avp - Business risk manager - grc testing (rohq- market and securities services)Citigroup

The Business Risk Manager provides full leadership and supervisory responsibility. Provides operational/service leadership and direction to team(s). Applies in-depth disciplinary knowledge through provision of value-added perspectives or advisory services. May contribute to the development of new techniques, models and plans within area of expertise. Strong communication and diplomacy skills are required. Generally has responsibility for volume, quality, timeliness of end results and shared responsibility for planning and budgets. Work affects an entire area, which eventually affects the overall performance and effectiveness of the sub-function/job family. Full supervisory responsibility, ensuring motivation and development of team through professional leadership to include duties such as performance evaluation, compensation, hiring, disciplinary and terminations as well as direction of daily tasks and responsibilities.
Responsibilities:
Partners with the team on all new or modified processes to review through the appropriate governance routines and launch with adequate controls which can be monitored and reported.
Ensures internal reviews and external examinations are well managed with clearly evidenced controls.
Provided support of assigned business area by attending and participating in business meeting routines to provide control related updates to the team and learn about any new initiatives the team will need to support.
Pro-actively identifies emerging risks and assists the control team with resolving control gaps and issues and helps to create corrective action plans, inclusive of root cause identification and resolution.
Ad hoc control / audit related requests as needed.
Serve as partner to the Consumer Business Organizational Risk and Controls (CBORC) team on Manager Control Assessment (MCA) Quarterly Risk Assessment and the Annual Risk Assessment process.
Actively focus on process improvement, creating efficiencies, and ensuring proactive approach and partnership to audit management
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, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.
Qualifications:
5-8 years of relevant experience
Experience coding in SAS/SQL and Base SAS programming, SAS Macros using SAS Enterprise Guide in Windows and Unix. 2 years of experience must include: SQL, Teradata, Excel, Access, UNIX; CA workload automation (Autosys), WCC & JIL; Consumer Banking products & processes across the credit lifecycle; Operational Risk Control & Quality Assurance; Developing QA exception reports and sample analysis, reconciliation, and quality testing of complex data sets; banking laws & Card regulations.
Outstanding leadership, communication, and influencing skills as this leader will work with Sr leaders, and audit partners on a regular basis. Relevant experience in financial services, with enhanced knowledge of the Branded Cards business preferred.
Project management and governance experience with demonstrated ability to achieve and exceed critical milestones.
Must have ability to foster working relationships with other leaders across multiple lines of business and with support organizations including auditors and regulators.
Demonstrated judgement and critical thinking skills.
Education:
Bachelor's/University degree or equivalent experience
Markets and Securities Services CSC Manila is an integral part of the Senior Business Management team in Markets & Securities Services. The function of the team is to maintain the control environment within the business where appropriate, to oversee enhancements and to formulate processes to address various internal and external control policies.
The successful candidate will be closely coordinating with other members of the MSS Risk and Control teams and Business Managers globally.
Perform a team lead role on controls managed by Markets Risk and Control team in Manila
Support the businesses within Markets and Securities Services in mitigating operational risks by monitoring and testing the performance of controls
Support the expansion and migration initiatives to be transitioned to the team
Manage communication with and coordination of the support functions within Markets and Securities Services
Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating 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.
Maintain and monitor the controls environment
Develop best practice procedures within Markets and Securities Services.
Review support functions processes and challenge procedures that are not consistent with MSS objectives.
Present controls developments to senior management
Identify and spearhead process improvement initiatives
Assists in ad-hoc reports and special projects as needed
Trains, coaches or guides junior staff members
Coordinate and manage any Internal Audits and Compliance Assurance
Development Value
Global Markets is a global leader in underwriting, structuring, and trading across all asset classes, including equities, corporate bonds, government and agency bonds, asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities, syndicated loans, structured and futures products. Successful candidate will benefit from joining a global team of Markets and Securities Services Risk and Control professionals. Massive opportunity to gain product and process knowledge in different regional businesses, as well as direct exposure to internals partners and stakeholders, as well as external clients.
Qualifications:
At least 11 years work experience
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance or Accounting.
Relevant experience in financial services Operational Risk Management or related discipline
Prior experience in Audit, Compliance or Legal would be beneficial
A strong understanding of MSS business, associated processes and controls
Strong Microsoft Office Suite, Excel, Word, PowerPoint and SharePoint skills
Experience in advance automation tools (ie Python) is a plus
Knowledge and Experience
Ability to work across support functions and in consultation with business control specialists in other regions and products is essential
Relevant experience in financial services Operational Risk Management or related discipline
Prior experience in Audit, Compliance or Legal would be beneficial
A strong understanding of MSS business, associated processes and controls
Strong Microsoft Office Suite, Excel, Word, PowerPoint and SharePoint skills
Strong written and oral communication skills
Ability to influence senior stakeholders
Ability to interact successfully with multicultural/virtual teams
Skills and Competencies ·
Highly motivated, and able to self-identify emerging issues and develop responses
Work on own initiative
Ability to prioritize multiple tasks based on materiality
Strong knowledge of risk and controls
A strong team player possessing leadership traits
Able to multitask by carrying a diverse and complex workload
Possesses creativity and uses initiative, is able to develop new processes towards improvement of controls
Flexible and open to new tasks
Job Family Group: Risk Management
Job Family: Business Risk & Controls
Time Type: Full time
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Citigroup

Taguig City, Metro Manila
Permanent
Full-time