Finance Quality Assurance, Monitoring & Testing Lead Analyst, Citi

Citi

Location:
United States, Charlotte

Category:
Finance

Contract Type:
Employment contract

Salary:

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Job Description:

The Global Finance Control Testing Team is responsible for the testing of controls that are designed and executed by Citi’s Global Finance teams such as Controllers, Tax, Treasury, etc. This role focuses on end-to-end controls testing, including design, execution, results reporting, and insight sharing.

Job Responsibility:

Supports the Controls Testing Utility by assessing control design, designing control testing tools, developing control testing procedures, ensuring control testing transitions, dispositioning exceptions, and developing insights for all controls within the Finance organization
carries key responsibility for Control Design Assessment (CDA) by resolving escalations, defining the work plan, and designing the quality review process
performs decision-making of control testing design activity, which includes approving/signing-off, undertaking escalations, and owning Internal Audit and issue management related actions
maintains resource forecast for own team as well as forecasting for successful controls testing transition and Central Execution training
prepares reporting on control testing results for Operational Risk Forums (ORF) and senior meetings as needed and works with each respective team for socialization
develops and drives quality-checking routines to ensure compliance with all relevant policies, operating guides, and owned control testing
supports team members on topics ranging from testing design and execution to performance management and control testing platforms basics
helps driving continuous improvements in accuracy, efficiency, timeliness, and quality of MCA control design assessment and controls testing
maintains relationships and drives accountability with partners and stakeholders to drive control testing's success in support of the business's strategy
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
supports other relevant work efforts of department where needed and as directed by their manager

Requirements:

6-10 years of experience
MS Excel, MS Access, SAS, SQL, Visual Basic a plus
5+ years’ experience in financial services
consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication skills
effective organizational influencing skills required
third party vendor management preferred
demonstrated ability to lead global team efforts
excellent problem-solving skills
ability to comprehend the big picture with high attention to critical details
demonstrated ability to develop and implement strategy and process improvement initiatives

Nice to have:

MBA, CIA, CPA, or other risk management designation
2-5 years of FP&A, Tax, Controller, and or Treasury experience at a medium to large financial services firm
prior experience executing quality assurance
internal or external audit experience
expert in data analytics
excel, access, tableau etc.

What we offer:

medical, dental & vision coverage
401(k)
life, accident, and disability insurance
wellness programs
paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays
discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
May 02, 2025

Expiration:
May 08, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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