Trade Finance Team Lead - C09 - MUMBAI

Whether you’re at the start of your career or looking to discover your next adventure, your story begins here.  At Citi, you’ll have the opportunity to expand your skills and make a difference at one of the world’s most global banks.  We’re fully committed to supporting your growth and development from the start with extensive on-the-job training and exposure to senior leaders, as well as more traditional learning.  You’ll also have the chance to give back and make a positive impact where we live and work through volunteerism.

The Cash and Trade Proc Team Lead is an intermediate level role responsible for ensuring transactions are processed accurately and on time in coordination with the Transaction Services team. The overall objective is to apply working knowledge of technical cash management concepts, management skills and in-depth knowledge of team goals to ensure the quality of deliverables.

• Allocate work and manage daily work flow for small Cash & Trade Operations team engaged in performing entry level, routine clerical or processing tasks

• Provide recommendations to increase the efficiency of the daily work of the transaction processing team

• Train and advise lower level staff through applying in-depth knowledge of team objectives

• Maintain a basic comprehension of how the cash & trade operations team interacts with others in accomplishing objectives

• Assess and recommend on hiring needs to ensure adequate staffing

• Recommend new work procedures using technical knowledge of strategic concepts

• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular 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, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.

As a successful candidate, you’d ideally have the following skills and exposure:

• Bachelor’s/University degree or equivalent experience i.e. Accounting degree.

• Relevant experience in a related role. Product knowledge of receivables and payables and loans.

• Effective verbal and written skills

• Effective communication and analytical skills

• Effective management, influencing and relationship skills

• Basic to Advanced excel and Presentation skills

• Basic understanding of payment processing using Swift.