HR Control Design Assessor

2 months ago

Belfast, United Kingdom Citigroup Global Markets Limited Full time
Are you looking for a career move that will put you at the heart of a global financial institution? Then bring your skills to Citi's HR Controls Central Testing Utility.

By Joining Citi, you will become part of a global organisation whose mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress.

Team/Role Overview - 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Human Resources ("HR") is a global organisation comprised of more than 4,000 professionals providing strategic human capital advisory support to Citi's business leaders in multiple industries across all 96 countries of operation. Within this context, Human Resources is responsible for the development and delivery of core HR programs including: sourcing qualified talent; assisting managers to apply effective employee selection practices; establishing appropriate terms and conditions of employment; developing effective new employee on-boarding; training employees; assessing employee job performance and talent; developing manager leadership capability; succession and resource planning; measuring employee sentiment; escalating and/or investigating potential employee misconduct and mechanism for employee corrective action; developing strategies to discontinue employment, as well as maintaining market competitive compensation, benefits and recognition programs intended to reward good performance and retain talented employees. Many of these programs, processes, underlying data, and associated requirements are highly regulated, governed by policy and attract substantial legal, operational and strategic risk.

The Control Testing team is responsible for the testing of controls that are designed and executed by HR. This position reports to the HR Controls Head within the HR organisation and works closely with Citi's COO office. This role is a strategic- and execution-oriented leadership role accountable for end-to-end control testing.

What you'll do
  • Help contribute to governance and the facilitation of the execution of the Manager Control Assessment (MCA, i.e. Risk & Control Self-Assessment) as required by the MCA Standard focused on Control Design Assessments and Monitoring and Testing Design Assessments.
  • Support with documenting Standard Operating Procedures for the team and Testing Scripts for the Testing teams.
  • Support teams in the quality, completeness, and accuracy of the implementation of the Control Framework, including Risk Control Policy, Control Standard, Issue Management Policy, Lesson Learned Policy and Control Inventory.
  • Assist in performing a detailed analysis on the identification of issue root cause, partnering with control and process owners to recommendations holistic corrective actions and improvements to the control designs, provide check and challenge to ensure appropriate escalation in according with Issue Management and Escalation Policies.
  • Help contribute to the Lessons Learned Policy, including monitoring of control breaches and dissemination and learnings across other business units for process improvement to limit the occurrence of similar future events and where similar risk exposure might exist.
  • Support the review and challenge process, within the FLUs, on the effective design and management of controls to mitigate risks as required by the Control Standards, including implementation and operation, conducting the control monitoring, handling deficiencies, and escalating issues for resolution.
  • Help contribute to the timeliness, accuracy and completeness of the MCA through controls prior to the execution of a process (QC).
  • Partner with colleagues within the HR Central Monitoring and Testing team who are aligned to testing of controls and adherence to the MCA Standard through controls after the execution of a process (QA).
  • Support in dealing with Operational and Compliance Risk in accordance with established Policy requirements.
  • Support with risk and control assessments or coordination for programs within various risk stripes and ensure sufficient subject matter expertise exists to enable management of these risks within the Business (e.g. third party, fraud, sanctions etc) (if applicable).
  • Coordinate risk and control responsibilities and ensure accountabilities are embedded within Front Line Units, including providing training and leading by example.
  • Apply knowledge of the business, products or services to identify and implement control points and processes throughout the business.
  • 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 behaviour, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.


What we'll need from you
  • Experience in Audit, Compliance, Risk and Control a plus.
  • Experience conducting Control Design Assessments or Conducting Control Testing.
  • Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication skills.
  • Effective organisational influencing skills required.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills Ability to comprehend the big pictures with high attention to critical details.
  • Demonstrated ability to develop and implement strategy and process improvement initiatives.
  • MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint experience.


What we can offer you

We work hard to have a positive financial and social impact on the communities we serve. In turn, we put our employees first and provide the best-in-class benefits they need to be well, live well and save well.

By joining Citi Belfast, 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
  • A discretional 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


Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay, and empowered to thrive.

Sounds like Citi has everything you need? Then apply to discover the true extent of your capabilities.

Job Family Group:
Risk Management

Job Family:
Business Risk & Control

Time Type:
Full time

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