Finance Officer - Citi Retail Services/Best Buy Program

Finance Officer - Citi Retail Services / Best Buy Program

Citigroup Elk Grove Village , IL 60007 Lead finance officer for one of Retail Services franchise partner credit program, partnering with one of the largest and most exciting merchants in the U.

S. Responsible for leading the financial analysis team in the areas of pricing, investment decision support, expense management as well as partnering with external client and multiple functions within Citi.

Be a key leader in the ongoing development of the program strategy. Drive profitable growth in program assets, while optimizing Citis capital and operating efficiency through insightful analysis and strategy development and evaluation.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities Including Direct Reports

• Serve as one of Citis senior leaders on joint Operating Committee in program relationships, which governs day to day management of programs
• Provide thought leadership and influence internal and external leadership development, planning, and execution of strategic initiatives to drive profitable growth
• Work closely with Citi Risk, Control, Compliance and Operations, and the Retail Partner management teams, to ensure strong internal control / compliance environment
• Develop and implement capital optimization and financial strategy to drive asset and earnings growth
• Partner with cross functional client teams to develop, review and approve all promotional pricing, marketing, investments, and growth initiatives, driving product, channel, and promotion specific profitability analyses
• Analyze contract changes, analyzing financial impacts, negotiate with partner and partner with Legal to draft contract language
• Lead Citi Internal planning process and external partner forecasts for portfolio, collaborate with centralized FP&A team to develop financial projections and present to internal and external senior management
• Hire, develop, and retain onshore and offshore staff members to deliver value added financial analysis and decision support to drive business performance
• Ensure financial transactions between Citi and the partners are in compliant with contract
• Work closely with Citi Controllers and Accounting Policy on accounting requirements for all aspects of partner agreements, policy changes, and initiatives

Education and / or Experience

• B.S. in Finance or Accounting.
• 15+ years of financial experience in credit card industry and / or financial services.

Knowledge, Skills and / or Abilities

• Strong leadership skill and business acumen. Executive presence, ability to interact and influence senior management of external client.
• Superior communication / presentation skills; ability to drive change and support for performance improvement across all functional areas.
• Strong analytical skills, as well as control and compliance mindset.
• Ability to work well under tight deadlines in a fast-paced, team-oriented, intense environment.

Job Family Group : Finance

Finance

Job Family : Finance Management

Finance Management

Time Type : Full time

Full time

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Finance Officer - Citi Retail Services / Best Buy Program

Citigroup Elk Grove Village , IL 60007