Citi · 6 hours ago
Lead Financial Officer, COO and Transformation
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$250K/yr - $500K/yr
15+ years expCiti is a global organization seeking a Lead Financial Officer for their COO and Transformation division. The role involves leading financial objectives related to revenues, expenses, and capital while partnering with various functions to enhance financial performance and strategic business initiatives.
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Responsibilities
Serving as a key member of the COO management team to develop and implement strategic business initiatives to deliver financial performance
Partnering with senior management to deliver on financial objectives, including expense goals, by providing insightful analysis and strategic advice on financial business decisions and plans
Serving as primary point of contact for business management team for all Finance disciplines including Controllers, Treasury, and Tax
Developing and maintaining in-depth knowledge of central operations and the Transformation programs, it's core mandate and strategic objectives
Leveraging financial acumen to influence COO priorities and develop comprehensive financial plans
Driving performance based outcomes
Developing and setting the team's strategic direction
Responsible for managing the various financial aspects of the COO activities, including:
Maintaining strong partnerships with Operations heads and Transformation Program Leads to drive and influence strategic financial business decisions and plans
Partnering effectively across internal and external stakeholders including EMT members, regulators, Investor Relations, Treasury, Risk, Legal and other functions while leading delivery of capital, risk and profitability targets
Driving financial discipline, efficiencies and a culture of accountability of delivering financial results
Developing multi-year financial plans in partnership with Operations heads and Transformation Program Leads that are integrated with Citigroup’s overall strategic planning process
Providing regular financial performance updates to Operations heads and Transformation Program Leads, including escalation of any variances to financial plans with proposed actions to address
Evaluating business cases and analyses to support business investment decisions such as new product development, client segments, new market entries, external partnerships and technology builds
Frequently developing and implementing solutions for complex and multi layered financial challenges to drive appropriate outcomes across the COO and Transformation, requiring strategic vision, analysis and advisory
Working with Operations heads and Transformation Program Leads to identify and execute on long and short term expense management and optimization initiatives
Providing financial reports and analytics to senior management, including key financial metrics, results, trends and analysis
Partnering with COO teams and other functional partners to prepare and review Quarterly Business Review materials
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
Qualification
Required
15+ years' experience as a senior finance officer in a global organization
Knowledge and experience serving as a key strategic / financial advisor and partner to senior management
Extensive financial management experience, including financial planning, budgeting, reporting, analytics and analysis
Excellent communication skills and proven ability to influence a wide range of stakeholders
Bachelors/University degree
Preferred
Master's degree
Benefits
Medical, dental & vision coverage
401(k)
Life, accident, and disability insurance
Wellness programs
Paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays
Company
Citi
Citi's mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress.
10001+ employees
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James Monahan
Managing Director / Global Head of Asset Servicing
Naveed Sultan
Managing Director, Chairman, Institutional Clients Group
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