SUMMARY:

• Financial industry veteran with 7+ years of experience specializing in financial crime/fraud detection; anti - money laundering (AML); regulatory issues, including Bank Secrecy Act (BSA); compliance solutions; Credit Card and Transactional Fraud, data analytics; software development and implementation; and payment systems.
• A Reporting & Data Analysis expert with experience working in a Data Quality & Integrity (DQI) practice for a Big 4, I have provided consulting and analytical services to many Fortune 500 clients in the financial industry.
• My effective project management skills and positive attitude have helped me successfully deliver quality results to my clients for a variety of projects including revenue recognition, ERP implementations, spend analysis, contract compliance reviews and financial re-statements.
• Experience with Anti-Money Laundering product Actimize SAM 8.0 or higher version; and/or Trade Compliance ETS 5.0 or higher, RCM 5.10 or higher version, AIS 4.8 or higher version, WLF, CDD, KYC.

EXPERTISE AREA:

• Risk / Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis
• Reporting Processes
• Capital Expenditures (CAPEX)
• Valuation
• Variance
• Budgeting
• Balance Sheet Accounting
• Forecasting
• Cash Flow
• Interest for Decision Making

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Tampa, FL

Sr. Project Manager/Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Manage the Tuning and Optimization of AML Model Management in accordance with OCC/FRB Model Risk Management Guidance
• Lead in system changes, parameter changes, data validation and for AML monitoring to ensure a comprehensive audit trail
• Analyze AML coverage and document recommendations for review and approval
• Create and execute prioritize project plan to complete the necessary validation and tuning procedures
• Conduct quantitative analysis of AML data model output for model accuracy, efficiency, and effectiveness
• Develop regression models to predict customers’ variables and create customer behavioral segmentations

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Managed on Agile Scrum design and rollout of Actimize Brokerage and AML Compliance SAM 8 Solutions
• Performed Data Analysis and mining towards mapping of the client’s data with Actimize AML SAM data requirements in UDM.
• Identified as well as define the business needs technical solution to fulfill the requirements
• Created and maintained plus communicate requirements, conduct data analysis, coordinate the design of solutions
• Wrote detail requirements specifications, functional specifications technical design document, use cases, workflow charts, test plans as well as overall system roadmap artifacts
• Created requirements traceability, data validation, results verification, defect resolutions overall release sign-off using ALM and JIRA
• Performed data analysis and validation of AML data creating & executing SQL queries for testing ETL process
• Established pre- and post-implementation standards of quality to meet global commitments and expectations
• Four at-risk projects brought in ahead of schedule, meeting regulatory commitments previously in jeopardy

Confidential, Tampa, FL

Financial Modeling Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Manage the execution of modeling for charge out using Allocation Processing System (APS)
• Manage the modeling request team and define parameter (PMF account, Managed Segment, Managed Geography)
• Validate and process data for intercompany balance sheet and create KPI for planning, budgeting and forecasting
• Define Pearl Metric and create services for accounting/ tax purposes
• Liase with other modeling projects process such as Full Suite and Cross Border chargers
• Worked with VP of Finance to create quarterly and annual analytic forecasts using SAS and Business object
• Managed cash settlement transaction using the WoldLink, P2P, financial management adjustment (FMA) to Smart
• Migrate charges, run variance report and assist in the UAT reengineering processes

UAT Project Lead

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Managed AML (Actimize) IT project deliverables in partnership with businesses (ICG, IPB etc)
• Served as Testing coordinator for AML Actimize proprietary technology platforms
• Led UAT testing as warranted
• Actimize Risk Case Management System trainer
• Conducted research and documented utilizing databases to compile a portfolio of information on funds transfer and or check instrument products/transactions
• Managed multiple change programs across different parts of AML (Actimize) and MANTAS

Confidential

SAP Functional Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Managed for the implementation of DART, Data Retrieval Tool - Data extract.
• Specified programs and reports to be completed by ABAP programmers to aid Customer Service
• Supported FI/CO Team to improve SAP performance through implementation of ERP principles
• Managed for FI/CO and SD Archiving Project - This entailed the selection of a team of users who would support decisions made for Archive Objects

Confidential

Compliance Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed Confidential AML Operational risk
• Created Methodology to assess risk, security and resilience base on Geography.
• Implemented framework to improve internal data reporting and subsequently key process control failures.
• Designed and implemented Risk Dashboard and escalation framework to report key risk issues.