Job Openings at Citi

Job Overview

Citi is a world-leading global bank. We have approximately 200 million customer accounts and a presence in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions worldwide. We provide 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. We enable clients to achieve their strategic financial objectives by providing them with cutting-edge ideas, best-in-class products and solutions, and unparalleled access to capital and liquidity.

SMBF - Production Management (also known as Production Support- SMBF Technology) is an organisation with more than 5,000 employees and contract workers.  The Business Execution team is responsible for the group’s ongoing planning, administrative and organisational development activities.  These include management of the Financials, Headcount, Real Estate and Vendor Management Planning Processes, as well as providing ongoing support to the Production Management Leadership Team.

We are looking for a Senior Business Unit Manager to join the Production Management Business Execution Team and provide global business management support to one of our Tech Production Support portfolios, as well as being a key Business Execution Team resource supporting the Production Support Management Office.  

Key Responsibilities:

• Resource Management: Working with Senior Management, Recruiting, Finance and Vendor Management to understand and track headcount, identify trends and resolve issues as they emerge in addition to ensuring, accuracy in reporting, onboarding and termination of resources
• Manage financial reporting, monthly analysis and forecasting activities, client chargebacks, payments, as well as accruals, and the yearly budgeting process including program and project level forecasting analysis, in addition to ad hoc requests
• Serve as a business partner to Finance, Human Resources, Vendor Management and the Technology Staffing Office
• Act as a trusted advisor to Technology PM Line of Business (LOB)
• Promote process improvement in all areas involved; Create and maintain process standards/ methodologies and best practices. Identify automation/efficiency opportunities where possible
• 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 behaviour, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency
• Advance organization/people strategy goals including communications strategy, talent strategy, and employee engagement initiatives
• Manage LOB strategic cost reduction, investment and location strategic initiatives
• Participate in and providing support for significant Operations ad-hoc projects and Production Support initiatives

Required Skills and Competencies

• Relevant experience in Financial Services role, preferably in a Finance, Business Execution Office, Chief of Staff or CAO Role.
• Headcount and financial forecasting experience
• Highly proficient in MS Excel and Power Point
• Excellent analytical and data mining skills
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication skills
• A good team player with a proactive, flexible, enthusiastic and can-do approach
• Highly self-motivated with a strong sense of initiative
• Ability to manage deliverables within aggressive timeframes; ability to cope under time pressures
• Experience with databases and information management Advanced Microsoft office skills including demonstrated capabilities with Excel pivot tables, VLOOKUP’s, and other formulas
• Knowledge of Citi systems (PTS and R@C) a plus

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree/University degree or equivalent experience
• Master’s degree preferred but not essential

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Job Overview

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 Global FX 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

The FX Corporate Sales business is a key segment of our wider FX business, supporting the fast-growing Citi Commercial Bank (CCB) in Western Europe. The main responsibility of the role is to promote a complete foreign exchange and flow derivatives service. Clients will be both HQ or subsidiary clients based in U.K.

Citi's Commercial Bank works with businesses and commercial customers who have annual sales ranging from $100 million to $4 billion. As a member of the broader Corporate Sales team in Western Europe, your job will be to find ways for our clients to maximize their growth while taking full advantage of Citi's broad range of products. CCB FX salespeople are relationship-focused finance professionals responsible for understanding the wide range of complex financial issues facing clients in the region.

What you’ll do

• Work in close cooperation with banking teams to acquire clients and develop existing relationships to increase revenues in all aspects of the FX business
• Successful applicant will be the main FX point of contact for a number of U.K. CCB banking teams, they will be responsible for the FX relationships amongst this client base and the needs of those clients, be they simple or complex.
• Ability to support senior members of team on more complex transactions
• Support FX execution, onboarding and documentation needs of the wider FX corporate sales team and their clients
• Monitor and contribute to the CCB performance within the FX business according to the budget.
• Assisting clients on non-market risk management challenges, for example, balance sheet, cash-flow/earnings risk analysis, and strategic, episodic driven hedging discussions. Comfortable requesting support from more experienced colleagues or teams where required
• Initiate and participate in marketing activities to support customer acquisition.
• Requirement to build a strong internal Citi network across trading, structuring, banking, risk, cash management, trade, corporate solutions, private and investment bank
• Build relationships with related sales and solutions groups across FX, Markets and Banking to help source origination opportunities and promote cross selling between business lines.
• Contribute commercialization of the products recently launched. Initiate marketing activities to support customer acquisition.
• Organize training and knowledge sharing for Commercial Bank teams working closely with Product Partners for both new hires and ongoing training.
• Ensure compliance with internal product and credit programs/policies and relevant country regulations.
• Act in the best ethical way and in line with Citi’s Policies and Standards.

What we’ll need from you

• Experience working with corporate clients to support their foreign exchange needs across flow products and derivatives
• Understanding of risk management tools and techniques.
• Basic understanding of hedge accounting is helpful but not critical
• Basic knowledge of options, derivatives and digital solutions for FX.
• Good knowledge of the overall client / bank relationships
• Experience expanding an FX business and demonstrating strong yoy growth
• Experience of clients using multi-bank FX platforms.
• Understanding how treasury needs differ across Citi’s client base, e.g. private company / venture backed / private equity owned / listed businesses
• Strong sales, presentation and negotiation skills
• Ability to understand FX from within a company’s annual reports.
• Profound understanding of macro-economics and the interdependencies of asset classes (Fixed Income, Equities, Commodities, Foreign Exchange).
• Degree in Finance, Economics or Legal will be preferred

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Job Overview

• The Underwriter - C14 is a strategic professional who closely follows latest trends in own field and adapts them for application within own job and the business. Typically, a small number of people within the business that provide the same level of expertise. Excellent communication skills required in order to negotiate internally, often at a senior level. Developed communication and diplomacy skills are required in order to guide, influence and convince others, in particular colleagues in other areas and occasional external customers. Accountable for significant direct business results or authoritative advice regarding the operations of the business. Necessitates a degree of responsibility over technical strategy. Primarily affects a sub-function. Responsible for handling staff management issues, including resource management and allocation of work within the team/project.

Responsibilities:

• Assist bankers and Underwriters in underwriting requests for credit extensions for new and existing clients, and in the writing of annual reviews with focus on more complex and higher dollar exposure transactions.
• Perform detailed financial analysis on companies, including trend and ratio analysis, and interpret the financial information
• Perform collateral analysis on accounts receivable, inventory, machinery and equipment and real estate in order to evaluate collateral performance and changes in trends, as well as to assess repayment capacity based secondary sources of repayment.
• Prepare monthly and/or quarterly reviews of existing borrowers in order to track compliance with various loan covenants as outlined in the loan Agreement.
• Build a solid understanding of Citibank products and services within Commercial Banking and the broader organization.
• Coordinate with bankers on customer calls and site visits, when appropriate.
• Perform industry and geographical research and other due diligence as needed.
• Be familiar with Citibank credit policies and practices and regulatory policies, to assist unit in achieving compliance with the above and satisfactory ratings from internal and external auditors.
• Provides training for less experienced credit officers and other credit center staff in application processing, credit analysis and loan closing roles.
• Provide backup to the team manager in workflow distribution and monitoring as needed.
• Recommend changes to process to achieve greater efficiency.
• 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 of experience
• Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting (preferred) - previous experience working in a financial institution with additional experience in a loan officer or underwriting role. (credit trained a plus)
• Advanced analytical skills including the ability to read and assess company financial statements, cash flow, industry and competitive analysis and projections
• Demonstrated knowledge of intermediate accounting theory and its practical application in the credit underwriting process
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to complete assignments in a timely manner
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Problem recognition and resolution skills
• Ability to work autonomously and within a team
• Proficient in various spreadsheet and word processing applications (Excel and Word are preferred), including the use of graphs and charts, and Moody's financial analysis software

Education:

• Bachelor’s/University degree, Master’s degree preferred

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Job Overview

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 Belfast. 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

The Client Onboarding group is a client facing organization responsible for the coordination and communication around all underlying activities from sales prospect/new business opportunity through to the first trade.

While the client onboarding team are responsible for stewarding the client through the end-to-end onboarding process our success as a firm depends on many teams and the ability to effectively communicate between them. Generally, the onboarding role is a coordination role with client data set up function happening within the respective control groups. The department has a fast paced environment and analysts have deadlines to meet daily and deal with stakeholders across the globe.

What you’ll do

• Ensure all applicable regulatory requirements are met
• Manage stakeholders
• Work to deadlines
• Manage and prioritise daily tasks ensuring SLA’s are met
• Day to day oversight and contribution to creation and maintenance of customer accounts, security and pricing data within multiple systems across multiple teams.
• 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 behaviour, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

What we’ll need from you

• Good awareness of client needs/expectations
• Financial services related experience preferable
• Flexibility, team spirit, loyalty
• High attention to detail
• Good PC skills (Excel, Word)
• Fluent in both written and spoken English
• Be able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines

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Job Overview

You’re ready to bring your knowledge from the classroom to the boardroom, and Citi wants to help you get there. Whether it’s honing your skills or building your network, we know that success can’t come without growth. Our programs equip you with the knowledge and training you need to play a valuable role on your team, and establish a long-term career here. At Citi, we value internal mobility, and career growth is not a question of if, but when.

Citi's UK Commercial Bank is looking to hire a full time Analyst to join our team in London. Commercial Bankers are relationship-focused professionals who understand the wide range of complex financial solutions required by our clients around the world.

Our Commercial Banking division in the UK works with business and commercial customers who have annual sales ranging from $50 million to $1.5 billion. As a member of the Commercial Banking team, your job will be to find ways for our clients to maximize their growth while taking full advantage of Citi's banking products. Commercial Bankers are relationship-focused finance professionals responsible for understanding the wide range of complex financial issues facing our clients around the world.

In this role, the Analyst will work directly with Relationship Managers on a portfolio of clients and interface with various Citi teams across the firm and around the world including credit underwriting, cash management, loans, FX, derivatives, capital markets and investment banking. The Analyst is a critical team member supporting Relationship Managers with managing the existing portfolio and generating new business. This is an ideal developmental opportunity to move into a relationship management role

Why Commercial Banking is a great career path:

As an Analyst, you will join a training program where you will receive an in-depth education to learn the fundamentals of the Analyst role and introduce you to Citi’s culture. Whatever your degree is in, we will give you the training you need to excel.

We’re committed to teaching you the ropes. Here at Citi, rotational programs are intended to help you build a broad skillset and accelerate your career growth by gaining exposure to numerous roles. The 24 month analyst program starts in August and begins with a training program. You will then rotate across three areas, where you will have hands-on experience working across CCB business functions (i.e. credit risk, treasury and trade solutions, client coverage)

• Offering support in Credit Approvals (for new-to-bank and existing clients), utilizing official/internal databases. Analyzing financial data using financial models including company valuations, discounted cash flow analysis, financing, comparative, and pro-forma analyses
• Collecting and analyzing company information to assist transactions, including conducting industry research, revising, and organizing financial data
• Working with Relationship Managers to determine credit and cash management products to be offered to clients. Working with product, risk management and other partners. Creating pitch books, prospect memos and external/internal client related decks
• Managing existing base of key client relationships for transaction level support for Senior Relationship Managers. Solving client instructions/deficiencies and coordinate trainings (ex. CitiDirect, FX Pulse, etc.) via engagement of all Citi partners
• Working on customer due diligence / KYC for new-to-bank clients as well as existing client base. Handling documentation related to client on-boarding within the Commercial Bank. Initiating CRM workflow for account opening and other TTS products for assigned customers
• Coordinating tasks with internal and external working teams. Supporting Relationship Managers with ad-hoc inquiries and other reports. Preparing required internal documentation e.g. control and compliance regulations.

We want to hear from you if:

• You are in your final year of university or have graduated
• Expected to achieve a 2:1 (or equivalent) at undergraduate level in any degree discipline.
• You have an interest in business
• You are fluent in a 2nd language (this is desirable but not essential).

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This role will support the Services, Markets, Banking & International and Client Ops functions.

• The Business Unit Manager is a senior management-level position responsible for accomplishing results through the management of a professional team or department. The team drives the overall administrative activities of the business. These tasks may include managing external audits, business continuity activities or addressing regulatory issues. The Business Unit Manager coordinates and manages activities such as the tracking of business financials, employee headcount and other administrative needs and ad hoc projects as necessary.

Responsibilities:

• Drive administrative, operational, reporting and quality improvements through partnership with internal teams
• Manage financial control by applying a comprehensive understanding of the department Profit & Loss (P&L), including appropriate accruals, client allocations, the impact of capitalization, recovery and fixed price contracts in order to improve operational efficiency and productivity
• Responsible for all cross product technology, regulatory and administrative duties in conjunction with the team, including financial, staffing, quality, risk and regulatory matters
• Execute vendor management activities, including ensuring legal requirements are met and coordinating contract negotiation and processing
• Provide oversight of the Business Critical Milestone Reporting process and other reporting processes to ensure quality, efficiency and accuracy
• Ensure headcount is accurate, real estate is inventoried and planned, and onboarding and termination of resources are managed
• Work with Technology leadership to support the Business People strategy as well as the Communication strategy for the department
• 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:

• Significant experience in financial services
• Experience working in global and complex settings with multiple stakeholders
• Knowledge of the financial services industry and technology, including Profit & Loss (P&L), accruals, client allocations, capitalization, recovery and fixed price contracts
• Proven ability to work in a team of diverse skill sets and cultures
• Proven ability to work in high-pressure, time-sensitive environments
• Consistently demonstrate clear and concise written and verbal communication

Education:

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