The Finance Reporting Group Manager is a senior management level position responsible for accomplishing results through the management of a team or department in an effort to provide regulatory analysis and reporting in coordination with the Finance team. Additionally, the Finance Reporting Group Manager develops reporting and control procedures to accurately prepare information required for financial reporting and analysis. The objective of this role is to ensure business/department financials are prepared and delivered in a timely and accurate manner.

Responsibilities:

• Support the analysis and submission of reports to various constituencies (local regulators, SEC, Fed, OCC, etc.) based on requirements such as US GAAP, US Regulatory, and local statutory reporting
• Manage activities, including closing the books and sub-ledgers, passing appropriate required adjustment entries and consolidating financials at the end of each accounting period
• Oversee all staff within the relevant Infrastructure area
• Direct and control strategy and execution of firm activities within a major Infrastructure area
• Recommend goals, policies, and plans for specific business areas within the firm
• Partner with revenue areas to improve efficiency, effectiveness, productivity, and/or control
• Represent the firm in dealings with clients and external audiences
• 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:

• 10+ years of relevant experience
• Ability to present and influence across organization level and functions
• Ability to translate strategy into execution
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience
• Master’s degree preferred

Regulatory Transformation Senior Manager is a strategic function within Controllers  , a division in Finance. CONTROLLERS    provides support to Controllers  , FP&A, Risk, and Treasury including accounting, closing, ledger, reconciliation, substantiation, and reporting activities.

The TRANSFORMATION  function within CONTROLLERS    is responsible for partnering with the Finance Transformation team to transform the end-to-end Global Operating Model for all Financial Books and Records processes, platforms, and results and Reporting. The team is singularly responsible for design and implementation of end-to-end processes owned and performed by the CONTROLLERS    Reporting Operations teams located in the 4 CONTROLLERS centers, ensuring the processes performed in the centers are standardized, efficient, and designed with appropriate controls. The team is responsible for leading efforts to design and transform the end-to-end CONTROLLERS    functionality, capacity planning, definition of KPIs and metrics to drive transformation and productivity, and for location strategy. In addition, the team is the primary interface with global stakeholders including Finance Transformation, Corporate Reporting, Citi Controller, Chief Data Office, Data Services and global Technology.

Responsibilities:

·            Leadership role in the design and implementation of both tactical and strategic remediation plans to address specific gaps in the Consent Order analysis.

·            Performs decision-making of control design activity, which includes approving/signing-off, undertaking escalations, and owning issue management related actions.

·            Develops and drives quality-checking routines to ensure compliance with all relevant policies, operating guides, and processes.

·            Responsible for planning and coordinating project activities, creating tangible and measurable goals, ensuring all targets are met and collaborating  across different departments to ensure all project leads are up to date on deliverables and status.

·            Responsible for reviewing updated project plans and key milestones related to project completion and provide status updates in clear and concise manner for senior reporting.

·            Responsible for identifying specific action items, execution, and coordination with Process Leads and Reporting Operations, updating of key resource materials and implementation of critical changes to operational procedures, and governance documentation.

·            Lead working group sessions, strategy planning and various review sessions to identify and facilitate creation of detailed action plans and commitments to Consent Order targets.

·            Manage multiple priorities, plans and tasks and work with geographically diverse resources.

·            Maintain constant dialog with Reporting Operations and Project Management to highlight issues with the overall Consent Order action plans.

·            Define standard guidelines, roles and responsibilities, and appropriate alignment of activities within Reporting Operations.

·            Execute processes and procedures within defined parameters.

·            Identify training requirements and coordinate the design and delivery of the training materials.

·            Lead the team to deliver results and influence change effectively across geographic and functional areas and levels.

·            Manage multiple priorities, plans and tasks and work with geographically diverse resources.

·            Escalate potential issues identified in working group sessions.

·            Active leadership and representation of Transformation in working group sessions, strategy planning and various reviews sessions to identify and facilitate remediation of detailed action plans and commitments to Consent Order targets.

·            Lead cross-functional working groups among Data, Infrastructure, Process and Governance standardization for key reporting functions, emphasis on Infrastructure related activities including the Reporting Foundation Layer, Insight conversion, Reporting Integrity and Simplified Rules Authoring.

·            Identify process improvement efforts and coordinate and streamline control activities across business and functional lines resulting from changes in operation model.

·            Liaise with members of Consent Order Working Groups, Reporting Operations, Technology and Finance Transformation to ensure the project plans and action items are up to date and published to stakeholders.

·            Responsible for leading the delivery of operational procedures and control documentation.

·            Active participation with members of the various Reporting Operations functions to identify ways to streamline and implement action plans to create more accurate and timely results, as well as improving efficiency.

·            Maintain constant dialog with Reporting Operations and Project Management to highlight issues with the overall Consent Order action plans.

·            Understand and evaluate the implications of the changes proposed by Consent Order working group and communicate the impact of same to Reporting Operations.

·            Develop tracking tools and track all testing aspects/activities on an ongoing basis related to Consent Order progress and provide and present recurring status updates to project management, participants and senior management. 

·            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.

Qualifications:

·        10+ years relevant experience, 5+ years in Finance roles, 5+ years of direct management experience preferred. Hands on experience in the Finance function in a Global Bank would be a plus.

- Advanced English level

·        Good understanding of Financial Services products and services.

·        Strong background in Finance, PMO support, Reporting Operations disciplines

·        Proven skills in leadership, strategic planning, project management and organizational structure

·        Experience in managing projects and professionals across business lines

·        Excellent communication (written, verbal) skills

·        Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office products

·        Experience with process reengineering / process improvement, design and implementation of accounting and closing processes

·        Ability to identify problems and take appropriate actions to resolve issues

·        Global awareness and global business orientation

Education:

University degree finished. Master´s degree is a preferred.

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Job Family Group:

Finance

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Job Family:

Financial Reporting

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Time Type:

Full time

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