Account Reference Architecture (ARA) is Citi's global Balance Sheet Completeness Control framework, operating within the Global Reconciliations Utility (GRU). ARA provides end-to-end governance over the integrity and completeness of relationships between Citi ledger accounts, cash bank accounts, and reconciliation platforms.
As ARA continues to expand through the Reconciliation Transformation Program, this role will support both strategic transformation initiatives and ongoing operational governance. The successful candidate will perform detailed analysis of balance sheet and bank account relationships, investigate control exceptions, drive data quality remediation, and partner closely with Technology, Finance, Operations, and Business stakeholders to enhance Citi's balance sheet completeness framework.
This position offers a unique prospect to contribute to enterprise-wide control enhancements while helping establish ARA as Citi's centralized Balance Sheet Completeness Control.

Responsibilities:




Investigate and analyze balance sheet discrepancies identified through ARA Balance Validation processes, categorizing root causes and assessing associated risks.
Maintain the integrity of ARA by reviewing, validating, and updating ledger-to-bank account mappings to ensure completeness and accuracy.
Analyze reconciliation structures and ledger relationships to confirm appropriate balance sheet representation and automated reconciliation coverage.
Partner with Operations, Account Owners, Finance, and other stakeholders to validate bank account treatments and ensure alignment between bank accounts, ledger representation, and reconciliation processes.
Manage and resolve exceptions associated with bank accounts missing from Abacus and other designated golden source repositories.
Perform data analysis to identify control gaps, process inefficiencies, and data quality issues, recommending sustainable remediation solutions.
Escalate material control issues, risks, and unresolve

📌 Reconciliation & Proofing Intermediate AnalystCHENNAI (India)
🏢 Citi
📍 India