Job Title: Audit Coordination and Issue Validation Analyst - Assistant Vice PresidentAre you looking for a career move that will put you at the heart of a global financial institution? Then bring your skills to Citi’s HR International Controls team based in Belfast.By Joining Citi, you will become part of a global organisation whose mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress.Team / Role OverviewYou will have a truly global reach, which will provide you with new experiences and development opportunities right here in Belfast’s iconic Titanic Quarter.As a member of the HR International Controls team, you will have the opportunity to:Collaborate with teams across HR to coordinate deliverables requested during audits and regulatory examinations.Engage with Citi colleagues across the first, second and third lines of defence, including Country HR Officers (CHROs), to effectively identify and escalate issues within the employee lifecycle and associated root causes.Develop communication, leadership, and strong technical skills to influence a wide range of internal Citi colleagues, and external audiences including regulators and external auditors.Deliver timely, high quality, value-added multiple concurrent deliverables on time and to specification.Develop a broad and comprehensive understanding of multiple HR disciplines and of various Citi policies and standards.
Ensure HR meets / exceeds the requirements and expectations of Citi’s auditors and regulators.What you’ll doCoordinate and manage audits and regulatory examinations impacting HR across the Europe, Middle East and Africa (MEA), and UK clusters.Assist in contributing to the quality, completeness, and accuracy of the implementation of the Control Framework, including Risk Control Policy, Control Standard, Issue Management Policy, Lesson Learned Policy, and Control Inventory.Provide support in the identification of issue root cause, partnering with control and process owners to recommend holistic corrective actions and improvements, provide check and challenge to ensure appropriate escalation in accordance with Issue Management and Escalation Policies.Support the implementation of the HR Issue Management Procedure, including monitoring of control breaches and dissemination of learnings across other functional HR units for process improvement to limit the occurrence of similar future events and where similar risk exposure might exist.Influence decisions on the review and challenge process on the effective design and management of controls to mitigate risks as required by the Control Standards, including implementation and operation, conducting the control monitoring, handling deficiencies, and escalating issues for resolution. Work with the team to identify, assess, escalate, and manage risk exposures across Risk Categories (Operational Compliance, Strategic, Reputational, etc.), including material, emerging and concentration risks in accordance with enterprise Policies and the establishment of Key Indicators to monitor risk exposures.Provide support to identify, assess, record and respond to Operational and Compliance Risk events, ensuring these are captured accurately, timely and in accordance with requirements.Perform analysis to support risk and control assessments or coordination for programs within various risk stripes and ensure sufficient subject matter expertise exists to enable management of these risks within the Business (, third party, fraud, sanctions etc) (if applicable).Be involved with the implementation of standards and procedures that conform to enterprise requirements and support sound operational and compliance risk management.Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behaviour, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.What we’ll need from youBachelor’s Degree in a related field or equivalent work experience, education, and/or training preferred.Experience in Human Resources, Internal Audit, Compliance and/or Risk Management.Strong relationship building and relationship management skills for interfacing with all levels of internal and external audit and senior management.Excellent project management and organizational skills.Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication skills.Proficient in Microsoft Office, including MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word, etc.Self-motivated and detail oriented.What we can offer youWe 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. Sounds like Citi has everything you need? Then apply to discover the true extent of your capabilities.------------------------------------------------------Job Family Group: Controls Governance & Oversight------------------------------------------------------Job Family:Issue Management------------------------------------------------------Time Type:Full time------------------------------------------------------Most Relevant Skills Analytical Thinking, Communication, Constructive Debate, Controls Lifecycle, Issue Management, Management Reporting, Policy and Procedure, Risk Management, Root Cause Analysis.------------------------------------------------------Other Relevant Skills For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.------------------------------------------------------
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