Director - U.S. Branded Cards Controller

The U.S. Personal Banking Branded Cards Controller is as senior member of the U.S. Personal Banking Controller Leadership team and is responsible for the timely, accurate and complete reporting for Branded Cards Business lines. 

The financials of this business includes; $110+ billion of credit cards loans and $10 billion of revenues.  The role manages a 10+ person team in multiple locations in the U.S and requires a comprehensive understanding of various credit card products, related systems, processes and controls and reporting of associated financial results.  To be successful in the role the candidate must be able to effectively work across several teams (FP&A, Business, Risk etc.) and functions in order to execute against Citi Finance’s strategic objectives.  The candidates must be able to balance satisfying core reporting requirements and maintaining a robust controls environment, while advancing process improvements with a sense of urgency.

Responsibilities:

Ensures the integrity and control of the country financial books and records, as well as, the process by which reports are generated and ensuring Citi policies are applied.

• Manage month end and quarterly close processes - ensuring completeness and accuracy of data, including by preparing and recording financial transactions, updating the general ledger,, and preparing of month end results.
• Partner with LFOs, FP&A and other Finance/Risk function on reviewing and developing new partner/customer contracts and new activities
• Manage Partner payments and ensure accuracy of payment processing
• Attestation for several processes including SoA, CCAR, CEMP and external disclosures for Branded Cards, which is an externally disclosed business line
• Prioritize efforts to improve balance sheet results to be reported daily in an automated manner at the contract level
• Drive balance sheet integrity to reduce count and amount of aged balances and ensure appropriate reserves taken for aged items
• Continuously improve the control environment surrounding all aspects of financial reporting, which involves ensuring CAPs are open as needed, procedure documentation is in place, MCA controls are effective and well documented
• Contribute to implementation and execution of Finance Transformation projects
• Proactively identify data quality and reporting issues and provides guidance on remediation plans
• Establish the strategic direction of the team from organizational, process and site location perspectives
• Partner closely with the Finance/FP&A, Finance/Treasury, Operations, Technology, Risk and Legal functions
• Responsible for accuracy and completeness of both internal and external reporting for Branded Cards
• Partners with the revenue areas to improve efficiency, effectiveness, productivity and / or control.
• 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.
• Uses excellent communication skills to negotiate internally at senior levels.  Possesses abilities required to resolve most issues referred by subordinate managers and staff

Experience and Education:

• 15+ years experience in the Banking industry (preferably with Credit Cards) managing large regional and possibly global areas
• Bachelors/University degree, Master’s degree preferred, managerial experience

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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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