Young Apprentice – Finance Accounting & Reporting
Citi — Mumbai, Maharashtra
₹3–7 LPA (HireSetu estimate) · Entry level · Freshers eligible · Full-time
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Quick answer: An entry-level seat on Citi's Finance Accounting & Reporting team in Mumbai, working the monthly close and balance sheet reconciliations for the bank's Real Estate Services segment. No prior work experience is asked for, so Excel and a grip on accounting basics carry most of the weight.
From Citi's job posting
The Finance Accounting & Reporting Specialist is an entry level position responsible for the processing the BAU entries, generation, tracking and submission of financial reports in coordination with the Finance team & various stakeholders. The overall objective of this role is to ensure the timely and accurate delivery of BAU activities in accordance with bank guidelines.
Responsibilities
- Part of the month-end close process for Real Estate Services (RES) managed segment.
- Processing the BAU entries & assisting month end reporting.
- Balance sheet reconciliation process for International RES specific accounts (such as Security Deposit, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Accruals, Prepaids, etc.)
- Involved in the balance sheet reconciliation process to identify and resolve breaks covering RES segment
- Support various regional and in-country stakeholders (RES, Controllers, FpnA, Balance Sheet Substantiation) on inquiries
- Foster a robust Risk and Control culture – by understanding Citi’s approach to managing risk, as described in our Enterprise Risk Management Framework.
Qualifications
- Ability to execute discretion when exchanging complex or sensitive information to others
- Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication skills.
- Knowledge of the MS Office.
- Detail oriented
Education
- Bachelor’s/University degree or equivalent experience
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Most Relevant Skills
Please see the requirements listed above.
Other Relevant Skills
Accounting Processes and Financial Controls, Assessment, Credible Challenge, Financial Accounting, Management Reporting, Policy and Regulation, Risk Management.
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HireSetu's note
The month has a shape
The close sets the rhythm. Most of the month is steady: entries get processed, balances get checked, questions from Controllers, FP&A and the substantiation team get answered. Then month-end lands, and the last days of the month plus the first few of the next one get tight, with reports to submit and reconciliations to sign off.
RES is the bank's real estate arm, so the accounts you reconcile are the ones that side of the business creates: security deposits, rent and service charge receivables, payables, accruals, prepaids. A deposit can sit on the books for years while a payable clears in weeks.
Breaks are the other constant. When two systems disagree on a balance, someone has to trace it to the transaction behind it and clear it. That is where the detail orientation in this posting stops being a line on a CV.
Getting ready for this one
The degree is the hard filter. A bachelor's is named, and there's no experience requirement sitting next to it, which is what makes this a genuine first job. MS Office is the only tool listed, and for this kind of work that means Excel: pivot tables, lookups and cleaning up a messy export. Get past typing values into cells.
Refresh the basics of double entry, accruals and prepayments. How a journal entry moves through the ledger, why an accrual reverses, what separates a prepaid from a fixed asset. The work stays close to entries and balances, nowhere near consolidation.
The posting's two softer asks matter more than they look. Discretion, because you'll handle sensitive numbers and pass them to people in other markets. Writing, because half of a reconciliation query is explaining a difference to someone who can't see your screen. Clearing a break in four plain lines is a skill of its own.
Drafted with AI from Citi's job posting and checked by Prashanth Jakkula before publishing. See our Editorial Policy.
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