Transaction Expense Business Analyst

Citigroup Inc.; Belfast; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial institution in Belfast is seeking a Transaction Expense Business Analyst to optimize transaction costs and enhance its analytics platform. The ideal candidate should have a Bachelor's degree and relevant experience in a fast-paced environment. Strong SQL knowledge and proficiency in data visualization tools are essential. This role offers a competitive salary, a hybrid work model, and generous benefits including holiday allowance and medical insurance.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance starting at 27 days

Discretionary 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

• Previous relevant experience in a commercial, fast-paced business environment.
• Demonstrated understanding of the software development lifecycle.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage the development of the VARCITI trade cost analytics platform.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to design robust analytics and metrics.
• Contribute to producing detailed trade and cost analytics to identify expense trends.

Skills

Problem-solving

Analytical skills

SQL

Data visualization tools

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

QlikView

Tableau

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Transaction Expense Business Analyst

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 Business Expense Transparency 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 Business Expense transparency group is a global function with the mandate of optimizing Transaction Expense costs and implementing best in class expense management practices. The Transaction Expense Business Analyst will join the Global Business Expense Transparency organization and will support the development and enhancement of Citi’s Trade Cost Calculator and Analytics platform, which is a best-in-class system designed to provide insight into Citi’s trading costs and activities.

This role will be pivotal in enhancing and developing Citi’s cutting-edge Trade Cost Calculator and Analytics platform, a system designed to provide deep insights into our trading costs and activities.

The successful candidate will regularly engage with trading desks, business management, and senior internal stakeholders. This includes promoting the analytics produced by the platform and addressing new requirements, enhancements, and performance metrics.This will involve owning the trading cost fee calculation and volume reconciliation processes across multiple products, carrying out analysis of areas identified for enhancements and gathering requirements for enhancements to increase transparency and accuracy.

What you’ll do

• Manage the development of the VARCITI trade cost analytics platform
• Collaborate with system stakeholders across Front Office, Middle Office, Operations, and Technology to understand functions, dependencies and design robust analytics and metrics.
• Contribute to producing detailed trade and cost analytics, including volume and product profiling reports, to identify key expense trends and cost drivers.
• Partner closely with technology teams throughout the software development lifecycle to deliver business requirements and ensure timely release of new features.
• Assist in producing meaning and detailed trade and cost analytics, including volume and product profiling reports, to identify key expense trends and cost drivers.
• Work closely with technology throughout the software delivery lifecycle to deliver business requirements and ensure timely release of new products.
• Develop and enhance processes for carrying out reconciliations of trade expense analytics to 3rd party invoices.
• Gathering requirements and analyzing new metrics for enhancing our reporting and MI & for new on boarding requests.
• Assist in producing robust analytics & reports to identify expense trends and cost drivers for trading expenses.
• Interact with the global efficiency, business transparency and operations teams to understand their functions and provide analytical guidance and advancements.

What we’ll need from you

• Previous relevant experience in a commercial, fast-paced business environment, with a focus on technology or financial analysis roles.
• Demonstrated understanding of the software development lifecycle.
• Preferred: Knowledge of products traded across Fixed Income, Commodities, and Equities.
• Understanding of trade flow processes and systems.
• A track record of identifying inefficiencies and implementing process improvements in data or analytical workflows.
• Strong SQL knowledge.
• Proficiency in data visualization tools such as QlikView or Tableau.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with strong attention to detail.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Bachelor's degree required.

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 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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