AVP - Finance Data Control Senior Analyst

Job Title: Assistant Vice President: C12,

Job Description:

The Global Financial Controls (GFC) team is strategically placed within the Controller’s Chief Administrative Office under Finance.

This role will drive Process Deep Dives and Audit / Exam management and will closely work with Citi Controllers Team, All three Lines of Defense (LOD) and other compliance teams. Requires a strategic professional who closely follows latest trends in own field and adapts them for application within own job and the wider team.

• Excellent communication skills are must to negotiate with senior stake holders.

• Developed Inter-personal skills are required to guide, influence, and convince others, in particular colleagues in other areas.

Key Responsibilities:

As part of GFC Americas Audit and Exam Management Team, responsible for:

• Ensure timely Risk Assessment/ Process deep dives of new & existing processes and reduce Risk Exposure

• Act as a key co-ordinator during ongoing Internal audits i.e liasoning between auditors and process teams to ensure efficient exchange of data and queries.

• Stakeholder management through active communication with Internal Auditors as well as stakeholders within the Controllers organization.

• Responsible for review of Regulatory Exam deliverables impacting Americas Controllers Function

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand the end-to-end process to identify the risk and management strategies.  

• Accountable for timely delivery of the review programs for the process deep dives.

• Engage with Internal Audits Teams to support / develop in planning and finalizing Audit Entities, Audit Periods and Scope.

• Accountable to planning for the Audit Reviews in preparation of the audits, execution of reviews and recommendation of areas for action / improvement.

• Accountable for managing the audit requests, ensuring they are met on timely and completely, timely heads up for Audit teams for any delays and escalations to senior stakeholders in controllership for any delays.

• Partner Audit Teams and Controllers to audit issues which have a clear actionable plan and identify owners.

Qualifications:

• Experience in the identification of risk, evaluation of processes and documentation of process flows depicting corresponding controls.

• In – depth Knowledge of Internal Audit process and hands on with report preparations for multiple levels & layers

• Understanding of Business Risks and Exposure

• CPA / CA/ CIMA or any other equivalent master’s degree

• 6+ years relevant working experience in Audit, Risk Management, Finance, Accounting,  or related field

• Prior banking Experience would be plus.