Vice President (VP), Cross-disciplinary Controls Lead Analyst
Citi
IT
Belfast, UK
Job Overview
The Vice President (VP), Cross-disciplinary Controls Lead Analyst is responsible as the primary support point of contact for non-financial risk management and controls for their aligned business area. This includes providing risk identification and control design consultation and advisory services and executing tasks within the Managers Control Self-Assessment (MCA) program, also known as Risk & Control Self-Assessment (RCSA). The position involves identifying, analyzing, and assessing potential risks, leading and influencing the building of effective controls to mitigate risk, ensuring timely remediation of control issues, and executing MCA in line with Citi’s Policies & Risk Management Framework. Key tasks also include developing and maintaining a deep understanding of the business domain supported and guiding risk and control owners through the full risk management lifecycle and associated support ecosystem to safely and prudently deliver against business objectives whilst maintaining a residual risk profile within acceptance tolerance. This role will also champion an effective risk and control culture with supported areas and assist with projects and initiatives as assigned from a non-financial risk and control perspective.
Key Responsibilities:
- Serve as the primary support point of contact for non-financial risk management and controls for the aligned business area.
- Provide risk identification and control design consultation and advisory services.
- Execute tasks within the Managers Control Self-Assessment (MCA) program (Risk & Control Self-Assessment (RCSA)).
- Support business area in the annual/semi-annual/quarterly/monthly review processes related to MCA.
- Resolve MCA quality control gaps and deficiencies timely.
- Identify, analyze, and assess potential risks, ensuring timely identification and remediation of significant control issues and operational events.
- Lead and influence the building of effective controls to mitigate risk.
- Ensure timely remediation of control issues.
- Execute MCA in line with Citi’s Policies & Risk Management Framework.
- Develop and maintain a deep understanding of the supported business domain including business objectives and priorities.
- Guide risk and control owners through the full risk management lifecycle and associated support ecosystem.
- Champion an effective risk and control culture, compliance, and operational excellence within supported areas.
- Assist with projects and initiatives as assigned from a non-financial risk and control perspective.
- 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 teams and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards
Qualifications:
- Minimum of 6-10 years of experience in operational risk management, compliance risk management, audit, or other control-related functions in the financial services industry.
- Ability to identify, measure, and manage key risks and controls.
- Strong knowledge in the development and execution of controls.
- Proven experience in control-related functions in the financial industry.
- Proven experience in implementing sustainable solutions and improving processes.
- Understanding of compliance laws, rules, regulations, and best practices.
- Understanding of Citi’s Policies, Standards, and Procedures.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to engage at the senior management level.
- Aptitude for guiding stakeholders through risk management processes including the ability to distill complicated topics into easily understandable terms.
- Leadership and influencing skills for indirectly obtaining outcomes.
- Demonstrated ability to understand and navigate complex business domains.
- Strong critical thinking skills. Ability to deal with ambiguity and take abstract concepts and translate them into effective tactics in support of risk and control outcomes.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
- Commitment to fostering effective risk and control culture.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
- Self-motivated. Intellectual curiosity to stay abreast of modern technological advances and AI tools to enhance analytical capabilities.
- Demonstrated capability to handle multiple, concurrent analytical projects while maintaining a high degree of accuracy.
- Ability to adjust to shifting and competing priorities while maintaining productivity and attention to detail.
Education:
Bachelor's/University degree, Master's degree preferred
This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.
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Job Family Group:
Controls Governance & Oversight------------------------------------------------------
Job Family:
Cross-disciplinary Controls------------------------------------------------------
Time Type:
Full time------------------------------------------------------
Most Relevant Skills
Analytical Thinking, Business Acumen, Communication, Constructive Debate, Controls Assessment, Controls Lifecycle, Escalation Management, Issue Management, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management.------------------------------------------------------
Other Relevant Skills
For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.------------------------------------------------------
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