Job Description

The Fin Solutions Group Manager is accountable for management of complex/critical/large professional disciplinary areas. Leads and directs a team of professionals. Requires a comprehensive understanding of multiple areas within a function and how they interact in order to achieve the objectives of the function. Applies in-depth understanding of the business impact of technical contributions. Strong commercial awareness is a necessity. Generally accountable for delivery of a full range of services to one or more businesses/ geographic regions. Excellent communication skills required in order to negotiate internally, often at a senior level. Some external communication may be necessary. Accountable for the end results of an area. Exercises control over resources, policy formulation and planning. Primarily affects a sub-function. Involved in short- to medium-term planning of actions and resources for own area. Full management responsibility of a team or multiple teams, including management of people, budget and planning, to include performance evaluation, compensation, hiring, disciplinary actions and terminations and budget approval.
Responsibilities:

• Engage in the evaluation of and transition to advanced modeling tools, languages and flexible/interactive modeling environments as the forecasting and modeling architecture strategy evolves.
• Contribute to the global implementation of common data and data standards, common processes and integrated technology platforms.
• Provide guidance and oversight on all aspects of Ruby development, implementation, and maintenance. Staying abreast of industry best practices and emerging technologies within the Ruby ecosystem.
• Proactively identify and mitigate potential risks to project success. Develop contingency plans and ensure business continuity.
• Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to track project progress, identify areas for improvement, and ensure accountability.
• Lead and manage organizational change initiatives to ensure smooth transitions and adoption of new processes and technologies.
• Conduct quality assurance throughout the project to ensure deliverables meet required standards.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive strategy for onboarding new models into the Ruby platform, encompassing all stages from initial assessment to production deployment.
• Influence and negotiate with senior leaders (across functions) and communicate with external parties as needed.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of work experience in Financial Services, with a background in modeling processes including working knowledge of the following phases: model development, model validation, model testing and technical model implementation / onboarding for production use.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to do in-depth data analysis using SQL, Python and Excel.
• Strong understanding of fundamental Balance Sheet and P&L.
• Understanding of Transfer Pricing and Intercompany processes.
• Working knowledge of Citigroup Financial Systems (PEARL / GENESIS / RUBY Etc.)
• Experience with programming / modeling using Python, Java, SAS, other modeling languages a plus.
• Strong written and oral communications skills with demonstrated experience in delivering the appropriate level of detail to respective audiences ranging from junior programmers / modelers to senior level executive responsible for respective forecasting processes.
• Strong presentation development skills with excellent PowerPoint & excel skills.
• Knowledge of Jira, Confluence, PTS required.
• Familiarity with Agile, Waterfall or hybrid project management methodologies.

Education:

• Bachelors degree, potentially Masters degree

Job Family Group: Finance
Job Family: Financial Solutions Design & Implementation
Time Type: Full time
Most Relevant Skills Assessment, Change Management, Communication, Credible Challenge, Management Reporting, Problem Solving, Program Management, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Planning.
Other Relevant Skills For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.
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