Futures Clearing Operations – EMEA Recons – VP

Citigroup Inc.; London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading global financial institution as part of the Futures Operations Team. Manage operations related to Cash and Trade Reconciliation across regions, drive process improvements, and lead project initiatives while providing strategic oversight. Enjoy a hybrid working model and competitive benefits.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance starting at 27 days

Discretional annual performance related bonus

Private medical insurance packages

Employee Assistance Program

Pension Plan

Paid Parental Leave

Special discounts for employees

Access to learning and development resources

Qualifications

• Relevant experience related to Futures Clearing and/or Markets Operations management.
• People Management experience required.
• Ability to operate in a highly matrixed and ambiguous environment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operations and controls for Cash and Trade Reconciliation.
• Drive projects aligned to organizational priorities.
• Provide leadership and strategy oversight for functions.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Problem Solving

Communication

Leadership

Project Management

Data Analytics

Job description

Are you looking for a career move that will put you at the heart of a global financial institution? Then bring your skills in analysis, problem solving and communication to Citi’s Futures Operations Team.

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 Overview

The successful candidate is expected to oversee and manage all day-to-day operations and controls associated with Cash and Trade Reconciliation functions in support of NAM, EMEA and APAC regions. Additional responsibilities include driving projects and initiatives aligned to organizational priorities of process and platform simplification, service, robust control environment and people management. The sucessful candidate will also manage and provide hands on supervisory support to staff, while driving business analysis, project strategy, key metric delivery, and subject matter expertise relating to day-to-day futures operations management.

What you’ll do

• Manageday to day Controls operations including reconciliations, regulations, and data controls supporting FDC Operations and covering 3 business locations globally.

• Provide balance sheet control oversight to ensure accuracy of revenue and transaction expense settled.

• Identify opportunities to improve controls and simplify processes and take ownership to effect change.

• Drive and lead project initiatives relating to team to ensure resource management and execution of key deliverables.

• Prepare and present status updates and reports for Senior Management and key stakeholders in a clear and articulate manner that suits the lens of the audience..

• Provide leadership, direction, strategy, oversight and advocacy for functions and processes supported.

• Provide thought leadership to Senior Management by staying abreast of industry trends, technology advancements and competitor processes and procedures.

• Be fully accountable for ensuring team budget and efficiency targets are met annually.

What we’ll need from you

• Relevant experiencerelated to Futures Clearing and/or Markets Operations management.

• People Management experience required.

• Demonstrated strong project management, process improvement and leadership experience required.

• Ability to communicate in a compelling manner with all levels of management and across functional areas – both written and oral.

• Ability to operate in a highly matrixed and ambiguous environment, navigate through the global framework, handle conflicting priorities with effective time management and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to influence, create support and buy-in across a wide range of stakeholders, creating a strong network and relationships among peers, internal partners, external constituencies, senior decision makers and stakeholders.

• Logical, analytic and rationale thinker; strong data analytics capabilities are vital.

• Aptitude for assessing levels of risk and discernment to escalate items of potential concern while addressing remediation plans.

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 London, 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.

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Job Family Group:

Operations - Transaction Services

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Job Family:

Securities and Derivatives Processing

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Time Type:

Full time

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