Inventory Analyst

Citigroup Inc.; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading global financial institution in a role focused on Market Data Inventory Management. You'll work closely with cross-functional teams and support critical operations to ensure accurate data handling and financial reporting. This position offers competitive benefits and the opportunity to advance in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance starting at 27 days plus bank holidays

Annual performance-related bonus

Private medical insurance packages

Employee Assistance Program

Pension Plan

Paid Parental Leave

Discounts for employees, family, and friends

Access to learning and development resources

Qualifications

• Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Outlook and Excel.
• Experience working under Service Level Agreements.
• Ability to liaise between various teams effectively.

Responsibilities

• Manage updates to Market Data inventory and ensure timely invoicing.
• Coordinate support with various Market Data teams for system enhancements.
• Analyze month-end validation reports and manage helpdesk queries.

Skills

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Organisational skills

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Market Data systems (Optimize Spend, MDM, Infomatch)

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.

Team/Role Overview:

This role sits within the Market Data Services function. Market Data Services is a global function that is responsible for Operations (Ordering and Invoicing), Inventory management, Business Analysis, Financial Reporting and Strategy for all Market Data expenses via Optimize Spend (Formerly FITS).

This role focuses on the Inventory Management of Market Data services, including working with various teams to ensure inventory correctly reflects charges and provides business transparency. The Market Data inventory system (Optimize Spend) enables an end to end process from Ordering, Invoicing and Reporting.

What you’ll do

• Implement Market Data information changes by liaising between Invoicing, Ordering, Procurement and Business Advisory teams to obtain necessary information, ensuring Market Data information is updated in the system and invoices can be paid within agreed payment terms.
• Ensure that Market Data information is updated to reflect contractual requirements understanding implications to Ordering, Invoicing & Financial Reporting functions.
• Management of Optimize Spend Helpdesk queries, ensuring Service Level Agreements are met.
• Coordination with various Market Data teams to support enhancement requests and upgrades to the Optimize Spend system.
• Support UAT testing before Optimize Spend upgrades are implemented in Production.
• Management of Inventory Updates Service Now Requests queue.
• Achieve a high standard of thoroughness and accuracy when accomplishing a task through paying attention to detail.
• Analyse month-end validation reports and provide detailed commentary.
• Identify and support Inventory clean-up projects.
• Ensure that queries and concerns which are raised are attended to and resolved in a timely manner.
• Run regular reports and work with various teams to ensure Market Data information remains up to date.

What we’ll need from you

• Proficient in the Microsoft office package, particularly Outlook and Excel.
• High degree of attention to detail and demonstrates strong analytical skills.
• Ability and experience working in a fast paced, high pressure environment with tight timeframes.
• Ability and experience of learning and working on in-house systems.
• Previous experience processing under Service Level Agreements.
• Ability to establish strong internal relationships across different functions and to work in partnership with multiple parties to achieve shared goals.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work on own initiative, proactive and confident under pressure with a strong desire to succeed.
• Good stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to multi-task with strong organisational skills.
• Market Data inventory system experience desirable (Optimize Spend, MDM or Infomatch).
• Market Data knowledge preferred but not essential.
• Previous Financial services/Banking experience preferred but not essential.

What we can offer you

This is a role that'll offer you the opportunity to build an in-depth knowledge of financial services operations. Every day there will be new business challenges that will help you develop new skills that can drive your career.

The successful candidate will be exposed to all aspects of the Market Data function and have the opportunity to build relationships with various teams and interact with areas of the firm outside Expense Management.

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.

Sounds like Citi has everything you need? Then apply to discover the true extent of your capabilities.

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Job Family Group:

Corporate Services

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Job Family:

Supply Chain

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Time Type:

Full time

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Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

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Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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