Futures & Derivatives Clearing - Control Team, AVP in City of Westminster

Are you looking for a career move that will put you at the heart of a global financial institution undergoing significant evolution and transformation? Then bring your expertise in analysis, problem-solving, operational excellence, quantitative skills, and technical acumen to Citi's Markets Operations team. By joining Citi, you will become part of a global organization whose mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress.

Our Markets Operations group is at the core of all activity at Citi, with a significant impact across the lifecycle of a trade, and plays a key role in the overall client experience and strategic direction.

Role Overview: Our roles entail ensuring we operate in a robust control environment, whilst in a fast-paced workplace. We comply with global regulations and internal policies and adopt a proactive approach to identifying opportunities to reduce risk through the continuous evaluation of our controls to protect our clients, the firm, and our reputation. We work closely with our external global peers, partners, and regulators, and play an integral part in leading an agenda at the forefront to optimize and streamline processes and drive strategy across our industry.

The House OTC Clearing Reconciliations Specialist – AVP is responsible for maintaining a robust risk and control environment supporting the House OTC Clearing business. The overall objective of this role is to facilitate the investigation and clearance of breaks relating to Cleared OTC business and to enable technology development to support existing and new business.

Responsibilities:

• Resolve complex processing problems which require an in-depth evaluation of basic cash and securities processing procedures and industry standards.
• Enable new account, CCP, and business requests in collaboration with the business, operations, and technology teams.
• Challenge the status quo and propose informed solutions.
• Engage across teams to resolve issues, maintain positive relationships and build an effective network to facilitate delivery.
• Contribute to or lead user stories to support change.
• Support transformation across the products supported by House OTC Clearing.
• Provide guidance and assistance to junior staff.
• Serve as an analytical or procedural expert for securities processing deliverables and initiatives.

Qualifications:

• Relevant experience within a Financial Services setting.
• Knowledge of OTC and ETD Clearing and underlying IRS and CDS products.
• Experience working in, and contributing to, a change environment.
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication skills.
• Bachelor's Degree, university degree, or equivalent experience.

By joining Citi London, 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.
• Discretionary 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.