Director, Controller Transformation Governance Lead (Hybrid)

Transformation is responsible for the delivery and governance of all Controllership strategic transformation initiatives and Consent Order commitments and programs, which include but not limited to, Regulatory Reporting Transformation, Report Onboarding, Spot Risk Weighted Assets (RWA) Transformation, Accounting, Ledger and Close (AL&C), and Integrated Controllership Delivery. The Controllers Consent Order Governance Lead will ensure that transformation efforts are consistently and effectively governed in alignment with Citi policy and standards.

• Own and manage the overall Controller Transformation Governance workstream on behalf of the Controller Transformation Lead.
• Lead Controller Transformation governance activities, enforce consistent governance structures across programs, and ensure alignment and adherence to firm-wide requirements for regulatory program management and oversight.
• Define and implement the critical controls (GPMP / MCA) to mitigate key inherent risks in transformation delivery, ensuring all remain within risk appetite.
• Partner with Finance, COO, Lines of Business, Operations and Technology to drive adoption of transformation outcomes.
• Provide oversight and validation of Consent Order Action Plan milestones and deliverables in partnership with transformation program leads.
• Ensure consistency of program scoping and closure documentation and related artifacts in accordance with Citi guidelines.
• Coordinate program intra- and inter-dependencies across business stakeholder groups.
• Oversee the definition and reporting of program level metrics, risk reduction and efficiency measures.
• Own the preparation of progress and status updates, quarterly regulatory updates and ad-hoc regulatory requests (both to US and non-US regulators).
• Drive engagement with the different levels of control defenses in Citi, ensuring effective challenge and response across Controller transformation programs. Partner with independent Risk & Control teams and manage interactions and resolution of queries from Quality Control (e.g. BFQC, TLQC) and Lines of Defense (e.g. ORM, ICRM, IA).
   

This is a high-profile role within Citi’s Controller Transformation, with a global scope. Ideal candidates would have an in-depth knowledge of Controllership activities and Citi program management and regulatory program execution requirements. Experience should be gained through significant experience in a senior Controller, Finance Transformation role at Citi or a similar institution. The role holder will be expected to provide both strategic and operational thought leadership over Controller Transformation delivery with the ability to lead and influence a wide number of stakeholders, virtual and matrix teams at Director and MD level.

The role requires:

• Detailed knowledge of Citi’s businesses and products
• Detailed understanding of accounting concepts, both US GAAP/IFRS
• Detailed understanding of Citi's Policy Governance framework
• Detailed understanding of Citi's Consent Order / Regulatory execution frameworks
• Strong network of senior finance, Business, Operations and Technology stakeholders
• Ability to influence senior Finance, Business and Operations senior management at MD level
• A strong track record in driving global change from within a finance function, with significant experience with process re-engineering / process improvement, design and implementation of finance processes
• Ability to communicate effectively, both written and verbal, across organizational levels, functions and regions
• Understanding of the regulatory and control requirements around Citi’s Transformation activities including ICOFR and SOX
   

Individual should be analytical, flexible, team-oriented, have good interpersonal, communication, and follow-up skills with strong attention to detail and ability to multi-task.
 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Management or related field
• 10+ years of experience in Accounting, Finance, Business or related field in the Financial Services industry is required
• Experience in Risk and Control design and implementation
• Experience within a senior Controller, Shared Services or Technology role is preferred
• Significant experience in Process re-engineering and current/target state process mapping
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products.

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Finance

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Fin Solutions Dsgn & Implement

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