Are you looking for a career move that will put you at the heart of a global financial institution? Then bring your skills in analysis, problem solving and communication to Citi’s Preventative Controls Oversight Team.
By Joining Citi, you will become part of a global organisation whose mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress.
Team/Role Overview
Booking Controls focus on what is booked, where, and why – ensuring adherence to business, desk and individual trader mandates, also ensuring the integrity of legal entities in preventing material booking errors. Booking Controls also focus on how a trade is booked – ensuring Front Office bookings are accurate, timely and complete in order to proceed downstream and onwards to internal/external reporting and stakeholder groups.
The role is part of the Markets Front Office organisation and will be a key part of the in-business Risk & Control team responsible for overseeing preventative size and price booking controls and adherence to a Standard within the Oversight workstream
What you’ll do
Investigating trade booking errors, including root cause analysis and partnering with technology and business stakeholders to identify and embed preventative booking controls
QA and Oversight of size and price preventative booking controls, including threshold changes, annual threshold reviews and adherence to requirements under the Markets
Manage the capture, review and tracking and of new and enhancements to size and price preventative booking controls in partnership with the Preventative Booking Controls
Development of dashboards with the Business Product teams of Size and Price preventative booking controls metrics for control triggers and threshold utilisation through Tableau for data visualisation
QA and Oversight of size and price detective control; identify and implement plans to continuously evolve control framework
As part of sustainability, look at opportunities to enhance existing controls; including gathering and documenting business requirements, through to actual implementation
Reviewing and updating the relevant booking control documentation and procedures, and ensuring that these are maintained accordingly and shared amongst key stakeholders
Work with Audit and other Control groups to drive forward control enhancement initiatives and investigate control failures.
What we’ll need from you
University degree or equivalent relevant controls experience in banking
Change Management experience, including governance framework/ adherence to standards and oversight
Data analysis and data visualisation; experience with Tableau an advantage
Strong working knowledge in Global Markets traded products, booking risk and related control principles.
Effective negotiation and relationship skills, comfortable in responding to and managing challenging stakeholders
Attention to detail and thorough in analysis and delivery
Strong problem solving and analytical skills
A proactive approach in communicating issues and strength in sustaining independent reviews
What we can offer you
This is a role that'll offer you the opportunity to build an in-depth knowledge of Markets’ businesses globally, enhancing the trade booking controls environment; partnering with Front Office stakeholders in Business Execution, Trading and Technology teams.
We work hard to have a positive financial and social impact on the communities we serve. In turn, we put our employees first and provide the best-in-class benefits they need to be well, live well and save well.
By joining Citi Belfast, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:
Generous holiday allowance starting at 27 days plus bank holidays; increasing with tenure
A discretional annual performance related bonus
Private medical insurance packages to suit your personal circumstances
Employee Assistance Program
Pension Plan
Paid Parental Leave
Special discounts for employees, family, and friends
Access to an array of learning and development resources
Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay, and empowered to thrive.
Sounds like Citi has everything you need? Then apply to discover the true extent of your capabilities.
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Workplace Initiatives | |
Program for parents returning to work after Parental Leave? | Yes- Open for vacancies in November 2019 |
Leadership development programs? | Yes |
Mentoring programs? | Yes |
Coaching programs? | Yes |
Employee-led diversity networks? | Yes |
Internal women’s networking groups? | Yes |
Open to discussing flexible work arrangements at interview stage? | Yes |
No. of weeks paid maternity leave at full salary: | up to 26 weeks |
Minimum weeks tenure required to be eligible for paid maternity leave: | 26 weeks |
No. of weeks paid paternity leave at full salary: | 2 weeks |
Minimum tenure required to be eligible for paid paternity leave: | 26 weeks |
Workplace Initiatives | |
Gender pay gap reporting information 2017 (UK): | |
Average pay gap: | 43.50% |
Median pay gap: | 32.00% |
Average bonus gap: | 71.60% |
Median bonus gap: | 71.40% |
Signatory of the UK Women in Finance Charter? | Yes |
Targets to raise the number of women in leadership? | Yes |
Targets to raise the number of BAME individuals in leadership? | Yes |
Listed in the Bloomberg Diversity & Inclusion Index? | Yes |
Returner Programme
The Citi Returner Programme is a supportive hiring programme, designed to help you transition from a career break into a career within financial services. You may have worked in the finance sector, the tech sector or another industry all together! We value your knowledge, skills and experience, regardless of how and where you have developed them. We believe that hiring people from different backgrounds with diverse perspectives brings advantages to our teams.
The programme will start in January 2020 and Returners will benefit from a structured and in-depth induction to help them transition successfully back into the workplace, followed by a tailored programme of professional development and learning delivered over a period of 15-18 months, dependent on the role and career pathway.
Returners will undertake professional qualifications as part of the programme and enjoy the benefits of being part of a supportive cohort. Citi recognises the importance of flexible working arrangements and is happy to explore these with you.
Eligible candidates will –
• Have been on a career break for at least two years
• Be looking to start the next phase of their career in financial services, in a range of roles, including operations and technology
• Demonstrate natural curiosity and be motivated to learn new skills
• Exhibit excellent leadership and communication skills
The returner programme will be open for applications on the 1st September 2019.