About this role
Control Testing Automation Development- SME (C12) - SIS
About CITI Citi's mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress. We have 200+ years of experience helping our clients meet the world's toughest challenges and embrace its greatest opportunities.
About AIM: Analytics and Information Management (AIM) is a global community that is driving data driven transformation across Citi in multiple functions with the objective to create actionable intelligence for our business leaders. We are a fast-growing organization working with Citi businesses and functions across the world.
What do we do: We simplify, streamline, and automate controls—strengthening our ability to prevent issues. Control Testing Automation Team automates manual testing through data driven capabilities using industry standard tools & techniques in collaboration with Business, Internal Audit, Internal Citi Risk and Control and Technology. Through automation we identify control, testing gaps and provide the evidence to Business/Risk teams to mitigate any type of risk like Regulatory/AML/KYC/Sanctions/Anti Bribery/Sales Practice/Reputational/Fraud and Theft. Expertise Required:
Responsibility
• Be seen as a senior point of contact within the team and lead complex projects from inception to completion, demonstrating expertise in Business and functional areas. • Act as a subject matter expert, advising cross-functional teams and stakeholders on best practices and innovative solutions. • Develops and drives quality-checking routines to ensure compliance with all relevant policies, operating guides, and owned control testing; deliver high-quality work within established timelines. • Conduct risk reviews of significant operational events to determine the fact pattern, control gaps and working with relevant businesses and functions implement remediation to avoid a repeat event. Lessons should be shared to mitigate similar risks elsewhere. • Helps drive continuous improvements in accuracy, efficiency, timeliness, and quality of controls testing. • Collaborate closely with leadership to develop and execute strategic objectives aligned with organizational goals. • Conduct thorough research and analysis to identify emerging trends and opportunities in the industry. • Maintains relationships and drives accountability with partners and stakeholders to drive control testing's success in support of the business's strategy. • Support other relevant work efforts of the department where needed and as directed by their manager.
Analytical Skills
• Proficient in data analysis and patterns; good with formulating analytical methodology, identifying inconsistencies, anomalies & patterns with data • Self-starter, ability to quickly assimilate and analyze large amounts of information across a variety of topics. • Strong analytical problem solving and the person should have a high level of integrity to deal with highly confidential data. • Skillful in transforming datasets and performing quantitative & qualitative analysis with data. • Provide recommendations and generate actionable business insights. • Proficient with data manipulation and problem solving to effectively work with large datasets and drive actionable conclusion.
Tools and Platforms
• Hands-on experience in Python, SQL, SAS and have strong RDBMS concepts. • Proficient in MS Excel, PowerPoint, and VBA
Nice to have – Experience on below:
• Workflow management tools like Jira, Confluence, Bit Bucket (Version Control) etc.
Domain Skills Good understanding of
• Banking Products (Wealth, Cards, Deposit, Loans & Insurance etc.)
Functional Skills
• Business risk, controls, compliance, and data management. Nice to have –
• 3+ years in Risk & Controls roles. • Subject matter expert on controls design, execution and/or control testing. • Knowledge of Finance Regulations, Understanding of Audit Process • Automation and process re-engineering / optimization skills
Soft Skills
• Proven ability to work and lead a project end to end and close them on timely basis. • Ability to partner and collaborate across an organization, excellent influencing, facilitation, and partnering skills, with the ability to build relationships, partner effectively and build a strong internal network across functions and throughout the global Risk network together with the matrix at all levels of the organization. • Strong tenacity and resilient under pressure and self-motivated in a fast paced and demanding environment. • Highly engaged, strong attention to detail, and outcome oriented. • The role demands a strong work ethic and willingness to ‘roll up sleeves. • Mentoring/Guide other team members with approach/techniques/development. • Contribute to organizational initiatives in wide ranging areas including competency development, training, organizational building activities etc.
Basic Qualifications
• Master’s degree in information technology / Information Systems / Computer Applications / Engineering from a premier institute. BTech/B. E/MCA in Information Technology / Information Systems / Computer Applications. • (Preferred) Postgraduate in – Masters in computers. • 8-12 years of hands-on experience in developing codes on SAS, SQL, Python environment. • Strong people and relationship management skills with the ability to influence others and foster a sense of collaboration. • Independent thinker and able to perform a credible challenge of businesses/functions.
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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