Country Controls Tester, Officer

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We’re currently looking for a high caliber professional to join our team as Officer, Country Controls Tester, Hybrid based in Taiwan. Being part of our team means that we’ll provide you with the resources to meet your unique needs, empower you to make healthy decision and manage your financial well-being to help plan for your future. For instance:

· Citi provides programs and services for your physical and mental well-being including access to telehealth options, health advocates, confidential counseling and more. Coverage varies by country.

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· We empower our employees to manage their financial well-being and help them plan for the future.

· Citi provides access to an array of learning and development resources to help broaden and deepen your skills and knowledge as your career progresses.

· We have a variety of programs that help employees balance their work and life, including generous paid time off packages.

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Individuals in Country Controls are responsible for the assessment of outcomes from activities and processes against conformance with applicable requirements to strengthen risk management quality such as quality testing performed for business function quality control and transformation lead quality control post completion of an activity/process. This includes the development and execution of Monitoring and Testing for controls, such as control design assessment, design of operational effectiveness for monitoring & testing tools, monitoring/testing design assessment, and execution of monitoring/testing tools to assess the effectiveness of key controls designed to address defined risks.

In this role, you are expected to:

• Have a good understanding of the Citi Risk & control framework and the underlying fundamentals on Risk Management

• Support in performing the monitoring review that augment the principles defined per ARCM (Activity, Risk, Control & Monitoring)

• Support in the end-to-end monitoring of the controls as defined in Risk Management policy

• Participate in strategic initiatives for control performance enhancement, etc.

• Involve in Control & Monitoring Design Assessment (CMDA) meetings and provide help in drafting the procedures.

• Participate in leadership meetings to analyze documentation and processes to ensure risks and control points are properly addressed

• Help to identify any monitoring breaks and suggest enhancements

• Assisting in the creation and maintenance of reports for control tracking and analysis

• Help to identify risks across the business and organize cross-functional solutions

• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervise the activity of teams and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards

As a successful candidate, you’d ideally have the following skills and exposure:

• Minimum of 2-5 years of experience in operational risk management, compliance, audit, or other control-related functions in the financial services industry.
• Ability to identify, measure, and manage key risks and controls.
• Good knowledge in the development and execution for controls.
• Experience in control related functions in the financial industry.
• Experience in implementing sustainable solutions and improving processes.
• Understanding of compliance laws, rules, regulations, and best practices.
• Understanding of Citi’s Policies, Standards, and Procedures.
• Good analytical skills to evaluate complex risk and control activities and processes.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to engage at the senior management level.
• Problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.

Education: 

Bachelor's/University degree or equivalent experience

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

Working at Citi is far more than just a job. A career with us means joining a family of more than 230,000 dedicated people from around the globe. At Citi, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community and make a real impact.

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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 and/or contact the recruiter.------------------------------------------------------

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