Financial Reporting Senior Analyst

Join our expanding Citi Finance Team in Budapest and make your own progress in a supportive and friendly environment!

We are a people-oriented organization that appreciates and promotes personal and professional aspirations. Our corporate culture is empathic: we acknowledge life-work balance throughout your career path.

Regulatory Reporting Citi Solution Centre (CSC) in Budapest is a key part of the Finance function. It is Citi’s pioneering centre on a global scale where local regulatory reporting professionals work together in a central location, to ensure consistent quality of local regulatory reporting across multiple jurisdictions and legal vehicles.

The Financial Reporting Senior Analyst is a role for experienced professionals from the field of accounting and reporting. You will be responsible for the preparation of financial reports required by the local regulators throughout the Europe, Middle East and Africa region (e.g. central banks), performing controls over the reports and submission of them in coordination with the in-country Finance Team.

The overall objective of this role is to be a focal point in the team by accurately preparing, reporting and analysing business/financial transactions, reports and statements in accordance with local regulatory guidelines and helping junior colleagues with their day-to-day tasks.

What you’ll do:

• Produce daily, weekly, monthly & quarterly regulatory reporting returns (e.g. balance sheet, profit and loss) and perform period-to-period analysis on them
• Beside report preparation you will also perform checker tasks by reviewing your junior colleagues’ work, which includes: Reconciliation of sub-systems to primary accounting records
• Substantiation of accounting records for reporting purposes
• Validation and adjustment of accounting entries in the reporting ledger
• Active involvement in the interpretation, tracking and implementation of the internal and external changes in report production processes including user testing and documentation of specifications.
• Take part or lead reviews and developments of current processes to increase efficiency
• Help new-hire colleagues to fit in and provide on-the-job trainings to them
• Liaise with multiple departments at regional and country level to resolve issues (e.g. Treasury, Local Finance)
• Participate in the new system/ process implementations related to regulatory reporting requirements

What we’ll need from you:

• University / College degree preferably in finance / accounting
• 3+ years’ relevant work experience
• Good command of spoken and written English
• Financial accounting or regulatory reporting background is an advantage
• Knowledge of banking products and their accounting/reporting in IFRS is an advantage
• Advanced MS Excel knowledge
• Self-motivated and detail oriented
• Working knowledge of IFRS reporting practices and standards
• Proven problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication skills

What you’ll learn:

• Composition of a financial institution’s balance sheet, profit and loss and other important financial reports
• Accounting treatment of securities, derivatives, loans and other financial instruments managed by a bank based on IFRS9 rules
• Framework for banking financial reporting and prudential reporting as per the regulatory reporting requirements of the region
• Become experienced in internal and external audits and inspections by the central banks
• Being responsible for one or more of Citi’s branches regulatory reporting activities end-to-end

We are a development-focused organization. The above qualifications and skills are considered as primary assets for the position – but we do not pursue perfectionism: we look for capable colleagues and help them grow to excellence in their fields and positions.

Benefits

By joining Citi Hungary, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive compensation package and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits that support you (and your family) to be well, live well and save well:

• Cafeteria Program
• Home Office Allowance (for colleagues working in hybrid work models)
• Paid Parental Leave Program (maternity and paternity leave)
• Private Medical Care Program and onsite medical rooms at our offices
• Pension Plan Contribution to voluntary pension fund
• Group Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Access to a wide variety of learning and development programs, online course libraries and upskilling platforms, such as Udemy and Degreed
• Flexible work arrangements to support you in managing work - life balance
• Career progression opportunities across geographies and business lines
• Socially active employee communities with diverse networking opportunities

Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay, and empowered to thrive.

Working at Citi is far more than just a job. A career with us means joining a team of more than 230,000 dedicated people from around the globe. At Citi, you'll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community and make a real impact.

Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.