Strategic Finance Operations Lead

hace 13 horas

San Francisco, Heredia, Costa Rica Citi A tiempo completo

At Citi, we're looking for a seasoned professional to join our team as a Strategic Finance Operations Lead. This role is designed to support the Firm's Latin America Finance teams by leading external audit coordination for LATAM countries.

The successful candidate will play a crucial part in supporting the Managers Control Assessment (MCA) process, regulatory reporting governance, and other key controls. This will involve an understanding of Finance's processes, risks, and associated controls, working closely with country Finance teams to identify risks and control deficiencies.

This function will also serve as Finance's liaison with External Audit and be responsible for working with Internal Audit on Finance audits. The ideal candidate should have excellent analytical skills, strong communication abilities, and a proven track record in managing projects and teams.

The Responsibilities of this role include:

  • Coordinating and facilitating external audits, as well as regulatory visits as applicable.
  • Timely escalation of potential concerns and deliverable requirements to ensure on-time submission of financial statements.
  • Overseeing the end-to-end External Audit process, including developing and updating the interaction model and relationship with the external audit partners, and facilitating communication between areas.
  • Providing and presenting metrics, including status updates for External Audits, ongoing validation, and other Control Projects for senior management.
  • Organizing and coordinating other control activities and projects, such as the Annual Ongoing Validation of Regulatory Reports, among others.
  • Reviews end-to-end process documents, design of related key controls, and control effectiveness across Finance.
  • Proactively identifies emerging risks and assists Controllers and CFOs with resolving control gaps and issues and helps create quality corrective action plans, including understanding root cause of the issue.
  • Supports other control activities, such as consolidation of Finance-related matters to be presented in the country BRCC, Citi Operating Expense Governance Committee, and other forums.
  • Serves as backup for Managers Control Assessment (MCA) for Country Finance.
  • Supports other Control initiatives activities as needed to ensure timely completion of objectives.
  • Assist with execution of key policies and procedures, including Operational Risk Management, Records Management, Continuity of Business, and Third-Party Management for LAN Finance.
  • Looks for alternatives to optimize existing Control processes to implement innovative solutions.
  • Develops and maintains accurate process documentation.

To excel in this role, the ideal candidate should possess a Bachelor's Degree in Finance / Accounting/Business Administration, with relevant experience in audit, preferably in accounting or financial services firms. A good understanding of financial products, businesses, reporting systems, internal audit processes, and digital tools like PowerBI, Knime, or Appian would be beneficial. Additionally, fluent English and Spanish language skills are required, with Portuguese being a plus. Proficiency in Microsoft Office is also essential.

In terms of Skills, the ideal candidate should have:

  • Ability to communicate simply, clearly, and concisely both verbally and in writing, adjusting style to suit the audience.
  • Strong analytical and technical writing skills to document control issues, findings, and corrective action plans.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills necessary to deal with colleagues at all levels across the Firm.
  • Ability to gain consensus and agreement across disparate functions, products, and geographies.
  • Ability to initiate and manage change, including driving cultural changes to strengthen the control environment.
  • Ability to solve problems and articulate potential solutions.
  • Excellent presentation skills.
  • Good negotiation skills.
  • Proven track record on team management and talent development.

We're committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment where everyone feels valued and empowered to contribute their best work. If you're a motivated individual who shares our passion for excellence and customer satisfaction, please submit your application today.

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