Areke Van Weperen Email & Phone Number

Berlin, DE

Berlin, Germany

Berlin, Germany

* onboarding new corporate clients via tailored workshops* providing interdepartmental work-around solutions to clients' requirement and problems

Berlin, Germany

* responsible for NPA (NPP) management; creation of template, working instructions, interdepartmental coordination, improvements* creation and delivery of online and onsite company-wide NPA training* Internal audit coordinator* support shaping and editing (Enterprise) Risk policy and strategy* support (Enterprise) risk management and team* set up and.

Berlin Area, Germany

• Daily back-office processing and fixing of SEPA and SWIFT payments via in-house systems and 3rd party technological solutions
• Daily communication with external banks (Swift and email based)
• Project lead for creating, maintaining and restructuring multi-team processes with focus on risk and controls; created/improved processes for multi-team B2B manual transfers, file imports, resolving blocked payments
• Team reporting to management
• Support implementation Instant SEPA; administration (liaising with EBA, SIA, EPC, BuBa) and testing (RT1, TIPS, Postman, Ruby, Jira)

Berlin Area, Germany

• Defining requirements, redesigning and implementing a documentation and archiving system for manuals and maps as per new compliance regulation
• Continuous improvement of efficiency and automation of transactions-related topics via waterfall and Agile based project management
• Trainer of team members
• Developing a unified payment provider setup for global transaction management
• Daily processing and troubleshooting of EMEA banking transactions
• Close cooperation with banking providers

Berlin Area, Germany

• First-rate customer advice on a broad range of complex queries related to billing, finance, IT, legal
• Full contract management of all Dutch borrowers, investors and credit projects
• Fraud checks for the underwriting team
• This was a completely new position: Create internal and external procedures for the Dutch market

Dublin, Ireland

• Multi-level EMEA client inquiries through analysis and appropriate action; e.g. billing/payment; account and contractual; operational and sales; training. Monthly portfolio worth average $6 million; focus on Benelux.
• Pro-active creation and implementation of team-wide procedures and controls. Created team checklists, reducing processing turnaround time
• Sales order approvals and reporting via credit risk assessment of customers. Daily average of 20 - 30 EMEA sales worth up to $100K
• Process and reconcile posted cash with daily reports to management (SAP, Excel)
• Communication officer and project manager of EMEA branch of Bentley Charity Foundation
• Train team members and interns

Dublin, Ireland

• In-depth investigation, analysis and solution of ACH payment issues e.g.: IT issues, chargeback, unable to apply, beneficiary claim no receipt, account reconciliation, amendment, backvaluation, direct debit, SWIFT.
• Analyse and improve team procedures applicable to customers world-wide
• Organise interdepartmental training and communication. Training of new team members and account managers in payment procedures and compliance
• Coordinator internal team and departmental audits (ISO related)
• Mentor for interdepartmental projects

Dublin, Ireland

• Provide quick solutions to time-sensitive pending live high value payments, follow-up with multiple departments world-wide for completion
• Investigate and solve structural payment issues. Liaise with multiple sources, eg IT, Securities, Customer Service
• Ensure team compliance with (inter)departmental payments procedures and related reporting to management
• Maintain and update team procedural documents
• Train team members

Professional Certificate In Financial Crime Prevention, Financial Crime Prevention

Tefl, Teaching English As A Foreign Language

Activities and Societies: I successfully completed a certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language; this included teaching daily.

Ba + Ma, English Language And Literature

Activities and Societies: I was a member of SIB (transl; Student Association for International relations), with a special interest in the.

Ma, Medieval English

I completed an M.A. in Medieval Studies, which encompassed a broad selection of topics related to Medieval times (eg Latin, manuscripts.