The Fin Solutions Group Manager is accountable for management of complex/critical/large professional disciplinary areas. Leads and directs a team of professionals. Requires a comprehensive understanding of multiple areas within a function and how they interact in order to achieve the objectives of the function. Applies in-depth understanding of the business impact of technical contributions. Strong commercial awareness is a necessity. Generally accountable for delivery of a full range of services to one or more businesses/ geographic regions. Excellent communication skills required in order to negotiate internally, often at a senior level. Some external communication may be necessary. Accountable for the end results of an area. Exercises control over resources, policy formulation and planning. Primarily affects a sub-function. Involved in short- to medium-term planning of actions and resources for own area. Full management responsibility of a team or multiple teams, including management of people, budget and planning, to include performance evaluation, compensation, hiring, disciplinary actions and terminations and budget approval.

Responsibilities:

• Engage in the evaluation of and transition to advanced modeling tools, languages and flexible/interactive modeling environments as the forecasting and modeling architecture strategy evolves.
• Contribute to the global implementation of common data and data standards, common processes and integrated technology platforms.
• Provide guidance and oversight on all aspects of Ruby development, implementation, and maintenance. Staying abreast of industry best practices and emerging technologies within the Ruby ecosystem.
• Proactively identify and mitigate potential risks to project success. Develop contingency plans and ensure business continuity.
• Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to track project progress, identify areas for improvement, and ensure accountability.
• Lead and manage organizational change initiatives to ensure smooth transitions and adoption of new processes and technologies.
• Conduct quality assurance throughout the project to ensure deliverables meet required standards.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive strategy for onboarding new models into the Ruby platform, encompassing all stages from initial assessment to production deployment.
• Influence and negotiate with senior leaders (across functions) and communicate with external parties as needed.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of work experience in Financial Services, with a background in modeling processes including working knowledge of the following phases: model development, model validation, model testing and technical model implementation / onboarding for production use.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to do in-depth data analysis using SQL, Python and Excel.
• Strong understanding of fundamental Balance Sheet and P&L.
• Understanding of Transfer Pricing and Intercompany processes.
• Working knowledge of Citigroup Financial Systems (PEARL / GENESIS / RUBY Etc.)
• Experience with programming / modeling  using Python, Java, SAS,  other modeling languages a plus.
• Strong written and oral communications skills with demonstrated experience in delivering the appropriate level of detail to respective audiences ranging from junior programmers / modelers to senior level executive responsible for respective forecasting processes.  
• Strong presentation development skills with excellent PowerPoint & excel skills.
• Knowledge of Jira, Confluence, PTS required.
• Familiarity with Agile, Waterfall or hybrid project management methodologies.

Education:

• Bachelors degree, potentially Masters degree

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Job Family Group:

Finance

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Job Family:

Financial Solutions Design & Implementation

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Time Type:

Full time

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Most Relevant Skills

Assessment, Change Management, Communication, Credible Challenge, Management Reporting, Problem Solving, Program Management, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Planning.

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Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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