Finance Accounting Analyst 2, Officer

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About the role

Whether you’re at the start of your career or looking to discover your next adventure, your story begins here. At Citi, you’ll have the opportunity to expand your skills and make a difference at one of the world’s most global banks.  We’re fully committed to supporting your growth and development from the start with extensive on-the-job training and exposure to senior leaders, as well as more traditional learning.  You’ll also have the chance to give back and make a positive impact where we live and work through volunteerism.

Shape your Career with Citi

Citi Finance is responsible for the firm’s financial management and related controls.  We manage and partner on key Citi initiatives and deliverables, such as our quarterly earnings process and ensuring Citi’s compliance with financial rules and regulations.  The team comprises chief financial officers who partner with each of our businesses and disciplines including controllers, financial planning and analysis, strategy, investor relations, tax and treasury.

We’re currently looking for a high caliber professional to join our team as Finance Acctg Analyst 2 based in Taguig. Being part of our team means that we’ll provide you with the resources to meet your unique needs, empower you to make healthy decision and manage your financial well-being to help plan for your future.  For instance:

The Finance Acctg Analyst 2 is a developing professional role. Applies specialty area knowledge in monitoring, assessing, analyzing and/or evaluating processes and data. Identifies policy gaps and formulates policies. Interprets data and makes recommendations. Researches and interprets factual information. Identifies inconsistencies in data or results, defines business issues and formulates recommendations on policies, procedures or practices. Integrates established disciplinary knowledge within own specialty area with basic understanding of related industry practices. Good understanding of how the team interacts with others in accomplishing the objectives of the area. Develops working knowledge of industry practices and standards. Limited but direct impact on the business through the quality of the tasks/services provided. Impact of the job holder is restricted to own team.

• Citi provides programs and services for your physical and mental well-being including access to telehealth options, health advocates, confidential counseling and more. Coverage varies by country.
• We believe all parents deserve time to adjust to parenthood and bond with the newest members of their families. That’s why in early 2020 we began rolling out our expanded Paid Parental Leave Policy to include Citi employees around the world.
• We empower our employees to manage their financial well-being and help them plan for the future.
• Citi provides access to an array of learning and development resources to help broaden and deepen your skills and knowledge as your career progresses.
• We have a variety of programs that help employees balance their work and life, including generous paid time off packages.
• We offer our employees resources and tools to volunteer in the communities in which they live and work. In 2019, Citi employee volunteers contributed more than 1 million volunteer hours around the world.

The work

Responsibilities

• Supports the management and control data flows to and within Finance applications to ensure integrity and completeness of data, including by preparing and recording financial transactions for legal vehicle and regulatory reporting purposes, updating the general ledger, recording financial transactions, and preparing of consolidated financial statements, in accordance with management reporting requirements, for legal vehicle & regulatory purposes. Also, includes specialized accounting, such as equity compensation, securitization, payroll and investment accounting.
• Integrates established disciplinary knowledge within own specialty area with basic understanding of related industry practices.
• Take responsibility for the accurate reporting of accounting reconciliations on Citi reporting tools.
• Preparation of accounts for process in line with global guidelines.
• Manages implementation of procedures and development report.
• Adhere to key controls for accounting process within the process handled.
• Articulates own process along with its key controls and provides evidence to support reasoning for the assigned area of work.
• Communicate with Legal Entity Managers on the status of the reconciliations/ accounting performed.
• Delivers on routine accounting deliverables to provide defined outputs.
• Escalates problems or issues relating to transactions, processes, reports or, procedures as appropriate.
• Utilizes understanding of concepts and procedures within own area and basic knowledge of other areas to resolve issues that have impact on own area.
• Applies understanding of how the team and area integrate with others in accomplishing objectives.
• Applies good understanding of how the team interacts with others in accomplishing the objectives of the area.
• Assesses the applicability of previous or similar experiences and evaluates options under circumstances not covered by procedures.
• Has limited but direct impact on the business through quality of activities provided. Has impact on team and closely related teams.
• 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.

Who they want

Qualifications

• 2 to 4 years experience, preferably in a similar field
• Knowledge of Citi Finance Infrastructure and Reporting is a plus
• Knowledge of Foreign Exchange and Derivatives is a plus

Who they want

Skills and Competencies

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Able to develop strong partnership with various stakeholders
• Able to handle high volume of work, adapt to change, and work effectively under pressure
• Proficient in MS Office applications (especially MS Excel)
• Knowledge of innovation and digital tools is a plus

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Education

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• College graduate with a degree in business, preferably in Accountancy or Finance
• CPA is an advantage

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Job Family Group

Finance------------------------------------------------------

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Job Family

Financial Accounting------------------------------------------------------

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Time Type

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Most Relevant Skills

Accounting Processes and Financial Controls, Assessment, Credible Challenge, Financial Accounting, Management Reporting, Policy and Regulation, Risk Management.------------------------------------------------------

Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.------------------------------------------------------

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