Rec & Proofing Analyst 1

Citi; Pune District; On-site; INR 500,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi is seeking a Rec & Proofing Analyst 1 in Pune to support daily reconciliation activities across market products including ETD/OTC flows. You will work with business partners and operations teams to ensure timely and accurate reconciliations with strong Excel skills and platform knowledge (TLM).

Copilot/AI tools are welcomed to boost productivity, under approved controls. The role emphasizes execution quality, control discipline, and timely exception resolution, with opportunities to

Qualifications

• CPA or commensurate local accreditation.
• Experience in accounting, preferably in financial services.
• Knowledge of US GAAP and other accounting standards.

Responsibilities

• Daily reconciliation of general ledger balances to the sub-ledger.
• Preparation of reconciliation package.
• Identify and clear accounting exceptions and mismatched items.
• Analyze recurring issues and assist in developing process improvements.
• Monitoring status of aged breaks on balance sheet accounts.
• Exercise sound judgement regarding the proper application of accounting principles to reconciliations.
• Effectively communicate with team members, management and business partners.
• Respond to Balance Sheet Substantiation team requests for information.
• Ensure financial reporting deadlines are met.
• Participate in and/or lead projects as assigned.
• Escalate, manage and report control issues with transparency.

Skills

Reconciliation

Excel skills

Stakeholder comms

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

CPA or local accreditation

Tools

Excel

TLM

Copilot / AI tools

Job description

The Rec & Proofing Analyst 1 is a trainee professional role responsible for supporting daily reconciliation activities across market-related products, including ETD and OTC reconciliation processes. The role requires a good understanding of reconciliation processes, procedures, controls, and systems used to complete assigned tasks, along with a basic understanding of the underlying business concepts and principles.

The candidate is expected to support reconciliation activities for market products, including trade, position, cash, client money, non-segregated, intercompany, and exception management processes, as applicable. Basic knowledge of ETD / OTC business flows, market operations, and trade lifecycle concepts will be preferred, as the role involves working closely with business partners, operations teams, and internal stakeholders to ensure timely and accurate reconciliation outcomes.

The role also requires working knowledge of reconciliation platforms such as TLM, along with strong Excel skills to support data review, investigation, reporting, and exception analysis. Familiarity with Copilot or other AI-enabled tools will be an added advantage, especially for improving productivity, summarizing information, identifying patterns, and supporting process efficiency within approved control and governance guidelines.

The analyst should have a good understanding of how the team interacts with other groups to achieve the objectives of the area. They are expected to make evaluative judgments based on factual information, identify issues, and select appropriate solutions by applying acquired technical knowledge, training, and guidance from established precedents.

The candidate must be able to communicate information in a clear, concise, and logical manner, while being sensitive to audience diversity and stakeholder expectations. The role has a direct but limited impact on the business through the quality, accuracy, and timeliness of tasks performed. The impact of the job holder is primarily restricted to their own responsibilities, with a strong focus on execution quality, control discipline, and timely exception resolution.

Responsibilities:

• Daily reconciliation of general ledger balances to the sub-ledger
• Preparation of reconciliation package
• Identify and clear accounting exceptions and mismatched items
• Analyze reoccurring issues and assist in developing process improvements
• Monitoring status of aged breaks on balance sheet accounts
• Exercise sound judgement regarding the proper application of accounting principles to reconciliations
• Effectively communicate with team members, management and business partners
• Respond to Balance Sheet Substantiation team requests for information
• Ensure financial reporting deadlines are met
• Participate in and/or lead projects 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.

Qualifications:

• CPA or commensurate local accreditation
• Experience in accounting (experience in the financial services sector a plus)
• Knowledge of US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and other comprehensive basis of accounting
• CPA or commensurate local accreditation

Education:

• Bachelor’s/University degree or equivalent experience

Job Family Group: Operations - Transaction Services

Job Family: Reconciliation and Proofing

Time Type: Full time

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