SVP, Controllers Transformation Accounting, Ledger & Close Process Lead Analyst

Citi

Citi

IT, Accounting & Finance
Heredia Province, Heredia, Costa Rica
Posted on Apr 29, 2025

The Accounting, Ledger & Close (AL&C) Transformation Initiative has been established under the wider Citi Finance Transformation and comprises three pillars - Accounting, Ledgers and Close, and associated global platforms, processes, and governance. The program includes standardizing and reducing risk across current financial books & records processes and establishing the next iteration of ledger strategy to adopt and implement global standard SaaS accounting and ledger platforms. The outcome will be a robust global process, governance, and controls to ensure consistent and materially accurate, complete, and timely ledger data and financial results.

The AL&C Transformation Process Lead Analyst will deliver on Citi’s Finance Transformation priorities (particularly Consent Order milestones and deliverables). This is a dynamic role with a global scope and provides vertical cross-product exposure. The ideal candidate is a strategic professional who has solid communication (verbal and written) with strong presentation and senior stakeholder management skills.

A solutions mindset, flexibility and diplomacy skills are required to guide / influence others in a highly matrixed environment to achieve both regulatory and business strategic objectives.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead the execution and roll-out of Accounting, Ledger & Close processes (with a focus on the monthly and daily close processes), including:
    • Manage day-to-day operations and support the implementation of CO milestones partnering alongside the milestone owners; working with different stakeholders across businesses and functions to drive execution.
    • Support various other transformation initiatives and enterprise standards such as CEAM (Enterprise Business Architecture), MCA and Data Transformation
    • Identify business problems and develop data-driven solutions
    • Extract meaningful insights from data and translate them into actionable recommendations
    • Create clear and compelling visualizations that communicate data and other insights effectively
    • Participate in formulating and setting strategic direction for the process and related controls, organization, and architecture across lines of businesses, products, functions, and locations.
  • Provide program management support for the overall AL&C Consent Order Action plan on behalf of the milestone owners in partnership with Finance Transformation PMOs and COO (Chief Operating Office)
  • Prepare AL&C program communications, executive updates, and presentations for senior management (including product owners, Lines of Businesses, operations, technology and lines of defenses such as internal audit, compliance).

Qualifications:

  • 7-10 years of relevant experience, within the financial services industry preferred
  • Previous experience in Finance and/or Accounting
  • Advanced Microsoft Office skills; particularly strong Excel and PowerPoint skills with experience in taking complex concepts and condensing them into palatable visuals
  • Has the ability to drive discussions, implement solutions and provide insights with limited support
  • Has the ability to communicate complex findings in a clear, concise and engaging manner to both technical and non-technical audiences
  • Has capacity to work effectively with cross-functional teams to understand business needs and deliver data-driven solutions
  • Requires strong communication and influencing skills
  • Can exercise independence of judgement and autonomy
  • Experience and demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities in a complex environment

Education:

  • Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree preferred

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Job Family Group:

Finance

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Job Family:

Fin Solutions Dsgn & Implement

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Time Type:

Full time

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