SVP, Balance Sheet Control Group Manager

Recruiter
Citi
Location
Irving, TX, USA
Salary
Competitive salary
Posted
26 Nov 2020
Closes
11 Dec 2020
Ref
9172293
Job role
Accountant
Experience level
Manager
Citi, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management. Our core activities are safeguarding assets, lending money, making payments and accessing the capital markets on behalf of our clients.

Citi's Mission and Value Proposition explains what we do and Citi Leadership Standards explain how we do it. Our mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress. We strive to earn and maintain our clients' and the public's trust by constantly adhering to the highest ethical standards and making a positive impact on the communities we serve. Our Leadership Standards is a common set of skills and expected behaviors that illustrate how our employees should work every day to be successful and strengthens our ability to execute against our strategic priorities.

Diversity is a key business imperative and a source of strength at Citi. We serve clients from every walk of life, every background and every origin. Our goal is to have our workforce reflect this same diversity at all levels. Citi has made it a priority to foster a culture where the best people want to work, where individuals are promoted based on merit, where we value and demand respect for others and where opportunities to develop are widely available to all.

The purpose of the BSS GPO is to strengthen controls and transparency of the Balance Sheet by enhancing the quality of the account reconciliation process with strong centralized governance and standardization of the substantiation process, performed in strategic sites, while leveraging best in class automated tools. The individual who fulfills this position will be expected to lead initiatives for the BSS commitments related to the Core Capabilities.

The Balance Sheet Substantiation Global Process Owner's (BSS GPO) group provides accounting guidance, control, support and governance for all Citi business units related to reconciliation and substantiation processes.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Working with Senior Leadership across the organization to understand concerns and communicate those concerns.
  • Manage the scope and expectations to ensure remediation efforts and risk assessment are completed both inside and outside of core team.
  • Partner with technology to deliver the strategic technology solutions needed to execute on the commitments
  • Leading a team of both directs and non-directs to execute on the deliverables
  • Lead the change needed to bring the processes forward with an eye for risk
  • Providing updates to Senior Leadership and escalating timely if progress in hindered
  • Understand current processes and technology opportunities to ensure alignment with the strategic vision
  • Ability to identify potential accounting issue and follow it through the adjustments as needed


Qualifications:
  • Experience in Banking or Financial Services industry preferred
  • Bachelor's degree is required
  • Candidate will have 10+ years of experience with a degree from accredited institution, a proven track record for success.
  • Experience with reconciliations and project management is preferred.
  • Audit experience is preferred but not required.
  • Must be a self-starter, this is a fast pace environment.
  • Candidate should be willing to travel globally as needed.


Skills

The selected individual must possess the following skills:
  • Well-developed analytical skills
  • Must be able to work independently with very little supervision and handle multiple projects simultaneously
  • Communication skills including excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills.
  • Proficient in MS Office with Advanced Excel skills
  • Project Management Skills
  • Strong leadership skills


Competencies
  • Versatility and high degree of flexibility required.
  • Must possess a strong sense of accountability.
  • Prioritization is a must to ensure all deadlines are made.
  • Will be required to take responsibility for meeting key milestones to ensure timely execution.
  • Must be able to take a lead role within the team and provide assistance and support to other team members
  • Must be able to influence peers and Senior Leadership outside of core group
  • Demonstrated ability to execute on key deliverables working across functions, regions and business lines.


Job Family Group:
Finance

Job Family:
Balance Sheet Control

Time Type:
Full time

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