Citigroup, Inc

Finance Business Architect, Vice President

Citigroup, Inc • $142K — $213K *
New York, NY 10025In-Person
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6+ years in engineering/architecture within Finance or related functions
  • Proven history of cross-functional process improvement and enterprise architecture change
  • Ability to thrive in matrix environments with self-motivation and organization
  • Effective communicator, able to engage with senior management
  • Detail-oriented, with knowledge of modern enterprise information architecture
  • Familiarity with AI/ML and their application in Finance
  • Understanding of responsible AI usage in regulated settings

Responsibilities

  • Define strategic direction for Enterprise Business Architecture across Citi
  • Incorporate ongoing business and regulatory needs into architectural frameworks
  • Document current and future-state business architectures in collaboration with Finance
  • Map data dependencies with data architects to align data and business architecture
  • Engage technical partners to ensure architectural alignment and identify deviations
  • Develop principles for business architecture to support financial reporting accuracy
  • Contribute to governance processes within Finance Tech Design Authority

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Life, accident, and disability insurance
  • Wellness programs
  • Paid time off including vacation and sick leave
  • Paid holidays
Full Job Description
Position Overview:

Are you passionate about translating complex finance and technology challenges into clear, actionable architecture? We are building out a Business Architecture practice to guide transformational IT improvements supporting Citi's global Finance functions. The Business Architect (VP) will apply solid functional domain knowledge and architecture experience to help define and evolve Citi's Finance functional architecture, contributing to current-state documentation and future-state design with a growing focus on AI and automation..

Responsibilities:
  • Assists in defining strategic direction and setting business architecture standards covering Enterprise Business Architecture & Transformation applications across Citi businesses, products, functions and locations
  • Participates in assessing and incorporating ongoing business and regulatory needs into the Enterprise Business Architecture & Transformation business architecture
  • Collaborate with Finance and Shared Services to document current and future-state business architectures, anchored to business processes and functions
  • Work alongside data architects to map data dependencies and support alignment of data architecture - including Finance-wide data vision, governance, and platform direction - with business architecture objectives
  • Engage technical partners to align investments to target state architecture, flagging material deviations as appropriate
  • Contribute to business architecture principles supporting straight-through processing and the timeliness, completeness, and accuracy of financial reporting
  • Apply and promote Citi architecture principles, providing guidance to engineering teams on practical application
  • Contribute to the Finance Tech Design Authority and support Permit to Design / Permit to Build governance processes
  • Assist in identifying and evaluating opportunities to embed AI, ML, and GenAI within Finance processes, supporting appropriate governance frameworks
  • Contribute to capability mapping, maturity assessments, and the centralized architecture knowledge repository
  • Support continuous improvement of the business architecture discipline through adoption of best practices, tooling, and training
  • 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


Finance Domain & Transformation Experience:
  • Working knowledge of FP&A (budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, close), Treasury (cash, liquidity, FX, intercompany), and Management Reporting (aggregation, allocation, multi-dimensional reporting) processes and their data dependencies
  • Experience supporting Finance transformation programs, with an understanding of how ERP migrations, ledger consolidations, and reporting modernization impact architecture and downstream platforms
  • Familiarity with ERP platforms (e.g., SAP S/4HANA, Oracle Financials), Performance Management tools (e.g., Anaplan, OneStream, SAP BPC, Oracle EPM), and cube technologies (e.g., Essbase, TM1)
  • Appreciation of data quality, reconciliation, and control challenges in large-scale Finance environments, and ability to engage Finance SMEs and technology teams on system and process change


Qualifications:
  • 6+ years in an engineering and/or architecture capacity supporting Finance or related business functions
  • Track record of contributing to cross-functional business process improvement and enterprise architecture change
  • Comfortable in matrix environments; self-motivated, organized, and able to manage multiple workstreams
  • Strong communication skills enabling effective engagement up to senior management level
  • Methodical, detail-oriented, with familiarity with modern enterprise information architecture practices
  • AI Domain Knowledge: Working understanding of AI/ML, GenAI, and agentic automation and their relevance to Finance use cases
  • AI Personal Productivity: Ability to use AI tools effectively, including prompt engineering and critical evaluation of outputs
  • Responsible AI Use: Awareness of data confidentiality and responsible use obligations in a regulated environment


Education:
  • Bachelors/University degree, Master's degree preferred


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

Job Family Group:
Technology

Job Family:
Enterprise Architecture & Transformation

Time Type:
Full time

Primary Location:
New York New York United States

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:
$142,320.00 - $213,480.00

In addition to salary, Citi's offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.

Most Relevant Skills
Please see the requirements listed above.

Other Relevant Skills
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Finance, Technology Architecture.

Anticipated Posting Close Date:
Sep 10, 2026

About Citigroup, Inc

Citigroup is a financial services holding company that provides financial products and services. The company operates through two segments, Global Consumer Banking (GCB) and Institutional Clients Group (ICG). The GCB segment offers traditional banking services to retail customers through retail banking, commercial banking, Citi-branded cards, and Citi retail services. The ICG segment offers various banking, and financial products and services to corporate, institutional, public sector, and high-net-worth clients. This segment provides wholesale banking products and services, including fixed-income and equity sales and trading, foreign exchange, prime brokerage, derivative services, equity and fixed-income research, corporate lending, investment banking, and advisory services, private banking, cash management, trade finance, and securities services. Citi is committed to sustainability and social responsibility, and the company invests in initiatives that promote economic progress.

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Market Cap
$1.3 billion
Industry
Finance & Insurance
Net Income
$89.6 million
Founded
1812
5 Year Trend
+4.6%
NASDAQ
C
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