Finance Technology Business Architect, Vice President

Citi • New York, NY

9d • $142,320 - $213,480 • Onsite

About The Position

Citi is seeking a Technology Business Architect to guide transformational IT improvements for its global Finance functions. This role involves applying functional domain knowledge and architecture experience to define and evolve Citi's Finance functional architecture, including documenting current states and designing future states with a focus on AI and automation. The Enterprise Operations & Technology teams at Citi are responsible for technology solutions that are foundational to the bank's operations, including security, resource management, providing technical tools, digital architecture design, and ensuring a first-class customer experience. Citi is committed to diversity and fosters an environment where the best people want to work, valuing respect, merit-based promotion, and opportunities for personal development. Ideal candidates are innovative problem solvers who bring their authentic selves to work and contribute to a culture of delivering results with pride.

Requirements

• 6+ years in an engineering and/or architecture capacity supporting Finance or related business functions
• Track record of contributing to cross-functional business process improvement and enterprise architecture change
• Comfortable in matrix environments; self-motivated, organized, and able to manage multiple workstreams
• Strong communication skills enabling effective engagement up to senior management level
• Methodical, detail-oriented, with familiarity with modern enterprise information architecture practices
• Working understanding of AI/ML, GenAI, and agentic automation and their relevance to Finance use cases
• Ability to use AI tools effectively, including prompt engineering and critical evaluation of outputs
• Awareness of data confidentiality and responsible use obligations in a regulated environment

Nice To Haves

• 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 dependencies
• Experience supporting Finance transformation programs, with an understanding of how ERP migrations, ledger consolidations, and reporting modernization impact architecture and downstream platforms
• 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)
• 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 change
• Bachelors/University degree, 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
• Collaborate with Finance and Shared Services to document current and future-state business architectures, anchored to business processes and functions
• Work 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 objectives
• Engage technical partners to align investments to target state architecture, flagging material deviations as appropriate
• Contribute to business architecture principles supporting straight-through processing and the timeliness, completeness, and accuracy of financial reporting
• Apply and promote Citi architecture principles, providing guidance to engineering teams on practical application
• Contribute to the Finance Tech Design Authority and support Permit to Design / Permit to Build governance processes
• Assist in identifying and evaluating opportunities to embed AI, ML, and GenAI within Finance processes, supporting appropriate governance frameworks
• Contribute to capability mapping, maturity assessments, and the centralized architecture knowledge repository
• Support continuous improvement of the business architecture discipline through adoption of best practices, tooling, and training
• 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: Manager