Financial Reporting Senior Analyst

Citi as the leading global bank is present in 100+ countries, 55 of which are in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. In each of these countries the Central Banks and other financial regulatory bodies require the timely and accurate reporting of key monetary statistics that give information about the whole economy and ensuring that capital adequacy standards are met so that banks can defend the economy from the spill over effects in case of a financial crisis.
It requires a team of dedicated professionals, with knowledge in accounting, financial products, risk management and banking to be able to fulfill this requirement. While working with teams located across the globe Financial Reporting Analysts are responsible for the accurate and timely preparation of daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly management reports and regulatory returns, which detail important aspects of the bank's financials and therefore provide an invaluable source of information to company executives, regulators and other policymakers.

Responsibilities:

• Production & delivery of daily, monthly & quarterly regulatory returns and monitoring reports
• Maintenance and further enhancement of controls & reports including reconciliations, adjustments & variance analysis
• Participation in efficiency and innovation projects on ad hoc basis by reviewing and developing current processes and enhancing controls.
• Liaising with multiple departments of the covered countries (including Financial Control, Treasury, Risk and Technology departments) to resolve issues
• Provide support to country Finance teams on an ad-hoc basis (e.g. audits, regulatory inquiries)
• Check and ensure that procedures, process notes and policies are up-to-date and applied to adequately cover rules and regulations
• Proactively identify, escalate and help resolve issues
• Review the regulatory reporting control environment of any new countries whose processes are being migrated to the CSC and come up with recommendations before, during and after process migrations
• Participate in projects to implement any new or changing regulatory requirements and enhancing the regulatory reporting system infrastructure
• Participate in future process migrations from new countries
• Identify and evaluate design and operating control deficiencies; and ensure that control issues are escalated to appropriate level.
• Establishing and enforcing standard control framework across CSC countries.
• Coordinating controls and standardization related projects that span multiple countries and teams, or which require special expertise.
• Being a trusted advisor for CFOs, Country Controllers, cluster Reporting Leads in the region, providing guidance and best practices
• Responsible for the quality of regulatory and management reports by acting as a reviewer

Development Value:

• Opportunities to gain a thorough understanding of financial statements, regulatory and management reports
• Gaining knowledge about banking and capital market products provided by Citi to clients on a global scale
• Developing technical skills through process improvement and automation
• Obtaining and enhancing knowledge regarding specific regulatory rules in an EMEA country (or multiple EMEA countries)
• Working in modern open office environment with innovative and ambitious people from different functions, countries, and diverse backgrounds.
• Working collaboratively in a dynamic team environment
• Career opportunity: vertical and horizontal expansion of your experience
• Access to Citi's huge training database and subscription to external online training providers

Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of work experience in financial, regulatory or risk reporting / auditing roles
• Advanced knowledge of MS Excel and other Office products
• Fluent English
• Good understanding of Accounting & Finance principles and Financial Markets and Products
• Good understanding of Regulatory Reporting requirements

Education:

• University / College degree in economics / finance / accounting
• Professional certifications in finance, accounting or risk are an advantage, e.g. ACCA, CFA, CIMA, FRM etc.

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