Amanda Eckmann Email & Phone Number

• Worked independently and in partnership with a team on risk-based monitoring and evaluation activities, including risk assessment, monitoring and testing, analysis of findings, and reporting to ensure effective.
• Demonstrated working knowledge on applicable banking/consumer compliance regulations and laws, industry trends, emerging issues, and understand its applicability to risk management strategies including the scoping of.
• Utilized data analysis tools and techniques to analyze, quantify, and assess risks and to evaluate controls to identify potential weaknesses and control gaps
• Documented the results for testing performed in concise management reports and provide awareness around risk
• Reviewed policies and procedures and compliance programs to ensure consistency with current applicable banking rules, regulations and laws
• Developed and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with all levels of internal and external management, clients, peers, and Audit

• Designed and implemented a formal Quality Assurance Program for the Sanctions Compliance department, including program framework and nearly 20 individual review manuals
• Evaluated and measured Sanctions Compliance team processes, risks, control effectiveness, sustainability, regulatory expectations, and internal Group / Bank expectations
• Acted as Subject Matter Expert and point-of-contact for monitoring and QA related matters for the team
• Defined processes for identifying and establishing potential new QA activities and ongoing QA Monitoring Control Plans
• Maintained knowledge of compliance issues and laws by participating in trainings and conducting research
• Tracked and reported the review statuses, ratings and possible action plans

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

• Designed, implemented, performed and document control reviews
• Identified issues, exceptions and patterns, escalated to management, and worked with business unit leadership on remediation, and formally documents findings and remediation plans
• Prepared and presented monitoring reports of testing results
• Identified areas of risk and made recommendations on operational improvements, processes for compliance, quality assurance, quality controls and any additional training essential to mitigate risk