Capital optimization is a critical area for Citigroup and represents a significant challenge facing the financial services industry. As a firm, our ability to effectively lead in this area will be a significant determinant of our future competitiveness. It also helps satisfy a regulatory requirement for enhanced connection between strategic planning and capital planning.
Balance Sheet and Capital Management (BSCM) is a specialized team responsible for ensuring effective and efficient use of Services' balance sheet with the goal of improving return on capital measures. The team coordinates and collaborates closely with colleagues in Liquidity Management Services as well as Investor/Issuer Services.
Services Capital Allocation and Management, Lead Analyst, plays a critical role in Services' capital and balance sheet strategy by directing capital strategy at the client level in order to align balance sheet usage with client priority. The successful candidate will execute current client-oriented capital programs and accountability framework within Trade and Working Capital Solutions and expand them to the Services-wide level in order to deploy capital across highest returning clients and products.
Key responsibilities:
The key areas of responsibility of the role are:
- Execute and maintain client-level capital-investment for monthly and quarterly processes, through close collaboration with Trade & Working Capital Solutions Sales and Cluster managers
- Analyze client pricing and remediate modeling assumptions of transaction returns to trouble-shoot deal-level drivers of client returns profile. Identify inconsistencies in client financials/TCE, Services RWA, and other Services capital metrics (GSST/CECL); escalate systemic issues and create Data Concerns, identify root causes, and influence automated solutions
- Maintain portfolio-level metrics for capital-investment programs, and prepare monthly/quarterly updates
- Expand client-level applications of capital-investment to the Services level, in conjunction with Banking and Markets partners, including Trade and Working Capital Solutions's successful Asset Optimization Program
Key Competencies:
- Required to dive into details, to execute and enhance robust capital allocation methodology
- Wholesale Credit Orientation: Experience working with Risk / Treasury / Finance and Technology / Operations partners; exposure to RWA, TCE, capital, liquidity measures, and modelling concepts (PD, LGD)
- Possess a Client Mindset, i.e familiarity with client perspective as well as banking solutions and products including cash management, trade, payments, securities services, foreign exchange, commodities, fixed income, loans (including syndicated, bilateral) and capital market product
- Understand Portfolio Management, i.e how Services' exposure to client and counterparties combines into the global portfolio and fits into the portfolio's lifecycle
- Extremely high attention to detail and organizational skills
- Comfortable manipulating different data sources to analyze and answer business problems
- Innovation mind set and intellectual curiosity
- Ability to partner well with a range of stakeholders in the firm to drive objectives to delivery, strong interpersonal skills to identify and resolve conflict to mitigate roadblocks
Qualification:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or related fields; Master's degree preferred
- 6+ years relevant experience in the Financial Services Industry
- Understanding of Financial instruments and Products as well as Risk and Corporate Banking functions
- Familiarity with US regulatory capital rules; internal allocation methodologies is a plus as is exposure to RWA, TCE, and liquidity measures
- Proven analytical skills for executing data analysis and quantitative strategies
- Highly proficient in Excel / PowerPoint / Tableau
- Coding / Advanced macros / SQL / Python a plus
- A demonstrated history of delivering on initiatives
- Highly motivated with attention to detail, team oriented, and strong organizational skills
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing, facilitation, and partnering skills with key stakeholders and senior management
Job Family Group: Decision Management
Job Family:Business Analysis
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 For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.
Anticipated Posting Close Date:jul 24, 2026
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