Middle Office Global Structured Trade Review - Assistant Vice President

Organization Overview:

Citi Markets Operations is currently at a pivotal point in its evolution and journey to implement a target operating model. We take pride and are passionate about our People and our culture.  We are invested in our People and their development. We are transforming and simplifying our operating model, creating an exciting environment which encourages diversity of thought and inclusion. 

We are a dynamic, global, and diverse Organisation, with a presence in over 60 Countries; covering all front post execution Operations teams including product aligned Middle Office groups, Settlements, Margin, Asset Servicing, Listed Derivative & Commodities Operations. We support an extensive range of Capital Markets products and services including Fixed Income (FX, Rates, Credit, Muni, Cash and Derivatives) where Citi is consistently a dominant top 3 player in the market, Equity (Cash, Derivatives, Prime Brokerage, Futures, Listed Derivs, FXPB) where Citi has a significant growth program to continue to build out its capabilities and services; and Syndicates where we support both FI and EQ new issues and IPOs.

Our roles entail ensuring we operate in a robust control environment, whilst in a fast-paced workplace.  We comply with global regulations and internal policies and adopt a proactive approach to identifying opportunities to reduce risk through the continuous evaluation of our controls; to protect our clients, the firm, and our reputation.

We work closely with our external global peers, partners, and regulators, and play an integral part in leading an agenda at the forefront to optimize and streamline processes and drive strategy across our industry. 

Job Purpose:

The primary purpose of this role is to protect the firm from the risk of unhedged risk exposure that results from incorrect trade bookings, or from incorrect client documentation. You would leverage Citi's custom technology platforms to effectively review and verify the quality of our structured derivative transactions. You would also work with Traders, Salespeople, Legal, and our many Operational and Technology partners, to ensure that trades are booked more effectively, and to ensure that our global processes are improved.

Responsibilities:

• Compare structured derivative trade bookings to client documentation, and ensure accurate

• Coordinate with Trading, Sales, Legal, Technology, and Operations to improve processes, increase productivity, and reduce risk

• Prepare key MIS reports that outline volume, productivity, error rates, actions outstanding, and more

• Interpret business needs and translate them into operational requirements and targets

• Coordinate with our Technology partners to improve our workflow platforms to enable more efficiency improvements for the team

• Assist to outline potential risks at the firm, and work with our internal partners to ensure risks are appropriately remedied

• Assist with the supervision and management of our vendor partners

Qualifications:

• Previous experience working in an Operational or Middle Office function in the financial industry

• Strong understanding of financial derivatives

• Detail oriented and highly focused on quality

• Strong MS Excel and PowerPoint experience

• Excel VBA Experience a plus

• Excellent verbal communication skills

• Ability to think out of the box, and to identify and implement process optimization ideas

• Ability to build strong relationships and influence clients and stakeholders

• Have an organized and focused work ethic

• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment

We work hard to have a positive financial and social impact on the communities we serve. In turn, we put our employees first and provide the best-in-class benefits they need to be well, live well and save well.

By joining Citi Belfast, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as: 

• Generous holiday allowance starting at 27 days plus bank holidays; increasing with tenure

• A discretional annual performance related bonus 

• Private medical insurance packages to suit your personal circumstances

• Employee Assistance Program  

• Pension Plan 

• Paid Parental Leave 

• Special discounts for employees, family, and friends 

• Access to an array of learning and development resources 

Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self every day.  We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay, and empowered to thrive. 

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