FP&A Analyst I - C09 - MUMBAI

Job Purpose:

An excellent opportunity for individuals seeking a career within Citigroup and more specifically within the Global Expense FP&A (Financial Planning and Analytics) division. The purpose of the role will be to perform key activities (as described below) supporting FPA& teams, across all products and functions globally. The goal is to closely review and challenge the Markets business financials across various sub products on ongoing basis and provide analytical insights on expenses leveraging the Citi data.

Job Background/Context:

Markets FP&A team drives a digital agenda by creating solutions to support quick & efficient decision making for FP&A management.

Development Value:

• Opportunity to join one of the leading financial Institutions in the world which prides itself on people development and mobility.
• Build a career within the FP&A Division and gain a holistic and deep knowledge and understanding of Finance, Businesses/Products and Digital tools.
• Diverse and varied work coverage across Businesses and Functions, which will require to collaborate with people at all levels from different areas of the organization.
• Opportunity to work in a global team.

Qualifications

Knowledge/Experience:

• Good analytical acumen with 0-2 years prior work experience. Experience in financial services and/or Banking industry preferred.
• Knowledge of financial, analytical, and reporting tools with preferred experience working on digital transformation solutions and digitalization projects
• Experience of working with financial data with interest in business and economic environment. Understanding of Operating Expenses is a plus.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel and PowerPoints skills. Preferred hands-on experience in data transformation, business analytics and visualization tools (e.g. Tableau, KNIME, Python, Power Query and similar).
• Demonstrated analytical skills

• Education: Excellent academic background with CA or Masters in Finance or Accounting related field

Skills:

• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Effective interpersonal skills with ability to collaborate with colleagues at multiple levels and across multiple locations, with occasional exposure to senior management and executive audience.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail is an essential part of the job.
• Adaptability, multitasking, ability to learn and desire to develop and improve by challenging status quo.
• Ability to work in teams, cross-collaborating in projects and common key deliverables.
• Experience working with agile methodologies and project management is a plus.
• Proficiency in digital tools/skillset is preferred.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating 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.

Key Responsibilities:

• Closely monitor, review and analyze the Markets expenses across various sub products and provide key insights to senior management for effective decision making
• Partner with Business FP&A teams and Controllers to obtain clarity on key variances and provide a story to Global Expense teams for review with seniors.
• Perform value-added analytics and extract actionable insights from the data to support decision-making and help drive Expense reduction/optimization opportunities.
• Identify and execute opportunities to enhance data/analytical capability and drive efficiency of the reporting processes.
• Navigate through data and multiple systems to drill-down to granular details behind operating expenses to understand main drivers and composition.
• Perform ad-hoc analyses and investigations on operating expenses as required by partners.
• Collaborate on projects that encompass multiple products globally.
• Collaborate extensively in standardizing, automating management reporting needs and drive value-added analytics for decision-making through: