Finance Business Architect, Senior Vice President

Citi • New York, NY

5d • $176,720 - $265,080 • Onsite

About The Position

Citi is seeking a Business Architect (SVP) to guide transformational IT improvements for its global Finance functions. This role will leverage broad domain knowledge, deep experience influencing IT architecture change, and outstanding communication skills to articulate the comprehensive future vision of Citi's Finance functional architecture, with a focus on how AI and automation will power it. Citi is a leading global bank with a commitment to diversity and fostering an environment where the best people want to work. Ideal candidates are innovators with well-rounded backgrounds who bring their authentic selves to work and complement the culture of delivering results with pride. This role is part of the Enterprise Operations & Technology teams, which are responsible for technology solutions that are the foundations of everything Citi does.

Requirements

• 10+ years in an engineering and/or architecture capacity supporting Finance or related business functions, ideally in Financial Services
• Proven track record delivering cross-functional business process improvement and enterprise-wide architecture change
• Experienced leading virtual teams in matrix environments; self-motivated and able to own initiatives end-to-end
• Outstanding communication skills enabling influence at all levels, from technical developers to the most senior executive leaders
• Methodical, detail-oriented, with deep familiarity with modern enterprise information architecture practices
• Conceptual understanding of AI/ML, GenAI, and agentic automation and their applicability to Finance use cases including anomaly detection, forecasting, and regulatory reporting
• Demonstrated ability to use AI tools effectively, including prompt engineering, iterative refinement, and critical evaluation of AI-generated content
• Understanding of data confidentiality and responsible use obligations when leveraging AI in a regulated financial services environment
• Deep 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 architectural implications
• Proven experience leading Finance transformation programmes, with the ability to define target architectures and guide delivery teams through complex change including ERP migrations, ledger consolidations, and reporting modernisation
• Deep familiarity 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)
• Credible and influential with senior Finance SMEs, CDO and CIO stakeholders, and delivery leaders on system design, data strategy, and process change

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree preferred

Responsibilities

• Assists in defining strategic direction and setting business architecture standards covering Enterprise Business Architecture & Transformation applications across Citi businesses, products, functions and locations
• Participates in assessing and incorporating ongoing business and regulatory needs into the Enterprise Business Architecture & Transformation business architecture
• Lead collaboration with Finance and Shared Services to define current and future-state business architectures anchored to business processes and functions
• Partner with data architects to influence data architecture — including Finance-wide data vision, governance, and platform direction — in support of the business architecture
• Align strategic technical investments to the target state architecture across all Finance technology partners, governing and justifying any deviations
• Develop and evangelize business architecture principles guaranteeing straight-through processing and the timeliness, completeness, and accuracy of financial reporting
• Champion Citi architecture principles and standards, counselling engineering teams on application in deliverables
• Provide early-stage architecture input to shape Book of Work scope and sequencing, and play a leading role in the Finance Tech Design Authority
• Own and govern Permit to Design / Permit to Build processes, and produce architecture strategy papers and executive investment narratives for senior Finance and Technology leadership
• Identify, evaluate, and prioritize opportunities to embed AI, ML, and GenAI within Finance processes, defining governance and control frameworks
• Lead capability mapping, maturity assessments, and heat maps informing investment prioritization; maintain oversight of the centralized architecture knowledge repository
• Champion continuous improvement of the business architecture discipline — driving best practices, tooling, and training
• Owns reference data to support consistent reporting structure
• Appropriately 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 transparency

Benefits

• medical, dental & vision coverage
• 401(k)
• life, accident, and disability insurance
• wellness programs
• paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior