avp - Business risk manager (rohq - markets 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
The Control Officer role will reside within the Equity Risk & Control group (R&C). R&C is a first line function that works closely with all Equity businesses to address regulatory, compliance and audit matters. The group verifies
that Equity personnel are in compliance with Citi policies and procedures. R&C also helps to implement the supervisory, risk assessment and compliance procedures so Equities can effectively address market conduct and other operational risks associated with its business.
Key Responsibilities:
Support the Equities business during Internal Audit and Compliance Assurance Reviews
Assist R&C with conduct and control projects, including annual Manager's Control Assessment (MCA), quarterly Equity Risk Self Assessments and exception alert monitoring.
Citi's Regulatory Inventory Management project (RIM) was an effort to map all applicable laws, rules, regulations and interpretive guidance to controls that reside within Equities or elsewhere at Citi. This effort involves ongoing maintenance of the rule mapping.
Preparation of presentations, metrics packages and other documents measuring the performance of Equities personnel across a variety of performance measures
Verify the effectiveness of the MCA control design to ensure it adequately addresses the risk.
Understand various supervisory tools and their functionality in order to assist Equities supervisors with the disposition of exception alerts.
Challenges: Citi Equities is a complex business with multiple products and services that span the globe. The environment is fast-paced which requires quick thinking, organizational skills, high energy, and timely turnaround.
Critical Success Factors:
After 12 months, the candidate should:
Gain the trust and confidence of the Equities R&C and the Equities Business Management team.
Establish a rapport with Business Managers, Compliance, Internal Audit, Financial Control and Middle Office.
Develop a broad and detailed understanding of the organization's landscape, culture and technology.
Gain a basic understanding of the Equity product offerings across the various markets
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