Mary Beth Williams, M.B.A., M.S.S.C.M

AVP Capital Planning and Management at Citi

United States

About

Financial Analyst with a demonstrated history of working in the Finance industry. Currently pursuing a Masters in Supply Chain Management at The University of Arkansas with plans to continue my pursuit of higher education as a believer in life long education. As someone who believes in the power of mentorship and has a passion for investing in our future leaders, my involvements provide me with the platform to connect with young professionals while supporting my professional development.

Experience

  • Citi (Full-time · 5 yrs)
    • Assistant Vice President (CBNA CFO Business Execution Office)
      Feb 2026 - Present · 5 mos

      • Create and implement a comprehensive communication plan and people strategy for the Head of Finance Controls, ensuring organizational alignment, transparency, and consistent messaging across all levels of the department. • Develop and lead an AI Productivity Pillar by identifying and training "AI Accelerators" and hosting monthly discovery sessions to educate team members on specific AI use cases. • Serve as the primary operator for a monthly and annual controls process, utilizing a data-driven approach to ensure process integrity, identify gaps, and maintain rigorous compliance standards including serving as the business rep for regulatory audits.

    • Assistant Vice President (Governance, Policies, and Business Management Team)
      Jul 2023 - Apr 2026 · 2 yrs 10 mos

      • Managed logistics and produced executive-level materials for Board and Regulator meetings, ensuring consistent messaging and alignment with strategic priorities. • Created comprehensive reports on organization metrics and headcount management to support large-scale transformation initiatives including consent order deliverables relating to Article VIII (1 gap and 8 milestones). • Direct the closure of 2 Self-Identified Issues (SIIs) and manage monthly/quarterly controls processes, mirroring high-standard quality confirmation checks. • Developed Voice of Employee (VOE) initiatives that resulted in a 5-13% increase in performance indexes.

    • Financial Analyst (Capital Planning Transformation)
      Aug 2022 - Jul 2023 · 1 yr

      • Facilitated weekly Planning Transformation Execution and Dependency (TED) meetings and monthly team huddles to communicate critical updates to the Head of Capital Planning and global C-suite stakeholders. • Developed weekly metrics reporting for the Quarterly Multi-Year Multi-Scenario Forecast (QMMF) focusing on governance and process design to track and ensure the completion of major organizational milestones. • Monitored consent order project deliverables for Senior Leadership to ensure timely advancement on complex transformation projects, maintaining high standards of data integrity and reporting accuracy.

  • CUPID Intern at Citi
    Feb 2021 - May 2021 · 4 mos

    • Collaborated with the Institutional Clients Group teams to develop an industry-standard website for the Spring by Citi platform to advance client operations. Performed competitor analysis in partnership with Technology teams.

  • University of South Florida (Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area)
    • Resident Assistant
      Oct 2018 - May 2021 · 2 yrs 8 mos

      -Interacting with 485 building residents and 36 direct residents through facilitation of professional and personal development events as integration to campus increases -Assisting in the increase of retainment of students for the Honors College through developmental programming -Coordinating and leading the recruitment of new Resident Assistants as well as increasing retainment of current resident assistants

    • Peer Mentor Lead (Honors College)
      Mar 2019 - Feb 2021 · 2 yrs

      -Expanded curriculum to include Personal Finance, Professional Development, and interpersonal skills -Responsible for ensuring continual training of 50 Peer Mentors and 12 Peer Mentor Leads

    • University of South Florida Ambassador
      Mar 2019 - Mar 2020 · 1 yr 1 mo

      -Recognized as one of the highest achieving student leaders at USF by USF System President Genshaft. -Hand selected by President Genshaft and Provost Wilcox to join this elite group of students. -Assist with Presidential events, hosting esteemed alumni and community members.

  • Corporate Analyst Development Program Summer Intern at JPMorgan Chase & Co.
    Jun 2020 - Jul 2020 · 2 mos

    -Developed Follow-the-Sun model to decrease Know Your Client (KYC) onboarding time for clients and expanded client website to increase transparency during onboarding process. Presented findings to Senior Leadership and Internship Management. -Created professional development and employment guides to support ESL classes and assimilation for refugees in Houston as part of Social Good project. Materials were selected as the top project and implemented in the Center.

  • Accounts Payable Clerk at Banker Lopez Gassler P.A.
    Aug 2019 - Apr 2020 · 9 mos

    -Responsible for organizing information of incoming clients and ensuring the highest level of security for sensitive information -Verified and dispersed checks and invoices up to $25,000 while performing data entry for a large insurance defense law firm (210 Lawyers) -Identified opportunities for process improvement efforts by enhancing security and upkeep of filling system