The Opportunity

The Tax Analyst (C12) is a strategic professional responsible for leading Tax Information Reporting Standardization & Simplification initiatives, balancing "Business as Usual" operations with dynamic project and change management. This senior role demands multitasking, adaptability, and the ability to navigate conflicting priorities across global teams managing tax liabilities, compliance, and payments. The analyst acts as a recognized technical authority, applies field developments to business strategy, leverages commercial awareness and diplomacy to influence stakeholders, and significantly impacts sub-function performance and effectiveness.

Responsibilities:

Control Compliance Testing: Manages "Tax Information Reporting" (TIR) adherence to "Minimum Control Design Requirements" and "Control Design Adequacy & Operating Effectiveness" for 600+ Local and Common Controls across 7 Global Operational Teams. Oversees testing results upload to Citi Enterprise Risk Management System and ensures audit readiness.
Risk Mitigation: Conducts "Red Flag Reviews" by analyzing large data volumes to identify and justify inconsistencies or material deviations.
Standardization & Consolidation: Leads consultations with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to standardize Operational Checklists, identifying opportunities to rationalize the control environment for efficiency and policy adherence.
MCA Change Control: Manages "Master Control Assessment" (MCA) obligations, including preparing and facilitating "Control Owner" attestations.
Project Management: Hosts daily project calls, defines scope, priorities, and milestones, and provides progress reports. Requires strategic thinking and diplomatic stakeholder alignment.
Issue & Escalation Management: Attends project calls to understand obligations, articulates/assigns tasks, and drives corrective action plans through creative problem-solving.
Process Improvement & Automation: Identifies and implements actions to reduce manual touchpoints, increase automation, and enhance interaction between regional/business teams for standardization and simplification within Tax Information Reporting.
Policy & Procedure Implementation: Focuses on the effective implementation of policies and procedures.
Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborates with Risk and Control teams and other stakeholders to streamline control documentation, challenge existing norms, and ensure project conclusion.
Problem Solving & Autonomy: Identifies and resolves problems using autonomous judgment, operating with limited direct supervision and exercising independence of judgment.
SME Advisory: Acts as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) to senior stakeholders and team members.
Risk Management & Compliance: Assesses business decision risks, safeguarding Citigroup's reputation and assets by ensuring compliance with laws, regulations, and policy. Applies sound ethical judgment and transparently manages/reports control issues.
Other Duties: Performs other duties and functions as assigned.

Total year of 8 to 12 years experience in taxation domain.

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.

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Job Family Group: Finance

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Job Family: Tax

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Time Type: Full time

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Most Relevant Skills Assessment, Credible Challenge, Financial Acumen, Management Reporting, Risk Management.

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Other Relevant Skills For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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