Senior Business Analyst recruitment
The Business Change unit looks after both day-to-day Support Maintenance for the Funds Administration core NAV production and valuation systems (i.e. Multifonds and pControl), manages and supports the UAT process for new releases and functionalities, develops quality Business Solutions, manages process Standardizations and Developments, and supports Implementation Projects. The successful candidate will liaise with technology and vendors to oversee the functionalities of Citi's Fund Accounting systems to ensure all clients' needs are met while ensuring that Citi's control and compliance are adhered to. You will work consistently with other units in cross department system projects while maintaining an up-to-date knowledge of market and industry development and accounting standards changes and their implications. You will actively participate and support key projects that should enable us to create an integrated E2E model for NAV production and validation. You may participate in business implementations on a case-by-case basis.
The successful candidate will have some of these key responsibilities:
- To maintain and oversee the functionalities of Citi's Fund Accounting / Valuation systems
- Analyze root-cause of recurring issues through regular review and tracking of issues raised, and to assist in developing programs for service enhancements arising from this
- To assist Fund Accounting teams in the region in identifying and correcting potential errors or misstatements in the valuation
- To assist in the drafting of Business Requirements Documents for the Fund Accounting / Valuation systems
- To assist the Project Manager / Leads in analyzing operational issues, developing solutions and coordinating with the different departments to implement those
- To participate and support in the implementation / delivery of projects and processes
• Develop expertise in all areas of fund industry, banking industry, and technology innovations related to Fund Administration services in order to propose and develop solutions to issues
• To demonstrate initiative in identify opportunities to develop and improve procedures and processes, propose and implement solutions
• To increase STP rates and standardize existing processes and enhancements across the different ops centers
• To maintain high level of communication with the teams and with the management
• To assist in the project's coordination to ensure project deployment within the constraints of scope, quality, time, and cost to deliver specified requirements
• To ensure that generic and specific checklists for changes in system parameters are completed in a timely manner
• To ensure compliance with Citigroup policies
The ideal candidate should fulfill the following requirements:
• Relevant Accounting qualification and in depth knowledge of fund accounting processes
• Strong working knowledge of Multifonds, and expertise in parameterization to ensure NAV accuracy and correctness
• Sound technical knowledge of securities markets and financial investment instruments
• Excellent knowledge in the NAV validation rules
• Proven skills in tracking and resolving Fund Accounting operational issues
• Excellent quantitative, analytical, problem solving and interpersonal skills
• Attention to details and constant focus on quality and client service
• Demonstrated ability to innovate and drive change
• Self-motivated and ability to work under pressure as a strong team player
• Ability to work on multiple tasks
• Ability to communicate with both business and technical departments
• Experience in transformation and/or knowledge of Lean/Six Sigma methodologies will be highly regarded
• PMI/Prince certification would also be considered as an advantage