Compliance Testing Senior Analyst At Citi

Overview of Citi:
Citi is a world-leading global bank. We have approximately 200 million customer accounts and a presence in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions worldwide. We provide consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management. We enable clients to achieve their strategic financial objectives by providing them with cutting-edge ideas, best-in-class products and solutions, and unparalleled access to capital and liquidity.
Citi Belfast is one of the largest employers in Northern Ireland with a diverse and talented team of over 3000 people from over 40 different nationalities across our four Belfast offices.
We are the only global investment bank operating in Northern Ireland. Every day, our local experts interact with global teams in over 100 countries developing and supporting next-generation technology solutions for the enterprise and delivering critical services to the bank and its customers, to make sure we are a stronger and safer organization for our clients.
You will have a truly global reach, which will provide you with new experiences and development opportunities right here in Belfast's iconic Titanic Quarter.
The Role:
Serves as a Compliance Testing Senior Analyst for Independent Compliance Risk Management (ICRM)'s Compliance Independent Assessment (CIA) team responsible for assessing compliance risks and controls implemented by Citi's first and second line of defense. The Compliance Testing Sr. Analyst performs risk-based testing of Citi's compliance risks in order to assess the design and effectiveness of key controls, reporting, and escalates any violations of laws or breaches of policy identified while consistently validating the adequacy of measures used to address reported issues.
Responsibilities:

• Develops, implements, and executes Compliance Testing, continuous assurance, and reporting programs within assigned region for a component of a product line, function, or legal entity in accordance with ICRM CIA Plan.
• Participates in the planning, executing, and reporting of compliance assurance testing reviews and compliance and regulatory issue validation activities for a component of a product line, function, or legal entity within an assigned region in accordance with ICRM CIA Plan.
• Performs compliance controls testing, transactional testing, or compliance controls monitoring activities based on the pre-defined testing plan and reports any findings to the ICRM CIA Management team as necessary and documents them accordingly.
• Utilizes innovative Compliance Testing solutions including Data Analytics to enhance the value and efficiency of compliance-related activities to address emerging risks.
• Develops effective and collaborative relationships with stakeholders within and outside the ICRM CIA function and outside stakeholders, such as business and technology process owners, and promotes the education and best practices across ICRM and the business.
• Promoting knowledge sharing and promulgation of best practices across ICRM and the business.
• Escalating to ICRM CIA management significant compliance matters that require their attention or action.
• Additional duties as assigned.
• 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.

Qualifications:

• Several years of experience
• Knowledge of Compliance laws, rules, regulations, risks and typologies
• Experience with auditing principles including audit planning, risk assessments, development of risks and controls matrices, processes and controls design assessments, controls operating effectiveness testing, transactional testing, and reporting activities.
• Experience in planning, executing, and reporting on Compliance Testing reviews and regulatory issue validation activities.
• Extensive global compliance and audit related experience, and strong knowledge of business processes.
• Exhibit project management, interpersonal, sound decision making, and intuitive thinking skills.
• Understanding of relevant rules, laws, regulations, and specific regulatory requirements. Strong interpersonal skills for building strong relationships with stakeholders and engaging teams.
• Effectiveness in working within a large scale and complex matrix organization is essential.
• Excellent oral communication and writing skills in interacting with non-executives and executive management and across a number of multiple business lines and control functions.
• Recommends appropriate and pragmatic appropriate solutions to risk and control issues.
• Applies knowledge of key regulations to influence audit testing review scope.
• Develops effective line management relationships to ensure strong understanding of the business.
• Must be a self-starter, flexible, innovative, and adaptive.
• Works collaboratively with regional and global partners in other functional units.; ability to navigate a complex organization.
• Proficient in MS Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Education:

• Bachelor's degree; experience in compliance, internal or external auditing, legal or other control-related function in the financial services firm, regulatory organization, or legal/consulting firm, or a combination thereof; experience in area of focus; Advanced degree or relevant certification a plus.

What We Offer:
We work hard to have a positive financial and social impact on the communities we serve. In turn, we put our employees first and provide the best-in-class benefits they need to be well, live well and save well.
We'll provide you with the resources to meet your unique needs, empower you to make healthy decisions, and allow you to choose which benefits suit you and your personal life best.
Visit our Global Benefits page to learn more.
Highlights to our core benefits include:

• Award winning pension
• On-site health services
• Private medical insurance packages to suit your personal circumstances
• Paid parental leave
• Generous holiday allowance starting at 27 Days plus bank holidays; increasing with tenure

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