Citi Group Finance Discovery Project Manager - C13 NEW YORK 

United States, New York, New York 

941678661

The Strategic Ledger Program has been established under the wider Citi Finance Transformation. The program strategy is to adopt and implement global standard Oracle SaaS/Cloud based accounting and ledger platform (the “strategic ledger”). The outcome will be a robust global process, governance, and controls to ensure consistent and materially accurate, complete, and timely ledger data and results.

TheFinance Discovery PM (VP)

The scope of the program includes:

• Centralize and standardize accounting into global accounting hubs and sub-ledgers
• Implement a standard sub ledger and general ledger for the firm
• Replace Citi’s current Operating and Reporting ledgers, including those embedded in bank-in-a-box platforms such as Flexcube
• Automate and streamline accounting and ledger processes and controls
• Address source data quality issues impacting ledgers in partnership with enterprise-wide data priorities
• Align contractual and instrument level balances and positions with financial balances

Key responsibilities in the role:

• Drive analysis across multiple workstreams to identify and align scope/design considerations (e.g., Data sourcing, financial processes, financial reporting, regulatory reporting)
• Translate analysis into meaningful deliverables (e.g., current state assessment, fit-gap analysis, requirements, design decisions)
• Lead workshops with Business and Technology stakeholders
• Draft requirements, and review with multiple stakeholders (e.g., Business and Finance Teams, Controllers, Technology)
• Support project management activities such as planning, risk and issue resolution, dependency management
• Prepare materials for key stakeholders and senior leaders to ensure they are kept informed and have the right information to hand to make key decisions as required
• Build strong relationships with workstream leads, PMO team, and business stakeholders

Qualifications & Skills:

• 8+ years of relevant work experience with global corporations and financial services experience gained in Banking or in an associated consulting role
• Strong written/verbal communications skills; must be concise, articulate, and persuasive with the ability to articulate complex problems and solutions and the judgement and authority to provide insightful commentary to senior stakeholders.
• Understanding of US GAAP, IFRS, Local GAAP Accounting rules and COA
• Knowledge of Oracle, SAP or similar ledger platforms required e.g. Full Suite, Peoplesoft
• Experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams, collaborating to deliver change in fast-paced project environments
• Ability to develop and manage stakeholder relationships at all levels in an organization
• Problem solving and creative thinking, with a strong attention to detail
• Growth mindset, seeking and implementing feedback and maintaining flexibility to pivot and course correct as needed
• A self-starter, able to operate independently
• Experience with SaaS enabled ERP transformations (Oracle, SAP, Workday) or regulatory reporting would be a plus
• Project management certification (PMP, Prince or equivalent) desired
• Microsoft Excel proficient, able to analyze big data set

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business, Management, Engineering, or related field

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