Experience

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  Mizuho bank

  Aug 1990 - Jan 2015

  Operations officer

  •Balanced bank daily general ledgers.•Monitored daily Fed cash position, overdraft reports, account status reports, and other deposit related activities.•Handled exceptions for prior day deposits, general ledger posting, account change information, correspondent bank, in-clearing items and customer statements.•Verified, reviewed, traced and resolved discrepancies and ensured all differences, exceptions, were properly handled and investigated.•Conducted investigations, handled compensation, adjustments and collections.•Performed monthly certifications and monitored bank exceptions to minimize bank losses.•Assisted other groups such as Return items, Branch Support and Customer Service.•Coordinated group work assignments to meet deadlines.•Resolved complex operational concerns and/or processed complex transactions. Show less

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  Cathay bank

  Jun 2016 - now

  Bookkeeping assistant manager

  Assists in managing deposit and loan reconciliations and related activities; balancing general ledgers and internal and external financial bank accounts, and maintaining detailed records for management and regulatory reporting.Manage Deposit Control, Loan Control, Safe Box Control, and Due From Bank account reconciliations, as well as ACH, transit and POD account balancing.Manage department workflow, provide guidance, coach, review and counsel assigned employees. Responsible for ensuring reconciliations, research, adjustments, charge-backs, transaction corrections and balancing responsibilities are performed accurately and in accordance with established procedures, timelines and regulatory requirements.Handle complex branch/department/regulatory inquiries regarding adjustments, correspondent bank account balances, general ledger entries, domestic/foreign collections, ATM balances and other related inquiries.Manage deposit and lending check issuance account reconciliations, stop payment processing and fraudulent item return processing.Resolve out of balance reconciliations.Document and maintain statistical activity for management and regulatory reporting.Perform certifications and provide supporting documentation for regulatory, SOX and internal audits and inquiries.Assist with revising current department procedures and/or creating new department procedures for department functions. Show less