Experience

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  Regions financial corporation

  Jan 1997 - Jan 2007

  Account Management: managing balances of multiple foreign currency accounts by buying and selling in the foreign exchange market; establishing spot and forward contracts for corporate customers; monitoring internal documentation for accuracy; preparing transfers in order to maintain positive balances in all currency accounts;Customer Service: preparing wires for select account customers; answering questions about foreign exchange banking products; referring customers to other areas of the bank in order fulfill their other banking needsAccount Research/Reconciliation: making debit and credit entries to general ledger accounts for correspondent bank fees as well as all other necessary entries; researching outstanding issues regarding foreign bank accounts;Reporting: maintaining system of subsidiary foreign account holders; compiling daily and monthly reports for tracking income, volume, and foreign currency exposure; completing monthly revaluation reports in order to calculate profit on foreign exchange trades;Office Administration: verifying and maintaining all internal documentation for each trade done by the department; Business Development: communicating with current and prospective customers to identify how to best address their foreign exchange needs, as well as with account officers and branches that require guidance in marketing and servicing the foreign exchange products offered by Regions. Show less Product Service: issuing and advising commercial letters of credit as well as incoming/outgoing collections; preparing all documentation and entries associated with letters of credit productsSystems Maintenance: overseeing the use and maintenance of SWIFT International Bank Messaging System; verifying and releasing SWIFT messages/wires for international wire department as well as letters of credit area; verifying credits and debits keyed to internal systemReporting: maintaining departmental records on Database and Sybase both daily and monthly; reconciling departmental accounts; creating system for recording and reporting fees collected by the department; designing and implementing new invoicing system for departmentAdministrative: handling all billing for department and performing various administrative duties as assigned by supervisors Show less

  • Foreign Exchange Specialist

    Jan 1999 - Jan 2007

  • Trade Finance Representative

    Jan 1997 - Jan 1999
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  Jack henry & associates

  Jan 2007 - Oct 2013

  Product Training: training current and new employees on the use of BSA/AML and Fraud software; providing supplemental and retraining of software for company’s clients; developing and fine tuning curriculum for new employees Customer Service: assisting on cases placed by customers in an analyst capacity; answering basic questions of clients and assisting salespeople to advance the placement of the software; following up with customers after onsite training to insure their understanding of the product; consulting onsite by way of specialized analysis of policy and procedures to help clients maximize the usefulness of the productDocument and Presentation Development: creating in-house and client-facing documentation on the use of the software; developing PowerPoint presentations to explain the use of the software as well as for user group and educational conferences Show less Product Implementation: traveling to bank locations around the country in order to insure proper installation of BSA/AML banking software and explaining all functions of software to usersCustomer Service: answering calls and cases placed by customers in order to troubleshoot problems that arise with the software; preparing customers for onsite implementation of the product by sending agendas and answering any preliminary questions about the softwareTechnical Expertise: installing software on bank’s server; extracting transactions from bank’s core database to new software; identifying and troubleshooting any issues that can be solved and sending any larger issues to product’s development team Show less

  • Application Trainer

    Sept 2009 - Oct 2013

  • Application Analyst

    Jan 2007 - Nov 2009
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  Bbva in the usa

  Jan 2013 - Oct 2021

  Product owner of compliance projects: Work with project sponsors within the Compliance department to define business needs and facilitate the completion of projects exclusive to and for the benefit of the department itself. These projects have included exploration of new training solutions, updating the departmental intranet site in Wordpress, creating a newsletter for the department,and leading a records retention project for the complaints area. Served as co-product owner on multiple departmental risk assessments, as well as participant in gathering data and updating applicable matrices. Most recently joined team on conversion project to assist entities that will remain with Holding on conversion/retention of systems and software. Successfully and continually used Agile methodologies and tools to steer each project.Received Product Owner/Project Manager for SAFe (scaled agile framework) designation, October 2020 Show less BSA/AML/OFAC expertise: Worked with the Open Platform division of BBVA as new third party initiatives were introduced to the bank; these initiatives, composed of financial technology start-ups, required thorough reviews of their compliance programs, policies and platforms. Identifying risks and controls: Reviewed each phase of Open Platform initiatives to ensure that applicable risks were identified and that appropriate controls existed or that gaps were addressed. This step involved creation of executive summaries, which evidenced all facets of the initiative that were reviewed. Often coordinated with department BSA/AML/OFAC managers to ensure completeness of reviews.Third Party API review and approval: Worked with technical development teams to ensure that APIs and enhancements were updated to be in compliance with regulations and bank policies. Internal Digital Project review: Participated in the review of BBVA’s own digital and online offerings, as well as the latest iteration of the branch platform. This included periodic meetings and calls with project teams, review of Jira tickets, and suggestions to keep projects in compliance.Committee updates: Kept data records for updates to committee documentation, including volumes, trends and general progress of each initiative.Program development: Continually updated and enhanced work instructions, frequently used documentation, and templates as the program evolved. Show less SOX and non-SOX control testing: Performed testing on internal IT controls involving banking applications and processes; executed test plans over application access, user recertification, and change management, among other critical IT controls; documented testing process and evidence gathered within in-house systems.Internal audit reporting: Generated monthly audit reporting for IT and operations areas of BBVA USA and NY; mapped current IT audit items to online reporting tool; created audit item extensions for submission to internal auditors; followed up with all parties involved in past due and coming due audit items for most recent progress and communication with audit teams; facilitated and guided meetings between stakeholders in order to clarify expectations and deliverables for on-time audit item closures.External audit liaison: Served as liaison to external audit firm while performing mid-year and year-end audits over SOX-critical IT applications and processes; worked with lines of business and application owners to gather necessary evidence and data for testing by firm; facilitated meetings in person and via Webex in order to demonstrate and explain procedures and processes; uploaded evidence and data to secure site for firm; worked with application owners and IT personnel to resolve outstanding exceptions whenever possible. Also assisted in audits and reviews performed by the Fed, and external audit firms on behalf of the European Central Bank.Other tasks/functions: Prepared reporting and presentations for monthly management meetings; attended monthly internal audit progress meetings with Spain office with updates on progress; assisted in IT risk mapping/model transformation project; reviewed SSAE 16/SOC reporting for SOX-critical outsourced applications; performed other general departmental support functions as assigned. Show less

  • Compliance Solutions Analyst, VP

    Jan 2019 - Oct 2021

  • BSA Digital Analyst, Sr.

    Jan 2017 - Jan 2020

  • Senior Risk Advisor

    Jan 2013 - Jan 2017
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  Pnc

  Oct 2021 - now

  Vp, aml sanctions advisor sr.