The ICG Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Transformation Director will play a pivotal role in driving transformation across ICGs forecasting processes and controls, models & methodologies, infrastructure and data, to build a best in class global ICG forecasting framework, capabilities and platform. This also includes oversight of key regulatory and strategic initiatives in both stress testing and business planning within ICG and in close partnership with other stakeholders and process owners across Citi Finance. This role reports to the Head of ICG FP&A Transformation, with scope across ICGs global products and businesses. The ICG FP&A Transformation Director will partner closely with various senior stakeholders across product/region and corporate FP&A, Capital Planning, Risk Management, Citi Finance Transformation, the ICG businesses, Treasury, Controllers, Data Services, Technology, Internal Audit and Regulators.
This dynamic role requires a leader who can collaborate across multiple senior business stakeholders, lead and build a highly talented team and drive change through various transformative initiatives.
Key responsibilities include:
+ Improve the accuracy, agility and control of forecasting processes by completing and optimizing the model forecast library for all ICG businesses/geographies
+ Drive convergence and standardization of forecasting tools, including the integration of capital planning and business planning tools to satisfy all related use cases. Ensure consistency of approach and implementation of forecasting enhancements across markets/geographies and ICG products
+ Enhance review and challenge in progress towards convergence of modeling approaches
+ Establish strong partnership with Citis Model Risk Management organization, to ensure developed models support all risk management processes. Serve as a key contact point for model sponsors and FP&A teams as well as Model Risk Management partners
+ Work closely with Model Risk Management to ensure successful model validation
+ Partner with other FP&A colleagues and ICG FP&A Transformation colleagues to manage the end-to-end model development process (business requirements, data capture, model design, build, validation, implementation and use)
+ Help drive the optimization and integration of all forecasting processes across CCAR/capital planning, strategic planning, business/operating planning and outlook processes. Design new or re-engineer existing financial or business planning processes to drive centralization and standardization
+ In partnership with corporate, business and regional planning teams, clearly define use case requirements and planning segmentation rationale across all forecasting processes for multiple ICG products
+ Ensure consistency with Citis Risk Governance Framework
+ Track key performance metrics in the achievement of key milestones and deliverables for transparency and accountability
+ Escalate key transformation execution risks and help identify and take mitigating actions
+ Represent ICG in Citi-wide and Finance Transformation forums to drive outcomes and communication
+ Directly manage team members locally and remotely, mentor and develop team members across ICG P&A, and partner with other teams locally and across the globe; requiring ability to effectively communicate across all levels
+ Opportunity to interact with senior management (within finance and the business), which requires excellent communication, presentation, and organizational skills
Qualifications:
+ 15+ years of relevant experience
+ 8-10+ years of managerial experience
+ Experience in financial forecasting methods of FP&A teams
+ Demonstrated financial modeling skills with the ability to drive top down strategic and operational planning
+ Experience specific to financial model development projects, preferably at a large multinational regulated financial institution
+ Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication
+ Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to facilitate collaboration across teams
+ Ability to build and maintain relationships and interact at all levels of an organization
+ Demonstrated leadership and project management skills
+ Demonstrated problem-solving and decision-making skills
Education:
+ Bachelors degree/University degree or equivalent experience
+ Masters degree preferred
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**Job Family Group:**
Finance
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**Job Family:**
Financial Planning & Analysis
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**Time Type:**
Full time
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