Senior Audit Manager Data Quality/CCAR

Citi Trends is a value-priced retailer of urban fashion apparel, shoes, accessories and home décor for the entire family.

This role directs the timely delivery of high quality, value added assurance and audit reports for Citi’s Comprehensive Capital Analysis Review Stress Testing business & technology activities, which is designed to meet the regulatory requirements of Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) and the requirements of the Boards of Citigroup and Citibank, their affiliates, and of Citi’s respective regulators, globally. In this role, the candidate will serve in a leadership role on the dedicated CCAR IA Team specialized in Data and Process. This team provides a comprehensive program of audit coverage across all lines of businesses and technology. The individual will be responsible for planning and executing audits as both a project manager and as a participant, as needed.

* Develop and execute a robust Audit Plan, by reviewable entity, for assigned businesses in accordance with Internal Audit standards, relevant government statutes and regulations and Citigroup and Citibank policies. * Deliver on time high quality audit reports, Internal Audit and Regulatory issue validation and (where appropriate, branch examinations, as well as business monitoring and governance committee reporting. * Direct complex audit activities for a component of a product line, function, or legal entity at the regional or country level including a portion of the audit annual plan. * Apply comprehensive expertise in one or more of the corporation's businesses and leverage this knowledge into a leadership role in one or more teams. * Proactively advance integrated auditing concepts and use of technology. Closely follow latest trends in own field and adapt them for application within own job and the business * Lead the professional development of Internal Audit staff. * Develop effective senior line management relationships and has a strong understanding of the businesses. * Apply an in-depth understanding of the inter-relationships of business and support units throughout the corporation and how they impact the overall control environment and the audit approach. * Use excellent communication skills in order to influence a wide range of internal audiences including respective product, function, or regional executive management partners. May negotiate internally often at higher levels on matters which will have a major impact on the area managed. * Demonstrate strong judgment, political astuteness, and sensitivity to cultural diversity. * Possess strong project management and interpersonal skills, makes sound decisions, exhibiting initiative and intuitive thinking. Consulted often by others for advice and opinions and recognized as a leadership role model. * Participate in major business initiatives and pro-actively advises and assists the business on change initiatives. * Frequently involved in matters that require complex judgments and solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought such as identifying solutions for a variety of complex and novel audit control issues. Analyse reporting findings; Recommend appropriate interventions where needed. Propose creative and pragmatic solutions for risk and control problems. Partner with Directors and Managing Directors to develop approaches for addressing broader corporate emerging issues. * Serve as lead reviewer/controller for all types of reviews, including the most complex reviews. * Review and approve Business Monitoring Quarterly Summaries. **CCAR Responsibilities:** * Ensure delivery of consistent and standardized methodology for risk data quality, risk data governance, risk data quality lifecycle, mitigating actions, including the application and compliance with the Citi's capital program policies, processes, controls, standards, methodologies and framework. * Plan and help manage the audit execution plan for data quality (accuracy, completeness, and integrity), data input, rules/expectations across functional areas and systems to ensure accurate reporting of CCAR data and /or implementation of stress scenarios for forecasting. * Oversee the execution of tests for data validation and control framework for the FED Stress test report submissions * Develop continuous data validation and control framework for the FRB stress test and report submissions. * Review work done for the activities of the CCAR work streams to ensure the functions are organized, efficient, and produce accurate financial actuals * Provide systemic and thematic issues and raise cross-functional topics as a result of audits related to CCAR/DFAST sections of Capital Planning. * Understand and review the CCAR functionalities as per the CCAR procedures, guidelines as prescribed by the FRB. * Work closely with Risk, Finance and Technology Centre of Excellence (COE) Audit Team Members.

* Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR) and Dodd-Frank Act (DFA) stress tests knowledge and/or previous experience along the lines of Capital Planning in the Financial Banking/Loan Industry. * Good knowledge of CCAR process and regulatory structure of financial services and banking industry and current regulatory guidance. * Strong focus on internal controls and integrity of data. * Experience in financial and regulatory systems architecture. * Experience in auditing financial services organizations or relevant market risk management experience in products offered is preferred but not required. **Experience:** * Knowledge of US GAAP and or RAP accounting. * Solid knowledge of general banking and broker-dealer regulations. * Solid knowledge of banking products including complex investment products and a solid understanding of accounting principles. * Previous CCAR/DFAST experience or Subject matter expertise in Capital Planning would be beneficial. * Experience in evaluating company and business line financial information through detailed analysis of worksheets, systems and processes including products, business lines, channels, customers, new business, and forecasts. **Skills:** * Strong team work and communication skills, commitment to meeting deadlines. * Strong analytical skills and the ability to use them to analyse complex data structures. * Possess data analysis and/or technical skills to analyse data utilizing automated tools and help identify problems would be an advantage. * Knowledge of MS Office functions with advanced Excel, Access & Viseo skills to perform data analysis/test automated controls. Knowledge of audit software (IDEA, ACL, SQL) is also beneficial. **Education:** * Bachelor of Computer Science, Engineering, Finance or Accounting; MBA degree beneficial; Related certifications (CPA, ACA, CFA, CIA, CISA or similar) are a plus. * Senior level experience in a related role with experience in business, functional and people management, with proven abilities in taking responsibility for executing concurrently on a portfolio of high quality deliverables to stakeholders according to strict timetables. * Specific subject matter expertise regarding technology application control disciplines and a solid understanding of Enterprise Risk Management concepts, especially those associated with the Operational Risk Management and Basel II Frameworks. * Demonstrates experience in managing teams and managing integrated internal audit and assurance delivery within a matrix reporting environment. * Effective negotiation skills, a proactive and 'no surprises' approach in communicating issues and strength in sustaining independent views. This individual must be an articulate and effective communicator, both orally and in writing, with an energetic, charismatic and approachable style. * Strong interpersonal skills for interfacing with all levels of internal and external audit and management.