Controls Testing Senior Analyst, Assistant Vice President

Citibank (Switzerland) AG; Philippines; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

Citi Global Markets is seeking an experienced 1LOD Markets Controls Testing professional to plan, execute and report the results of controls testing across trading and sales activities. You will support the Global Markets Control Testing programme head and contribute to risk-based testing across multiple asset classes, technologies and regions.

The role emphasizes delivering high quality testing outputs, challenging control designs, maintaining documentation, and building strong stakeholder

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in Front Office controls testing, internal or external audits, or independent control reviews.
• Knowledge of Markets Sales and Trading activities, risks and related controls.
• Understanding of control design assessment and testing techniques and practices.

Responsibilities

• Plan, execute and report control testing for Markets Trading and Sales.
• Escalate obstacles, maintain testing timelines and documentation.
• Challenge control design and effectiveness with stakeholders.
• Support remediation identification and tracking with Front Office and risk teams.
• Draft impactful outputs for stakeholders across Front Office, Compliance and Risk.

Skills

Controls testing

Internal audit

External audit

Controls design

Stakeholder management

Regulatory risk

Testing documentation

Education

Bachelor degree

Job description

Citi Global Markets provides world-class solutions and an unmatched global presence. Citi Global Markets serve corporates, institutional investors and governments from trading floors in almost 80 countries. The strength of our underwriting, sales and trading and distribution capabilities span asset classes (Commodities, Equities, Rates, Spread Products) and currencies, providing an unmatched ability to meet the needs of our clients. The 1st Line of Defense (1LOD) Markets Controls Testing team is part of Central Control Organization supporting the Markets business, and is responsible for execution of a comprehensive, risk-based program of control testing covering all Markets businesses globally. The primary mission of the 1LOD Markets Controls Testing team is to support Management in its continuous monitoring of its control framework and residual risk profiles, thereby supporting responsible provision of financial services to clients and effective risk management for the firm. This position reports to the Global Markets Control Testing Programme Head, within the Markets Governance & Control Team. The Global Markets Control Testing Programme Head leads and directs a team of approximately 40 controls testing professionals responsible for supporting the above responsibilities, with breadth and depth on control testing planning and execution. This role is to plan, execute and report the results of control testing covering Markets Trading and Sales businesses.

Key responsibilities of the role are:

• Executing controls design and operating effectiveness testing to agreed timelines, escalating and resolving obstacles to delivery
• Maintaining high standards and best practice for execution of testing activities and associated documentation
• Providing challenge to stakeholders on the design and effectiveness of controls
• Supporting stakeholders in determining necessary control remediation identified through the testing programme
• Maintaining strong stakeholder relationships across Front Office, Markets Conduct Risk, Compliance and Operational Risk
• Drafting impactful summary outputs from the testing programme

Knowledge, Experience & Skills:

Relevant experience in Front Office controls testing, internal audit, external audit, independent control reviews, or similar disciplines Knowledge of Markets Sales and Trading activities, risks and related controls Strong understanding of control design assessment and effectiveness testing techniques and practices Experience of developing and maintaining effective senior stakeholder relationships

Education:

Bachelor / university education preferred, but appropriate industry experience & exceptional delivery track record is as important.

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

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Job Family Group: Controls Governance & Oversight

Job Family: Quality Assurance, Monitoring & Testing

Time Type: Full time

Most Relevant Skills Analytical Thinking, Assurance Strategy, Constructive Debate, Controls Assessment, Controls Lifecycle, Digital Skills (Including AI), Policy, Procedure, and Regulation, Risk Remediation, Stakeholder Management.

Other Relevant Skills For complementary skills, please see above

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