Senior Strategy Advisor & Growth Lead

Citigroup Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Citigroup Inc. in New York seeks a Strategy Senior Analyst to support senior leadership with strategic issues, partnering with business heads to identify opportunities and drive transformational strategies across Citi's portfolio.

The role leads projects from framing the problem to delivering results, builds executive presentations, and develops intensive financial models with Finance and M&A to inform critical decisions.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years experience.
• Solid understanding of strategic financial planning.
• History of academic and professional excellence and achievement.
• Maintains quantitative analytical skills.
• Excellent problem solving abilities.
• Knowledge of operational/financial modeling (forecasting, valuation) and ability to analyze financial statements.
• Ability to build presentations that convey a clear story supported by data findings.
• High degree of flexibility and productivity; initiative and creativity.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team.
• Highly motivated and self-driven, ability to multi-task productively, and result orientation.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership and address high impact strategic issues within portfolio of businesses and assets.
• Lead projects across their lifecycle: identifying and structuring the problem, analyzing root causes, developing solutions, communicating project results, and getting buy-in for change.
• Identify opportunities for growth or optimization of businesses, including operational management, capital allocation, profitability enhancement, etc.
• Perform deep dives on specific businesses to re-asses strategies and opportunities
• Work with businesses in the execution of improvement strategies, coordinating and taking active part in the implementation process.
• Manage all aspects of client service, including planning, prioritizing and organizing projects.
• Develop relationships with executives in business units, support functions and senior leadership.
• Carry out business valuations to assess potential acquisition targets to support Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) decisions.
• Develop intensive financial modeling of new initiatives for business turn-around, working closely with Finance and M&A teams.
• Conduct in-depth research to support business strategies and identify trends across key business drivers.
• Develop presentations for senior management and Citigroup Board of Directors, synthesizing key findings of team analyses and recommendations.
• Raise and present key findings to team leaders.
• Develop key consulting and analytical skills working for a team of alumni of top bracket consulting and banking firms.
• Exposure to Citi senior management.
• Gain deep understanding of both global businesses around Citi.
• Develop working relationships with a variety of Citi’s departments and business units.
• Exposure to a variety of topics in a fast-paced environment with challenging, multi-faceted assignments.
• Performs other duties and functions as assigned.

Skills

Strategic financial planning

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Communication & interpersonal skills

Presentation skills

Leadership

Multi-tasking

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

Citigroup Inc. in New York seeks a Strategy Senior Analyst to support senior leadership with strategic issues, partnering with business heads to identify opportunities and drive transformational strategies across Citi's portfolio.

The role leads projects from framing the problem to delivering results, builds executive presentations, and develops intensive financial models with Finance and M&A to inform critical decisions.