Nadia D. Rhodes Taylor

Assistant Vice President - Institutional Clients Group @Citi

New York, NY, US

Senior Financial Analyst supporting the Transaction Expense Management team on initiatives such as preparing annual budgets, conducting monthly forecasts, leading expense reduction projects and enhancing reporting tools. Accomplishments include- Reviewed over $1.5M in expenses in 2015, which yielded over $0.5M in expense reduction initiatives- Developed business and product specific metrics to improve financial transparency to highlight expense drivers and potential efficiency opportunities- Developed a monthly business review process to ensure segregation, integrity and accuracy of Brokerage Clearing and Exchange balance sheet accessAdditional Responsibilities include- Collaborate with Institutional Clients Group Senior Management, Finance Partners, Business Managers and Business Chief Accounting Officers through weekly estimates, monthly forecasts, budgeting, vendor analysis and variance analysis- Participate in expense review meetings with Trading Desks, Business Chief Accounting Officers and Finance Colleagues to discuss actual expense results against plan and historic trends Project ConsultantProject Consultant providing proposals with cost savings opportunities to the team as well as enhanced procedures and reporting. Accomplishments included- Developed new techniques for financial planning to render quality services to customers- Prepared management reports based on analytic findings of research- Analyzed how Citi incurred fees for 3rd Party Agent Bank fees - Developed financial methods and procedures for measuring and evaluating performance

Elizabeth City State University

Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Accounting and Finance

Columbia | SIPA

Master of Public Administration (MPA), Advanced Management & Finance