Business Risk Group Manager

Citigroup Inc.; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000

Job description

With a growing presence, our team in Belfast is a key part of the Citi Markets global organisation delivering world-class solutions to meet the needs of our corporate, institutional, government, and individual investor clients in 160 countries and territories. We offer meaningful careers for individuals from a wide range of backgrounds and disciplines; our diversity is our strength and our people, our greatest asset. Our roles provide challenge and progression, working in an exciting and growing global Financial Markets organisation based in Belfast. In view of heightened expectations from regulators and to ensure a strong and consistent global control environment, the Markets business continues to enhance the Risk and Control function.

This professional will be expected to establish a deep understanding of risk and control initiatives centred around the Booking Model and Legal Entity Trading Mandate controls. This role requires management of multiple initiatives, while ensuring awareness of remediation plans, and to drive teams to deliver best in class results. This will include implementation and operating of the legal entity control framework to enhance controls and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and with firm Policy and Standards through the development, enhancement and implementation of efficient control and supervisory tools. This will involve close partnership with Business execution stakeholders, Market Risk, Finance and internal/ external audit teams.

What you will do:

• Responsible for enhancing the legal entity control environment through key initiatives (e.g. oversight of key risk, regulatory response and/or control policy changes).
• Ensure quality, completeness, and accuracy of the implementation of the Control Framework in line with relevant policies and standards.
• Lead legal entity related projects, including hosting project forums and the reporting of deliverables for consumption across relevant risk and control forums.
• Coordinate with business and product teams and relevant control functions to ensure that the expectations and requirements set out in Citi’s Booking Model framework are integrated within Booking Control processes.
• Review and approve legal entity processes that support the Booking Model framework for embedding Booking Model governance processes into existing processes i.e. Remote Booking.
• Act as a legal entity Subject Matter Expert to senior stakeholders and/or other team members.
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders to discuss legal entity Booking Control topics including monitoring of activities, issues and breaches addressed for further action and resolution.
• Coordinate policies, standards, and procedures adoption that impact the legal entity Booking Control process.
• Lead initiatives and special projects critical to the enhancement of the control framework.

What we’ll need from you:

• Relevant experience in the financial services industry in a control discipline.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Highly collaborative; act with the highest level of integrity and works successfully with multi-disciplinary teams.
• A proven ability to apply sound judgement, effectively communicate and make, support and implement high quality, timely decisions.
• Ability to balance strategic priorities with tactical actions.
• Ability to effectively collaborate with multiple stakeholders including senior management, business and product teams, functions and legal entity leadership.
• Proven track record of establishing and maintaining strong internal networks.
• Proficient with MS Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Global mindset, with regional/product understanding.

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.

Job Family Group: Risk Management

Job Family: Business Risk & Control

Time Type: Full time

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