Finance Technology Business Architect, Vice President

Citi • New York, NY

11d • $142,320 - $213,480

About The Position

Citi is building a Business Architecture practice to guide transformational IT improvements supporting its global Finance functions. The Finance Technology Business Architect applies 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.

The role works with Finance, Shared Services, data architects, engineering teams, and technical partners to align business, data, and technology architecture. It contributes to architecture standards, governance, target-state design, capability mapping, maturity assessments, and continuous improvement of the business architecture discipline. The position also supports responsible evaluation of AI, machine learning, generative AI, and automation opportunities in Finance processes.

The role requires knowledge of Finance processes and their data dependencies, experience supporting Finance transformation, and the ability to engage effectively across a matrixed organization and with senior management. The position is based in New York, New York, and is full-time. The stated salary range is $142,320 to $213,480 per year. Eligible employees may also receive incentive and retention awards and Citi employee benefits.

Requirements

• At least 6 years of experience 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.
• Working knowledge of FP&A processes, including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and close; Treasury processes, including cash, liquidity, FX, and intercompany; and Management Reporting processes, including aggregation, allocation, and multidimensional reporting, as well as their data dependencies.
• Experience supporting Finance transformation programs and understanding of how ERP migrations, ledger consolidations, and reporting modernization affect architecture and downstream platforms.
• Familiarity with ERP platforms such as SAP S/4HANA and Oracle Financials; performance management tools such as Anaplan, OneStream, SAP BPC, and Oracle EPM; and cube technologies such as Essbase and TM1.
• Understanding of data quality, reconciliation, and control challenges in large-scale Finance environments, and ability to engage Finance subject matter experts and technology teams on system and process change.
• Comfort working in matrix environments; self-motivated, organized, and able to manage multiple workstreams.
• Strong communication skills for effective engagement up to senior management level.
• Methodical and 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.
• Bachelor’s or university degree.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist in defining strategic direction and business architecture standards across Citi businesses, products, functions, and locations.
• Assess and incorporate 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 based on business processes and functions.
• Work with data architects to map data dependencies and align data architecture—including Finance-wide data vision, governance, and platform direction—with business architecture objectives.
• Engage technical partners to align investments with target-state architecture and flag material deviations.
• Contribute business architecture principles that support straight-through processing and timely, complete, and accurate financial reporting.
• Apply and promote Citi architecture principles and guide engineering teams on their practical application.
• Contribute to the Finance Tech Design Authority and support Permit to Design and Permit to Build governance processes.
• Help identify and evaluate opportunities to embed AI, ML, and GenAI in 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 best practices, tooling, and training.
• Assess risk in business decisions, support compliance with applicable laws, rules, regulations, and policy, apply sound ethical judgment, and transparently escalate, manage, and report control issues.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k).
• Life, accident, and disability insurance.
• Wellness programs.
• Paid time off, including planned vacation, unplanned sick leave, and paid holidays.
• Eligible employees may receive discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards.

What This Job Offers

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