Core Operations Project Lead Analyst

Citi; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial institution seeks a Business Analyst to join their Belfast team. This role involves developing ETL and reporting solutions, ensuring data quality, and contributing to data analytics standards. Candidates should have extensive experience with ETL processes, strong skills in data analysis, and excellent communication abilities. The position offers a hybrid working model, competitive salary, and generous benefits including additional holiday, medical insurance, and learning opportunities.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Discretionary annual bonus

Private medical insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Pension Plan

Paid Parental Leave

Special discounts for employees

Qualifications

• Extensive relevant experience and good knowledge of ETL processes.
• Good understanding of data (especially large data) and how to analyze it.
• Proven ability of using complex analytical, interpretive and problem-solving techniques.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for volume, quality, and timeliness of data science projects.
• Produce detailed analysis of issues and recommend actions.
• Identify reporting/analysis opportunities and provide insights.

Skills

ETL processes

Data analysis

Data Analytics tools

MS Excel

Interpersonal skills

Analytical techniques

Job description

Are you looking for a career move that will put you at the heart of a global financial institution? 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.

Role Overview

The Citi Global Reconciliations Utility (GRU) provides a common operating and technology model that delivers a scalable and controlled service offering, supporting reconciliation production globally.

The Business Analyst is a key position within the strategic reconciliations program responsible for the development and delivery of ETL and reporting solutions for Account Reconciliation and Governance.

What you'll do

• Responsible for volume, quality, timeliness and delivery of data science projects along with short-term planning resource planning.

• Contribute to data analytics standards around which others will operate.

• Apply in-depth understanding of how data analytics collectively integrate within the sub-function as well as coordinate and contribute to the objectives of the entire function.

• Resolves occasionally complex and highly variable data analytics issues.

• Produce detailed analysis of issues where the best course of action is not evident from the information available, but actions must be recommended/taken.

• Create standardized reporting for scheduling metrics, tailored to the audience.

• Identify reporting/analysis opportunities to proactively find issues and provide productive insights.

• Consolidate department level analytics, highlight key trends and stories for executive level management.

• Continuous improvement of reporting content/format and processes, to generate efficiencies and address relevant requirements.

• Ensures data quality and consistency for reporting.

• Effectively communicates with senior stakeholders on items related to insights and reporting.

• Provide direction and technical leadership (where appropriate) on complex, high-impact projects and in all phases of the development and implementation process, ensuring essential procedures are followed.

• Provide evaluative judgment based on analysis of information in complicated and unique situations and contribute to formulation of standards and strategies for own area and other functional areas.

• Work as a team to achieve objectives and negotiate with internal and external parties.

• Has the ability to operate with a limited level of direct supervision.

• Can exercise independence of judgement and autonomy.

• Acts as SME to senior stakeholders and /or other team members.

• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular 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 judgement regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.

What we need from you

• Extensive relevant experience and good knowledge of ETL processes
• A good understanding of data (especially large data) and how to analyze and extract valuable, productive insight.
• Experience of use of Data Analytics and Transformation tools
• Strong MS Excel skills
• Experience of involvement in large financial services related initiatives.
• Consistently demonstrate clear and concise written and verbal communication.
• Proven interpersonal skills with ability to partner and influence across organizational lines.
• Proven ability of using complex analytical, interpretive and problem-solving techniques.
• Knowledge and experience of Reconciliations solutions within a capital markets environment is advantageous.

What we can offer you

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 discretionary 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.

Closing date for applications

Friday, 12 December 2025.

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