Accounting Policy Analyst

Primary Location: United States,New York,New York

Education: Bachelor’s Degree

Job Function: Finance

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: Day Job

Employee Status: Regular

Travel Time: No

Job ID: 16071774

Description

About Citi Citi, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management. Our core activities are safeguarding assets, lending money, making payments and accessing the capital markets on behalf of our clients. Citi’s Mission and Value Proposition explains what we do and Citi Leadership Standards explain how we do it. Our mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress. We strive to earn and maintain our clients’ and the public’s trust by constantly adhering to the highest ethical standards and making a positive impact on the communities we serve. Our Leadership Standards is a common set of skills and expected behaviors that illustrate how our employees should work every day to be successful and strengthens our ability to execute against our strategic priorities. Diversity is a key business imperative and a source of strength at Citi. We serve clients from every walk of life, every background and every origin. Our goal is to have our workforce reflect this same diversity at all levels. Citi has made it a priority to foster a culture where the best people want to work, where individuals are promoted based on merit, where we value and demand respect for others and where opportunities to develop are widely available to all. The Accounting Policy Group is an integral component of finance’s risk management process. The group operates as an in-house consultancy unit providing independent technical advice on accountancy matters to finance, risk, the business and also external clients. The primary focus is to support high quality accounting and reporting standards within the parameters of US GAAP and IFRS. Researching technical accounting matters for both internal and external clients under US GAAP and IFRS. Responsible for leading implementation efforts for new accounting standards, preparing and delivering presentations to facilitate firm-wide education of new or changing accounting requirements to ensure that management understands the impact of new standards and regulations, reviewing and approving new products and complex transactions and participating in the New Product Approval Committee process. Other tasks will include interacting with accounting standard setters and participating on industry committees and a diverse array of special projects.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate must have:
A Bachelor’s Degree and Masters of Accounting

Experience working for an accounting standard setter or regulatory chief accounting office is incredibly beneficial

Strong verbal and written communication skill set

Strong research, analytical, organization and drafting skills

The candidate should be a fast thinker/quick learner and possess the ability to work effectively in a rapidly changing environment

Ability to work autonomously as an effective member of a dynamic team