and accuracy across forecasting processes; understand overall regulatory capital management framework and capital forecasting processes
• Partner across stakeholders including Business Treasury, Business and Corporate FP&A and Balance Sheet Management to execute on deliverables; additionally, partner with Model Risk Management (MRM) group to manage and maintain RWA forecasting models
• Lead audit and regulatory exams pertaining to RWA and SLE forecasting

Competencies

• Strong leadership skills, ability to align teams and resources to fit the overall strategy
• Ability to inspire confidence and provide direction
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment, while managing deadlines and unexpected changes
• Ability to work collaboratively within and outside Treasury across a wide range of stakeholders
• Strong influencing, facilitation, and partnering skills
• Proven ability to make decisions and drive execution
• Robust problem solving and analytical skills, with diligence and superior attention to detail
• Strong project management skills; able to quickly structure an approach to address new problems
• Superior communication skills, both written and verbal
• Understanding of regulatory capital rules across risk stripes

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or related field, MBA is a plus;
• 10+ years of experience in the financial services industry or consulting;
• Extensive experience in a senior role as part of Treasury, Capital Planning or Finance;
• Experience in Capital Planning processes and best practices in large financial institutions preferred;
• Familiarity with financial markets, financial services regulations, and macro-economic environment;
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office – particularly PowerPoint (presentation decks), Word (business writing) and Excel (metrics and data analysis)

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