Expense Management Business Analyst

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Job Overview

Are you looking for a career move that will put you at the heart of a global financial institution? Then bring your skills in analysis, problem solving and communication to Citi’s Business Expense Transparency Team.

By Joining Citi, you will become part of a global organisation whose mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress.

Team/Role Overview

The Business Expense transparency group is a global function with the mandate of optimizing Transaction Expense costs and implementing best in class expense management practices
The team supports multiple areas across the Transaction Expense base, including supply management, demand management, expense reporting, analysis and control, expense systems development and data transparency

The Transaction Expense Business Analyst will join the Global Business Expense Transparency organization and will support the development and enhancement of Citi’s Trade Cost Calculator and Analytics platform, which is a best-in-class system designed to provide insight into Citi’s trading costs and activities.

What you’ll do

• Manage the development of the VARCITI trade cost analytics platform
• Engage with system stakeholders across front office, middle office, operations and technology to understand functions, dependencies and design of robust analytics and metrics
• Assist in producing meaning and detailed trade and cost analytics, including volume and product profiling reports, to identify key expense trends and cost drivers
• Work closely with technology throughout the software delivery lifecycle to deliver business requirements and ensure timely release of new products
• Develop and enhance processes for carrying out reconciliations of trade expense analytics to 3rd party invoices
• Gathering requirements and analyzing new metrics for enhancing our reporting and MI & for new on boarding requests.
• Working closely with Technology throughout the Software delivery lifecycle to deliver new requirements and projects
• Assist in producing robust analytics & reports to identify expense trends and cost drivers for trading expenses
• Interact with the global efficiency, business transparency and operations teams to understand their functions and provide analytical guidance and advancements.

What we’ll need from you

• Ideal candidate would be a self-contained individual contributor with a go-getter attitude to develop software meeting the laid down quality metrics within the project environment.
• The candidate would have prior working experience in a competitive, high-paced environment to deliver software to meet business needs.
• Strong database development capabilities. RDBMS and No SQL with database administration (DBA) experience and / or certifications
• Strong PC skills essential including MS Excel and PowerPoint
• Project management or similar technology related qualification beneficial
• Experience in Qlik / Tableau is desired.
• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience required.
• Good communicator and strong inter-personal and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate confidently at all levels of the business.
• Strong analytical skills, mathematical problem-solving capability and attention to detail a prerequisite.
• Highly organized with the capability of working with both regional and global teams
  Self-motivated with an enthusiastic and proactive approach. Confident to work independently and can work effectively with business and IT subject matter experts.
• Detail oriented with a passion for maintaining standards.
  Valuing Diversity: Demonstrates an appreciation of a diverse workforce.
• Appreciates differences in style or perspective and uses differences to add values to decisions or actions and organizational success.

What we can offer you

We work hard to have a positive financial and social impact on the communities we serve. In turn, we put our employees first and provide the best-in-class benefits they need to be well, live well and save well.

By joining Citi Belfast, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as: 

• Generous holiday allowance starting at 27 days plus bank holidays; increasing with tenure
• A discretional annual performance related bonus 
• Private medical insurance packages to suit your personal circumstances
• Employee Assistance Program  
• Pension Plan 
• Paid Parental Leave 
• Special discounts for employees, family, and friends 
• Access to an array of learning and development resources 

Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self every day.  We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay, and empowered to thrive. 

Sounds like Citi has everything you need? Then apply to discover the true extent of your capabilities.

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Job Family Group:

Corporate Services

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Job Family:

Supply Chain

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Time Type:

Full time

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Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

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Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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