Senior Business Analyst

Citigroup Inc.; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to contribute to financial operations and reconciliation processes. This role involves stakeholder management, overseeing complex deliverables and driving business planning initiatives. A successful candidate will possess a strong analytical background and be instrumental in integrating advanced technologies into the financial landscape.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Discretional annual performance related bonus

Private medical insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Pension Plan

Paid Parental Leave

Special discounts for employees, family, and friends

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in business analysis or systems analysis.
• Proven ability to manage complex issues with substantial impact.
• Basic SQL/UNIX knowledge and expertise in the TLM Recon tool.

Responsibilities

• Manage front to back reconciliation, identify operational risk.
• Develop creative technical solutions; manage complex applications.
• Supervise day-to-day staff management issues and resource allocation.

Skills

Communication

Negotiation

Analytical skills

Project Management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

TLM Recon tool

SQL

Excel

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 The Rec & Proofing Senior BA is a strategic professional who stays abreast of developments within own field and contributes to directional strategy by considering their application in own job and the business. Recognized technical authority for an area within the business and requires basic commercial awareness. There are typically multiple people within the business that provide the same level of subject matter expertise with Developed communication and diplomacy skills and are required to guide, influence, and convince others, in particular colleagues in other areas and occasional external customers. The successful candidates will have significant impact on the area through complex deliverables and will provide advice and counsel related to the technology or operations of the business. Senior BA is a senior-level position responsible for liaising between business users and technologists to exchange information in a concise, logical, and understandable way in coordination with the Technology team. The overall objective of this role is to contribute to continuous iterative exploration and investigation of business performance and other measures to gain insight and drive business planning. What you'll do:

• Hands on experience in converting business strategies to projects / products right from design to postproduction support and target operating model definition for Global financial institutions
• Responsible for supporting the management of front to back reconciliation, identifying operational risk, trade confirmation and settlement forecasts.
• Investment Banking Domain expert including hands on experience on Reconciliations design (Smartstream TLM / Other recon tools) & in-depth knowledge in at least one asset class
• Hands on experience in Regulatory Project management & Business Analysis in large scale financial organizations including budget, resource management and estimations
• Excellent communication, negotiation, presentation skills with hands on experience in Senior stakeholder management, Project governance, RAID management and reporting
• Experience in managing Machine Learning, RPA, APIs, Microservices architecture-based application development & Implementation including infrastructure estimations
• Develop creative technical solutions to meet business needs and manage complex, high volume applications in partnership with business partners and stakeholders
• Manage multiple work stream and applications across geographies for Credit Initiation and Onboarding
• Contribute to formulation of strategies/processes for Product Road map, Development and Governance and contribute to defining standards and new automation initiatives
• Develop communication to guide, influence and convince others, including colleagues in other areas and external customers
• Provide advice and counsel related to the technology or operations of the business and filter, prioritize and validate potentially complex material from multiple sources
• Supervise day-to-day staff management issues, including resource management, work allocation, mentoring of onsite and offsite resources and other duties and functions as assigned
• 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 judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

What we’ll need from you

• Extensive experience in business analysis or systems analysis
• Demonstrated expertise in presenting and using planning tools
• Proven diplomatic and analytical skills
• Proven ability to manage complex and variable issues with substantial potential impact by weighing various action plans and balancing potentially conflicting needs
• Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience
• Master's degree preferred

Essential

• TLM Recon tool experience
• Basic SQL/UNIX knowledge
• Expertise in excel
• Develops partnerships with key internal and external stakeholders

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. 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. **CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 4 JULY 2025**

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Job Family Group:

Operations - Transaction Services

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Job Family:

Reconciliation and Proofing

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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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