Jonathon Baker Email & Phone Number

Tampa, Florida, United States

Senior Manager of AML Compliance

• Guide clients through business startup, from entity formation and structuring to proper licensing to successful opening/operating• Ensure new businesses and their owners and officers comply with regulatory and statutory requirements for business type• Interact with myriad local, state and federal government departments related to business licensing on a daily basis; establish points of contact and working relationships• Review, negotiate and draft various contracts including leases, purchase agreements, and shareholder/operating agreements• 100% 5-star client satisfaction on Google Business

Tampa, Florida, United States

• Senior analyst promoted to Team Lead backup• Conduct compliance transaction review and investigate Citi customer account activity to identify unusual transaction patterns• Prepare Suspicious Activity Reports in accordance with FinCEN and other applicable regulatory requirements and recommend relationship retention or termination• Perform AML compliance quality and testing, evaluate process deficiencies, analyze control measures, enhance reporting capabilities and recommend corrective actions while satisfying regulatory and audit commitments• Balance metrics reporting, reviewing cases and SARs, and working cases/preparing SARs while exceeding quota• Recipient of numerous awards and recognition for exceptional performance

Tampa, Fl

• Draft, review and negotiate business purchase/sale agreements and liquor license purchase/sale agreements; prepare closing documents and conduct closings• Manage all aspects of financing for business and liquor license purchases/refinances (negotiate terms, draft/review loan commitments, promissory notes, security agreements, closing documents, lien/UCC recordings, etc.)• Represent institutional and private lenders in court for liquor license foreclosures; negotiate settlements• Counsel corporate clients on transactional implications• Conduct legal research regarding various transactional and contract law matters to advise clients• Utilize influential principles to persuade, lead and negotiate; identify strengths of staff to delegate and increase efficiency and profitability

Tampa, Florida, United States

• Use internal and external systems to track funds, gather data/KYC and compile findings to mitigate money laundering risks to Citi and its customers• Mentor new analysts across various business lines; selected to deliver training to junior analysts and informational presentations to management• Recipient of numerous awards for outstanding narrative writing, analytical skills and leadership

Doctor Of Law (J.D.), Law

Activities and Societies: Entertainment Law SocietySecretary - Entertainment Law Association

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Psychology

Activities and Societies: Golden Key National Honour Society