VP, Financial Solutions Lead Analyst

This position will join the Treasury Investment Management System (TIMS) team under the Treasury Chief Operating Office supporting the design and development of quantitative analytics and decision support systems. The TIMS Team operates and advances a central multi-asset platform gathering and organizing daily activity and valuation for all Treasury positions. The TIMS platform enables automated business intelligence and decision support analytics for all Treasury disciplines.

A successful Lead Analyst will participate in fast iteration prototyping and buildout of analytical capabilities, generally analyzing changes in billions of dollars of exposures and position flows. Any technical and engineering skills the candidate can bring to bear will be valuable. This includes Excel analytical functions, Python capabilities, Data model structured methodologies (including any SQL query capabilities) and ability to conceptualize data-driven solutions.  The efforts are very structured and disciplined at the finish line, but require innovative and flexible, imaginative thinking in the design and prototyping stage.  None of these things are hard requirements for this role, but all the members of the Analytics team have engineering and/or computer science foundations so the expectation is that the candidate will have comfort and interest in working with colleagues who have deep experience in technical financial areas.  

As a member of our technical client support team this individual will partner with senior team members to deliver data-driven reporting analytics independent of monthly software development release cycles.  The efforts and projects this group works on have senior exposure, and are part of enabling next-gen capabilities for Citi Global Treasury.

The Lead Analyst will participate across an array of projects varying in scope and size to deliver solutions to the needs and wants of Corporate Treasury. The individual will be responsible for working across stakeholder groups to define, develop, test and implement requirements within the TIMS platform.

To be successful the candidate should have a basic comfortable familiarity with interest rate concepts (accrued interest, bond coupons and yields, discounting to compute valuations); and various financial products and risks (bonds, derivatives, forwards et al).  Also the candidate should know what a hedge is and how it behaves relative to an underlying position.  Familiarity with basic Accounting concepts (e.g. what is a Balance Sheet?  What is P&L, What is Capital) is necessary.  Expert level fluency in these things is not required at this level but appetite to aggressively learn and master the three main components of our activities is necessary.  The three components of our business activity are:

Financial Product and Risk operations associated with Global Treasury; 

Project Management and disciplined data-driven execution of strategic capabilities that sustain and advance world-class Financial capabilities; and,

Technology system design, implementation and management focused on increasing productivity, stability, and velocity all at the same time)

Requires superior communication and organization skills to coordinate between multiple stakeholders to ensure completeness of functionality.

A strong candidate for this role requires an in-depth understanding and experienced use of the Project Management toolkit responsible for project communication, cost, integration, quality, risk, scope and stakeholder management. Scrum Master certified is a plus.

Financial knowledge of Cost Accounting, Derivatives and Treasury Operating model is also required.

Technical experience utilizing tools such as Atlassian Jira, SQL and/or Python is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities:

• Develop relations with business and finance partners to understand business requirements.

• Produce and maintain integrity of project deliverables within Jira such as business requirements, logistical diagrams, and test plans.

• eCommunicate key discussion points and action items upon meeting closure.

• Partner with accountable participants to ensure prompt follow-ups are completed.

• Track general progress and escalating all risks and issues daily.

• Participates in assessing and incorporating changing business, regulatory and market information needs into finance processes and applications.

• 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.

Qualifications:

• 4+ years of experience within financial services or consulting

• 3 years of experience within project management and the software delivery lifecycle (SDLC)

• Burning intellectual curiosity and desire to learn how Treasury works and how Citi Treasury operates

• Superior attention to detail and diligence sufficient to withstand scrutiny of a senior audience

• Strong team collaborator and partnering skills

• Ability to operate and make decisions with incomplete and imperfect information

• Abstract critical thinking and problem-solving skills

• Self-motivated with the ability to make decisions in the absence of prescriptive instructions

• Experience and demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities in a complex and dynamic environment

• Familiarity with Financial Regulatory context for global banks, and willingness to complete regular Compliance training

Education:

• Bachelors degree in finance, accounting or other business related field of study,

• Masters degree a plus

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In addition to salary, Citi’s offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.

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