Lead Finance Officer, Citi

Citi

Location:
United States, New York

Category:
Finance

Contract Type:
Employment contract

Salary:

250000.00 - 500000.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

Lead Financial Officers (LFO) are Finance partners and strategic advisors to the functions and businesses they support. This Operations LFO role will be responsible for setting financial objectives, budgeting, planning processes, and serving as a key strategic advisor for the Operations Function.

Job Responsibility:

Serving as a key member of the function / business management team to develop and implement strategic business initiatives to deliver financial performance
Partnering with senior management to deliver on financial objectives, including revenue / expense goals, by providing insightful analysis and strategic advice on financial business decisions and plans
Serving as primary point of contact for business management team for all Finance disciplines including Controllers, Treasury, and Tax
Developing and maintaining in-depth knowledge of the Operations Function, it's core mandate and strategic objectives
Leveraging financial acumen to influence Operations Functions' priorities and develop comprehensive financial plans
Driving performance based outcomes
Developing and setting the team's strategic direction
Responsible for managing the various financial aspects of the Operations Function
Maintaining strong partnerships with Operations Function heads to drive and influence strategic financial business decisions and plans
Partnering effectively across internal and external stakeholders including EMT members, regulators, Investor Relations, Treasury, Risk, Legal and other functions while leading delivery of capital, risk and profitability targets
Driving financial discipline, efficiencies and a culture of accountability of delivering financial results
Developing multi-year financial plans in partnership with Operations Function heads that are integrated with Citigroup’s overall strategic planning process
Providing regular financial performance updates to Operations Function heads, including escalation of any variances to financial plans with proposed actions to address
Evaluating business cases and analyses to support business investment decisions such as new product development, client segments, new market entries, external partnerships, technology builds, client decisions, and marketing spend decisions
Frequently developing and implementing solutions for complex and multi layered financial challenges to drive appropriate outcomes across the Operations Function, requiring strategic vision, analysis and advisory
Working with Operations Function to identify and execute on long and short term expense management and optimization initiatives
Providing financial reports and analytics to senior management, including key financial metrics, results, trends and analysis
Partnering with COO and Transformation teams and other functional partners to prepare and review Quarterly Business Review materials
Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made

Requirements:

15+ years’ experience as a senior finance officer in a global organization
Knowledge and experience serving as a key strategic / financial advisor and partner
Extensive financial management experience, including financial planning, budgeting, reporting, analytics and analysis
Excellent communication skills and proven ability to influence a wide range of stakeholders

What we offer:

medical, dental & vision coverage
401(k)
life, accident, and disability insurance
wellness programs
planned time off (vacation)
unplanned time off (sick leave)
paid holidays

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
August 21, 2025

Expiration:
September 08, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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Lead Finance Officer

Citi

Location:United States, New York

Category:Finance

Contract Type:Employment contract