Officer, Cash and Trade Processing Analyst
Citigroup · Gurugram
Citi is looking for a Cash and Trade Processing Analyst to join its Transaction Services team, supporting across mutual fund cash and trade payment processing and reporting. In this role, you will act as a subject matter expert managing complex transaction flows — including payments, receivables, trade activity, and liquidity — while engaging directly with dealers and mutual fund counterparts to ensure accurate and timely execution.
Responsibilities
- Process and manage complex mutual fund cash and trade transactions, including payments, receivables and liquidity flows
- Serve as a subject matter expert for transaction processing workflows, identifying and implementing process improvements to drive operational efficiency.
- Liaise directly with dealers and mutual fund counterparts to coordinate transaction delivery, resolve queries, and maintain service standards.
- Analyse operational data and apply technical expertise to evaluate issues and recommend practical, precedent-informed solutions.
- Manage currency cut-off deadlines effectively, including extended working hours when required, to ensure timely settlement across markets.
- Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to respond to deliverable requests and support cash and trade operations projects.
- Monitor and manage risk across transaction activity, ensuring compliance with applicable regulations, internal policies, and control standards, and escalating issues with transparency where required.
Required qualifications & skills
- 4 to 6 years of experience in cash and trade processing, payments operations, or a closely related financial services function.
- Hands-on experience handling mutual fund cash and trade payments and reporting within a banking or financial services environment.
- Working knowledge of EMEA market conventions, currency cut-off timelines, and cross-border payment flows.
- Practical understanding of financial industry regulations relevant to transaction processing and trade operations.
- Clear and effective communication skills, with the ability to engage confidently with dealers, fund counterparts, and internal stakeholders.
- Strong analytical capability, with the ability to interpret transaction data, identify discrepancies, and apply sound judgement to resolve operational issues.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
Beneficial skills & qualifications
- Familiarity with liquidity management and wholesale banking transaction flows.
- Experience working within a global or multi-market operations environment, particularly across EMEA time zones.
- Prior exposure to process improvement initiatives within a transaction services or operations function.
What we offer
At Citi, you will be part of a high-performing transaction services team that operates at a global scale, giving you direct exposure to EMEA markets and meaningful impact on the quality and efficiency of critical payment flows. This is a role that rewards expertise, rewards delivery, and offers genuine opportunity for professional growth.
- Hybrid working model with 3 days in the office and 2 days working remotely, providing flexibility while maintaining strong team connectivity.
- Exposure to complex, high-value transaction environments spanning mutual fund operations and EMEA market activity.
- Opportunity to deepen specialist expertise as a recognised subject matter expert within a global Transaction Services function.
- Access to learning and development programmes that support ongoing career progression within Citi's operations and transaction services network.
- Competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package, including financial wellbeing and family support provisions.
- A collaborative, performance-oriented team environment where your contribution directly influences operational outcomes and client service quality.
Apply now to bring your cash and trade expertise to a role where your knowledge shapes the efficiency and integrity of EMEA market transactions at one of the world's leading financial institutions.
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Job Family Group:
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Job Family:
Cash Management------------------------------------------------------
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