Risk and Control - Client Asset Protection Analyst - Vice President

Citi; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Annual performance-related bonus

Private medical insurance

Pension Plan

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Citi in Belfast is seeking a skilled professional for its Risk and Control Client Asset Protection team. This role focuses on ensuring regulatory compliance and mitigating operational risks, requiring solid analytical and communication skills.

Ideal candidates will have experience in operational risk management and be comfortable engaging with senior management. The position offers a hybrid working model, competitive salary, and extensive benefits including 27 days of annual leave.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in operational risk management, compliance, audit, or similar roles.
• Knowledge of Client Assets and Depositor Protection regulations in the UK and Ireland.
• Ability to identify, measure, and manage key risks.

Responsibilities

• Support compliance with FCA CASS and related regulations.
• Lead governance and oversight meetings with stakeholders.
• Perform thematic reviews and risk assessments.

Skills

Operational risk management

Compliance

Audit

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Word

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 Risk and Control Client Asset Protection team.

Team/Role Overview

The Risk and Control team is a critical component of the firm's first line of defense, responsible for ensuring the integrity of the control environment and the protection of client assets. The team works collaboratively with business operations, compliance, and internal audit to identify, assess, mitigate, and report on operational risks in accordance with firm policies and regulatory requirements. Our primary mission is to maintain a robust control framework that safeguards client assets and ensures the firm's adherence to all applicable regulations, including but not limited to the FCA’s Client Assets Sourcebook (CASS).

What You’ll Do

• Support the group’s compliance with Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) CASS, Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) CAR, and MiFID II regulations.
• Lead and facilitate various governance and oversight meetings with key stakeholders and senior management.
• Track issues, breaches, and incidents, ensuring root cause analysis and remediation plans are robust and executed in a timely manner.
• Collaborate with External Audit, Internal Audit, Compliance, and key business stakeholders to coordinate audit activities, ensuring timely understanding, addressing, and evidencing of requirements.
• Perform thematic reviews, deep dives, and risk assessments to identify control weaknesses and emerging risks.
• Act as a point of contact and bridge between the client asset office and the business lines, functions on client asset matters.
• Provide oversight over the group’s Managers Controls Assessment (MCA) and the Client Asset Risk Evaluation (CARE).
• Collaborate with partners in business to ensure they are aware of their regulatory obligations.
• Help drive and manage control enhancements focused on increasing efficiency and reducing risk.

What We’ll Need From You

• Relevant experience in operational risk management, compliance, audit, or other control-related functions in the financial services industry.
• Knowledge of Client Assets and Depositor Protection regulations in the UK and Ireland highly desirable.
• Able to balance regulatory requirements with business practicality.
• Ability to identify, measure, and manage key risks and controls.
• Proven experience in implementing sustainable solutions and improving processes.
• Strong analytical skills to evaluate complex risk, control and regulatory activities and processes.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to engage at the senior management level.
• Strong problem-solving and decision‑making skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.

What We Can Offer You

This role offers significant exposure to senior leadership and a broad view of the firm's operations. The successful candidate will develop deep subject matter expertise in a highly critical area, providing an excellent foundation for future leadership opportunities within risk management, compliance, or business 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:

Benefits

• 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

Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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