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# Finance Technology Business Architect, Senior Vice President

- **Company:** Citi
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $176,720.0 - $265,080.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), Data Architecture, Oracle Essbase, Reference Data, OneStream, Anaplan, SAP Business Planning and Consolidation, Oracle Hyperion, Prompt Engineering, Data Strategy, SAP S/4HANA, Build Process
- **Published:** September 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://citi.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/2/job/New-York-New-York-United-States/Finance-Business-Architect--Senior-Vice-President_26990431-1/apply

## About the Role

* 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 programs, with the ability to define target architectures and guide delivery teams through complex change including ERP migrations, ledger consolidations, and reporting modernization
 * 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, * 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
 * AI Domain Knowledge: Conceptual understanding of AI/ML, GenAI, and agentic automation and their applicability to Finance use cases including anomaly detection, forecasting, and regulatory reporting
 * AI Personal Productivity: Demonstrated ability to use AI tools effectively, including prompt engineering, iterative refinement, and critical evaluation of AI-generated content
 * Responsible AI Use: Understanding of data confidentiality and responsible use obligations when leveraging AI in a regulated financial services environment

Education:

 * Bachelors/University degree, Master's degree preferred

## Description

Do you excel at bringing clarity from ambiguity? We are building out a Business Architecture practice to guide transformational IT improvements supporting Citi's global Finance functions. The Technology Business Architect 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 - and how AI and automation will power it tomorrow., * 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


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