Citibank

AVP - Latam Payments and Receivables Control Lead

Posted on: 12 Mar 2021

Tampa, FL

Job Description

Responsibilities:

* Issue management: responsible for the end to end cycle support. Identification, remedial action, sustainability, closure.
* Support the TTS P&R business with compliance to Citi policies Regulations.
* Develop and monitor KRIs to monitor risk indicators results and remedial actions.
* Support Global Control Initiatives as required by the in-business Control and Risk Area
* Perform independent control reviews of Cash Operations: conduct independent and objective assessments of internal controls, corporate processes, compliance requirements
* Support audit, regulatory, compliance, ORM and business monitoring reviews. Monitor corrective action plans (CAP) and follow through resolution.
* Partners with colleagues across Risk/Compliance to raise awareness and help drive a culture of risk awareness and proactive risk identification and assessment of horizontal risks within the business
* Leads solutions sessions to help management develop control solutions, and monitor the implementation of management's control measures.
* Provide support to all operational processes as needed within Tampa and Offshoring locations.
* Properly monitor errors to ensure adherence to Audit and Control policies.
* Develops communication and training strategy and approach for operations teams to increase the risk and control mind-set.
* Liaise with global P&R control head to ensure front to back alignment on controls. Contributes to the overall advancement and integration of core strategic risk and control objectives regionally and globally.
* Perform within departmental procedures and compliance standards in order to minimize losses to the Firm.
* Oversees BSER and Cash Break monitoring on Payments and Receivables.
* Leads and/or participates in department wide transformation projects and actively contributes, communicates and implements the changes, and supports others through the process. As required review & Sign off over BRDs that impact control environment
* Be an active member of the LATAM Operations Management Team acting as a leader to support wider LATAM Operations and business goals.
* Work collaboratively as appropriate with counterparts in other regions.
* Ensure Controls are at the heart of processes and procedures, and are robustly achieved in the operational areas responsible.
* Always exercise leadership behaviors in line with the O&T Operating Excellence Practices.

Knowledge/ experience

* Proven sustained success in Control disciplines.
* Good understanding of Risk-related aspects of operational activities.
* Strong attention to detail and relationship management skills
* Experience of working in a multi-level/multi-site environment.
* Knowledge of compliance, regulatory, and Citi policies
* Leadership, Motivation and Influence Skills
* Adaptable and delivers on commitments
* Strong analytical skills
* Operational Controls Experience for Cash is preferable.

Skills:

* Superior verbal, written and numeracy skills.
* Ability to create strategy, and convert into the successful execution of activities to support it.
* Analytical and methodical.

Competencies:

* Must be able to adapt to change in a fast paced environment.
* Must be proactive and prepared through own initiative to investigate issues with the minimum of information
* Flexible/sense of urgency, ability to multi-task
* Independent thinking, with strong thought leadership to challenge the status quo.
* Ability to work with intensity in a pressurized environment (multi-tasking is essential) and to retain sound decision-making judgement.
* Excellent communication with ability to engage at all levels, both verbally and through written materials
* Self-motivated and core ability to drive results
* Structured working competency.
* Details-focused. Quick learner; comfortable with and able to manage in complex systems environment and associated development process.
* Cash Industry Knowledge.

Qualifications:

* English/Spanish speaking is required (Portuguese is a plus)
* Proficient at MS Office, particularly MS PowerPoint. Power BI
* Knowledge of RCSA / MCA process preferred

Education:

* Bachelors degree or equivalent or 10 years+ experience within the Banking and/or Financial Services industry.

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:

Operations - Transaction Services

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Job Family:

Cash Management

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Citibank

New York, New York

Citigroup Inc., a diversified financial services holding company, provides various financial products and services for consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions in North America, Latin America, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The company operates through two segments, Global Consumer Banking (GCB) and Institutional Clients Group (ICG). The GCB segment offers traditional banking services to retail customers through retail banking, commercial banking, Citi-branded cards, and Citi retail services.

It also provides various banking, credit card lending, and investment services through a network of local branches, offices, and electronic delivery systems. The ICG segment provides wholesale banking products and services, including fixed income and equity sales and trading, foreign exchange, prime brokerage, derivative services, equity and fixed income research, corporate and consumer loans, investment banking and advisory services, private banking, cash management, trade finance, and securities services to corporate, institutional, public sector, and high-net-worth clients. As of December 31, 2018, it operated 2,410 branches in the United States, Mexico, and Asia. Citigroup Inc. was founded in 1812 and is headquartered in New York, New York.