Summary

• A talented Accountant/Business Analyst with comprehensive accounting/finance/project management experience and a holder of a professional MBA in Accounting.
• Background includes considering new challenges within the Accounting/Finance department and using MS Excel/PowerPoint/Access to accomplish task.
• Skilled in general ledger, subsidiaries accounting, financial statements preparation and analysis, anti-money laundering investigation and terrorist accounting, funds accounting, auditing, budgeting, taxations, internal controls, none governmental accounting reporting, IFRS, GAAP and streamlining procedures to implement changes within the accounting and finance departments.
• Have supported large clients in the Columbus area such as JP Morgan Chase, Huntington National Bank, Citigroup and the internal revenue department of the Attorney General Office of the Confidential

Knowledge and Skills

• Other: Data Mining and research, Multifund accounting, Bloomberg, IDC, P- Control, Ftmond, Sornal One View, Phonebook, FTmond, Sonar, Fortent, PeopleSoft, Sage, MSP and MSP Passport mortgage systems
• Languages: English, French, Creole, Latin
• MS Office: Word, Powerpoint, Excel, VB 6, Access, SharePoint, Outlook
• Tools Software: Quick Books, Simply Accounting, Peachtree Accounting, FSD Application Management portal 3.0, Customer Assist CA , Contact Manager CM , IVault, Lexis Nexus, SAR software, IESS software
• 3 years of prior BSA/OFAC and 9 years of auditing/Accounting experience, with 4 years in a leadership role
• MBA and Bachelor's degree in Accountancy
• Currently pursuing an AML-related certification e.g., CAMS
• Expert knowledge of AML and OFAC regulatory requirements
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong project management and organizational skills

Experience

Self-Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• ACAMS Members. Use the working knowledge of AML, OFAC, FinCEN, and KYC procedures and regulatory requirements including BSA and USA PATRIOT Act to assess risks associated with clients' businesses and to make SAR determination.
• Assist small businesses in the preparation of Payroll Accounting, personal Income Tax, 1099 Tax, Partnership tax and Corporate Tax.
• Assist small businesses in the installation of QuickBooks Pro and Training of workers.
• Use MS Excel to analyst complex accounting information and prepare small businesses for tax preparation and auditing.
• Prepare Businesses, NGOs and State's Agencies in Auditing, Review, Compilation and Statutory Audit.

Confidential

Compliance officer

Responsibilities:

• Selected to work in a team of 2 of 400 consultants as a Complex AML Investigator. Reviewed complex cases and made a SAR determination
• Performed AML Investigation and SAR filing duties through research, documentation, writing, monitoring and filing.
• Conducted periodic internal account/customer reviews to identify potentially suspicious activity.
• Completed analysis of transactional information to identify risks, trends and potential suspicious activity.
• Completely and accurately document steps taken through the investigation process Interfaced with bankers to obtain information related to their client's transaction activity.
• Had responsibility for execution and/or implementation of projects, processes and initiatives.
• Worked with internal groups to ensure consistent understanding of requirements.
• Function as a key contributor with demonstrated knowledge of AML/KYC issues, as well as broader functional knowledge.
• Prepared Suspicious Activity Reports in compliance with established regulatory guidelines and time frames.
• Interviewed customers when applicable, communicated findings to management and escalated cases to law enforcement.
• Review and obtain complete information to accurately report CTRs.
• Ensured customer Identity Management is in compliance by defining the risk control plan, risk assessments evaluation , defining key risk indicators, and engaging with the business partners to ensure clarity.
• Effectively obtained information and assisted appropriate law enforcement agencies, peer banks, and other external groups on AML issues and cases.

Confidential

Sr. Funds Accountant

Responsibilities:

• Distributed fund data to internal and external business partners, ensure accurate fund records through review of reconciliation reports, research cash balances and fund holdings differences with custodian.
• Communicated cash position to the investment advisor, Process, balance and reconcile shareholder activity with the transfer agent.
• Calculate daily market value of portfolio holdings, daily net asset value and complete month-end reporting requirements.
• Assisted with preparation of financial statements, regulatory filings, board materials, year-end tax reporting and special projects report requested by management.
• Trained on AML investigation, terrorist financing reporting and Citigroup compliance policy.

Confidential

AML- Accounting/Finance Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Assigned as Senior Anti Money Laundering Analyst/Investigator AML /BSA Business Secrecy Act .
• Conducted research, assisted and provided information to support suspicious activity reports SAR and made recommendations.
• Managed UDAAP Compliance Risk, BSA compliance risk, USA Patriot Act Compliance risk.
• Investigated reviewed and monitored suspicious customers' account transaction activities and made recommendations for further review or closure.

Confidential

BSA/AML- Compliance/Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Ensured banking compliances with customer due diligence, enhance due diligence, KYC, KYA and AML standards.
• Ensured customer Identity Management is in compliance by defining the risk control plan, risk assessments evaluation , defining key risk indicators, and engaging with the business partners to ensure clarity Anti-Money Laundering AML Operations mitigates money laundering and terrorist financing risks Analyst
• Conducted research that utilized internal and external public and private databases to compile a portfolio of information on funds transfer and or check instrument products/transactions
• Assisted and provided information to support Suspicious Activity Reports SAR or equivalent for regulatory filing Assisted in the codification of customers' accounts.
• Operational Risk and Business Banking Credit Service Control Analyst
• Provided consistent reporting and monitoring related to high risk accounts.
• Monitored and reviewed customer account transactional activities and made recommendations for further review or closure.
• Ensured that regulatory, legal, bank and audit requirements are met.
• Utilized analytical skills to compile data, research and analyze financial and accounting information, cost saving opportunities, and streamlining and standardization of business, financial and operating processes.

Confidential

Home Mortgage-Accounting and Finance Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Assigned as Accounting and Finance Analyst 3, JP-Morgan Chase Home Lending Mortgage
• Reviewed, analyzed, reconciled and made recommendations on the following exceptions for default SCRA loans: Foreclosure Charged off and sales , Retro Subsidies, Multiple Retro Subsidies, Loan Modifications interest charged, Interest rate charged before and after modification, and other assigned duties.
• Worked with the following banking and mortgage system software to verify, analyze and made changes where necessary to correct errors: SCRA Work Flow System, RE, LSAMS, PCH2/HPCH, DDCH, SER1, MAS1, IVault, OnDemand, COGNOS, MSP and MSP Passport mortgage systems

Confidential

Sr. Payroll Accountant

Responsibilities:

• Employed as Payroll Accountant the Ohio Department of state and Administrative service.
• Reviewed analyzed financial transactions and reconciled the old vs. new cash, balances in FUTA and IRS, and disperse as much as possible using advanced skills in MS Excel, MS Assess, and MS Power-point.
• Created Access Database for revenue recovery.

Confidential

Sr. Accountant/Auditor- Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Employed as Sr. Accounting Consultant, Revenue Recovery, and the Attorney General of the State of Ohio.
• As Senior Accountant temp, I assisted with research of some of the various accounting issues as listed below but not limited to: Stale dated checks, un-applied checks we will use the BKAR work-basket and perhaps work lists .
• Helped with the testing /or documentation of Great Plains as we ran parallel recreated April and May.
• Helped with the conversion to electronic files.
• Reconciled the old vs. new cash, reconciled the balances, and disperse as much as possible using advanced skills in MS Excel, MS Assess, and MS Power-point.

Confidential

Sr. Accountant/Controller

Responsibilities:

• Affiliate to O.I.C International-Head Office in Philadelphia, U.S.A
• Oversaw the Accounting system and financial resources of the center Economics Venture Activities,
• Performed a periodic cash control and inventory control on the manufacturing unit,
• Prepared provisional budget for presentation and approval by the Board, Analyzed the budget and actual financial situation of the company, Supervised the preparation of monthly payrolls, tax payments and social security deductions, Supervised the update of the debtors' and creditors' ledger, and journal entries daily.
• Prepared monthly account reconciliations, analyzed financial statements and reported Variances. Identified problems and recommended solutions to management.
• Improved the Internal Control Procedure and the segregation of duties to minimize illegal practice.

Confidential

Chief Internal Auditor

Responsibilities:

• Set up the Accounting systems and the Internal Control systems of new created offices. Monitored the control systems, and trained the staff on the use of accounting documents.
• Segregation of duties between authorization, recording and custodies amongst members.
• Audited the financial and management department of the various Micro Finance operation offices and made recommendations to the Donors/Board Members as requested.
• Designed the Payroll system using MS Access Software and MS Excel spreadsheet program.
• Periodic reviewed of the accounting system and made recommendations where appropriate.

Confidential

Project Manager Volunteer

Responsibilities:

• Wrote Projects
• Monitored Projects
• Ensured compliance with the funders' regulations IFRS and GAAP
• Recruited more than 200 volunteers
• Set up the Internal Control System and monitored Projects
• Evaluated staffs and Projects' Progress and Made Recommendations where appropriate.
• Prepared Project Reports, Budget, Forecast and variances, and Activities Reports
• Coordinate the projects' team.
• Worked with Excel, MS Words, MS PowerPoint, Lotus 123, MS Access and Window Outlook.