Balance Sheet Completeness Control Analyst

The Account Reference Architecture (ARA) is a Completeness Control framework designed for all SMB Balance Sheet and Enterprise Bank Cash accounts globally. The platform and its associated team play a critical role in ensuring end-to-end completeness and integrity among all Citi ledger accounts, their respective cash bank accounts, and associated reconciliations. ARA operates within the Global Reconciliations Utility (GRU) organization, where its primary functions include mapping ledger accounts to bank accounts, reconciling Citi-owned cash bank accounts, capturing any accounts bypassing established procedures, and addressing data quality discrepancies through the ARA Balance Validation process or exceptions from golden source repositories. As part of the Recon Transformation program, ARA is undergoing an expansion of its scope and controls. The successful candidate will provide support and guidance to the project team involved in analysis, requirements gathering, design establishment, and process flows. Collaboration with Technology for implementation is crucial as the new processes are streamlined into the expanded ARA framework, eventually becoming part of the sustainability/BAU model. The role involves proposing design solutions, conducting in-depth data analysis, defining roles and responsibilities, establishing escalation governance, and managing the operating model post-implementation. Ultimately, this effort aims to position ARA as the Balance Sheet Completeness Control, enhancing governance and oversight for Citi. In this role, the successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining the integrity and completeness of Citis book-to-bank relationships by investigating and analyzing breaks identified during the Balance Validation, Bank Account, and Ledger Account processes. The key responsibilities include investigating balance sheet breaks, updating mappings for accuracy, validating ledger reconciliation, ensuring correct bank account treatment, managing exceptions in the golden source repository, establishing remediation processes, suggesting resolution steps, and escalating control gaps promptly. Additionally, the candidate will collaborate with various stakeholders, prepare comprehensive reports for management, propose enhancements in existing processes, provide value-added perspectives, and ensure proper testing and implementation of enhancements with Technology teams. Qualifications: - 3-5 years of experience - Good understanding of reconciliations between ledger and bank accounts - Knowledge of balance sheet substantiation processes - Strong Microsoft Excel skills - Excellent written and verbal communication skills - Ability to maintain a high level of accuracy - Strong analytical skills with problem-solving abilities - Self-motivated with organizational and time management skills - Proactive mindset with a focus on collaboration and teamwork Education: Bachelors/University degree or equivalent Please refer to the listed requirements for the most relevant skills. For additional skills or information, feel free to reach out to the recruiter.,