Caroline Abikaram

About Caroline Abikaram

Senior finance executive with over 15 years of experience partnering with Investment Banking and Markets business leaders to drive strategy, performance, and disciplined growth. Trusted resource with strong communication and presentation skills, robust organizational skills. Strong reputation for pushing for collaboration across all functions to drive efficiencies while also focused on increasing profitability and returns. Valued partner to important stakeholders and business leaders on topics including financial resource management (headcount, expenses, capital, liquidity, balance sheet), US, EU, and Swiss Stress Testing processes and calculations. I have driven disciplined expense management, leading compensation impact analyses, and cost-reduction initiatives that delivered sustained efficiency gains while preserving strategic capabilities. Over the past few years I have held senior leadership roles across Investment Banking & Capital Markets and Markets Finance, including Global Head of FP & A for IBCM Americas, Corporate Bank Finance Head, and now Prime Services Finance Lead at Citi. In these roles, I have owned end-to-end financial stewardship for multi-billion-dollar revenue platforms, delivering multi-year strategic plans, board-level financial narratives, and rigorous performance management across revenues, expenses, balance sheet, capital, and headcount.My leadership approach emphasizes precision, accountability, and sound judgment, particularly in environments marked by change, complexity, and regulatory scrutiny. I am a people-centered leader who builds resilient, high-performing teams through clear communication, mentorship, and a strong culture of collaboration. Outside of work, I serve as Board Chair for Comprehensive Youth Development’s NextGen Board and have held multiple leadership roles throughout my professional career.

Experience

1. Prime Services Finance Lead

   Citi

   Jan 2024 — Present · New York, NY, US

Education

• American University - Kogod School of Business

  BA/BS, Business Administration, Spanish, Arabic

  2007 — 2011

• NYU Stern School of Business

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Quantitative Finance, Management and Strategy

  2013 — 2016

Skills

• Vba
• Spanish
• Analysis
• Bloomberg Terminal
• Arabic
• Leadership
• Bloomberg
• Microsoft Excel
• Powerpoint
• Data Analysis
• Excel
• Financial Analysis
• Access