Markets Business Unit Manager - Johannesburg, South Africa - Citi

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Johannesburg, South Africa

1 week ago

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Job Background/context:


Given the increasing industry and regulatory focus around control-related tasks, this role is critical to maintaining a robust control environment across multiple desks and businesses.

The role is key to enabling business growth through maintaining a sound control environment, facilitating new business initiatives, product expansion and driving technology change within the business.

The role will cover all asset classes ex-equities for the markets business. The jobholder should be able to work well in a team environment within the country/business as well as manage matrix reporting lines and should be able to function without close supervision


Key Responsibilities:


  • Provide updates related to financial performance, opportunities, risk and control issues, escalation points, regulatory engagement
  • Support the business in facilitating new business initiatives, product expansion and driving technology change within the business
  • Create and provide effective metrics to stakeholders and management teams
  • Build strong relationship with country product, business and function partners and coordinate effectively across the South Africa Markets team.
  • Liaison with desk heads, support functions building relationships with control and support functions to develop and deliver on business strategy
  • Provide support for the control framework for the business including but not limited to Risk & Controls testing, operational loss processes, investigation and developing and driving corrective actions.
  • Seek out and ensure corrective actions are implemented for control related issues across the spectrum of control functions with a goal of driving a robust, harmonized business model for the country.
  • Have a critical mind and question processes and frameworks with a preventive business framework
  • Preparation of meeting materials, ensuring minutes are accurately recorded and tracking followup items
  • Relay business knowledge, product knowledge, and requirements to business and internal support functions where required.
  • Communicate (written and oral) information within and between the businesses and support functions.
  • Build effective prioritization skills as the job entails dealing with multiple conflicting priorities in a time
- pressured environment.

  • Other ad hoc administration tasks that support the activities of the business including PowerPoint presentations and excel analysis.
  • Business support for Internal and external exams/audits

Knowledge/Experience:

- >5 years of experience in financial markets either in the business or business support functions

  • Exposure to financial markets related products and experience would be an advantage

Skills:


  • Excellent communications skills (written / verbal) at all organisational levels. People management experience
  • Results/task orientated with excellent attention to detail.
  • Ability to manage and prioritise effectively and resolve conflicting priorities.
  • Ability to work well as part of a team and autonomously.
  • High level of computer literacy especially in the Microsoft Office product suite

Qualifications:


  • Excellent academic background educated to a minimum of degree level or sufficient industry experience
  • Financial / Project management/accounting degree / Master degree would be a plus.
  • Professional qualifications could be an advantage

Competencies:


  • Communication / Relationship building
  • Attention to detail
  • Team work
  • Prioritization / Initiative
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Job Family Group:

Business Strategy, Management & Administration

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Job Family:

Business Administration

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Time Type:

Full time

  • Citi is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.


Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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