Finance Business Architect, Vice President

Finance Business Architect, Vice PresidentAre you passionate about translating complex finance and technology challenges into clear, actionable architecture? We are building out a Business Architecture practice to guide transformational IT improvements supporting Citi's global Finance functions. The Business Architect (VP) will apply solid functional domain knowledge and architecture experience to help define and evolve Citi's Finance functional architecture, contributing to current-state documentation and future-state design with a growing focus on AI and automation.Responsibilities:Assists in defining strategic direction and setting business architecture standards covering Enterprise Business Architecture & Transformation applications across Citi businesses, products, functions and locationsParticipates in assessing and incorporating ongoing business and regulatory needs into the Enterprise Business Architecture & Transformation business architectureCollaborate with Finance and Shared Services to document current and future-state business architectures, anchored to business processes and functionsWork alongside data architects to map data dependencies and support alignment of data architecture — including Finance-wide data vision, governance, and platform direction — with business architecture objectivesEngage technical partners to align investments to target state architecture, flagging material deviations as appropriateContribute to business architecture principles supporting straight-through processing and the timeliness, completeness, and accuracy of financial reportingApply and promote Citi architecture principles, providing guidance to engineering teams on practical applicationContribute to the Finance Tech Design Authority and support Permit to Design / Permit to Build governance processesAssist in identifying and evaluating opportunities to embed AI, ML, and GenAI within Finance processes, supporting appropriate governance frameworksContribute to capability mapping, maturity assessments, and the centralized architecture knowledge repositorySupport continuous improvement of the business architecture discipline through adoption of best practices, tooling, and trainingAppropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparencyFinance Domain & Transformation Experience:Working knowledge of FP&A (budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, close), Treasury (cash, liquidity, FX, intercompany), and Management Reporting (aggregation, allocation, multi-dimensional reporting) processes and their data dependenciesExperience supporting Finance transformation programs, with an understanding of how ERP migrations, ledger consolidations, and reporting modernization impact architecture and downstream platformsFamiliarity with ERP platforms (e.g., SAP S/4HANA, Oracle Financials), Performance Management tools (e.g., Anaplan, OneStream, SAP BPC, Oracle EPM), and cube technologies (e.g., Essbase, TM1)Appreciation of data quality, reconciliation, and control challenges in large-scale Finance environments, and ability to engage Finance SMEs and technology teams on system and process changeQualifications:6+ years in an engineering and/or architecture capacity supporting Finance or related business functionsTrack record of contributing to cross-functional business process improvement and enterprise architecture changeComfortable in matrix environments; self-motivated, organized, and able to manage multiple workstreamsStrong communication skills enabling effective engagement up to senior management levelMethodical, detail-oriented, with familiarity with modern enterprise information architecture practicesAI Domain Knowledge: Working understanding of AI/ML, GenAI, and agentic automation and their relevance to Finance use casesAI Personal Productivity: Ability to use AI tools effectively, including prompt engineering and critical evaluation of outputsResponsible AI Use: Awareness of data confidentiality and responsible use obligations in a regulated environmentEducation:Bachelors/University degree, Master's degree preferredThis job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required. Citigroup Inc