•Screened names of retail and wholesale individuals and companies owned or controlled by, acting for, or on behalf of targeted countries against Wells Fargo’s clients to stop further international, domestic wire or trading activities.•Performed OFAC, or Politically Exposed Persons (PEP) screening on new and existing customers, researched potential matches, scored risks, and escalated possible matches to management. •Used various systems such as Lexis Nexis, GSMOS, World Check to complete screening process. Which consisted of viewing between three hundred to five hundred names per day to thwart possible terrorism, or money laundering activities with Wells Fargo clients worldwide. •Ensured that adherence to all quality standards, processes, and risk mitigation metrics.•Escalated critical findings in cases where potential suspicious activity, money laundering, or terrorist financing typologies were missed to ensure compliance.•Performed due diligence, Know Your Customer (KYC), and OFAC screening of diverse parties.

AML Investigations Officer•Anti-Money Laundering and Terroristic monitoring of Correspondent, Retail, and Offshore Banking Clients•Reviewed incoming alerts regarding suspicious transactions and investigated alerts and client’s accounts leading to possible investigations being opened, alert being cleared, account closure or SAR filing.•Prepared SAR and documentation to ensure the correspondent banks properly reported suspicious activity under to direction and oversight of TSU Manager.•Conducted in depth review of customer profiles and account patterns for money laundering activities. Conducted reviews which containing Suspicious Activity Report guidelines for ease of input when necessary •Identified red flag issues and escalated within the AML framework for further investigation. •Supported AML Compliance organization on more complex issues, including research techniques and capabilities as well as other solutions•Provided support and expertise to the AML Compliance organization on research techniques, capabilities and systems, such as Know Your Customer (KYC) and Customer Information File (CIF).•Completed enhanced due diligence reviews on high-risk customers-and Special Category of Clients (SCC) accounts. •Analyzed date from Regulatory Data Corp to conduct through investigations on our customers where adverse media was potential concerned •Trained new compliance officers, on how to review Anti-Money laundering (AML) alerts, analyze and give effective reasoning on whether a Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) was warranted.•Diligently reviewed investigations by offshore colleagues for efficiencies and potential for improvement•Demonstrated ability to conduct investigations across various lines of business (Retail Banking and Adverse Media, GIB, Correspondent, Name Screening and Trade)

•As Middle office dealt with asset back securities such as fixed income, money market, federal reserved bonds, dividends and mutual fund trades for trust accounts. •Processed asset back securities, hedge funds, Federal Reserve, fixed income items via mutual fund trading. •Monitored, resolved mutual fund trade issues foreign and domestic. Between Citigroup, Investment Managers and our Custodian SEI trust. •Updated pricing for mutual fund assets on Citibank, and Sei Trust 3000 systems.•Imputed Foreign/Domestic bonds and Corporate Actions to settled between Citigroup and trust company SEI•Prepping of incoming transactions from Mutual fund plan sponsors, such as outgoing wire, manual trades, lump sum payments and rollovers, trust-to-trust transfers and payment of plan expenses.•Journaled funds and book entries for trust accounts.•Set up, sent out and processed lump sum payment checks for clients under different investment managers and trust fund accounts.

•Citigroup banking clients would place wire investigations with our department to resolve wire issues. Knowledge of OFAC, SAR, AML, polices a must.•Processed conversion of foreign currency to USD, and well as USD to Foreign currency when receiving or sending out wire or receiving wire transfers.•Dealt with multiple clients daily per day. Processed wire transfers via chip, fed, dda, swift and telex to satisfy customer needs. •Dealt with wires in over 126 currencies and 102 foreign countries. •Trained new investigators on how to use various systems, and enhance their investigator skill set.

•Proactively provided consultative guidance and expert advice to International, and Domestic Banks on products, systems or process related topics.•Issued resolution to internal and external client’s request and needs. Analyzed problem situations, defined and took necessary steps for correction action in a timely manner.•Processed monetary transactions for Domestic and International Bank accounts. •Resolved inquiries for Account Analysis Adjustments Department, FED Cash Letter, Returned Deposited Items, Wires, Checks, Coin, and Currency investigations. •Complemented and enhanced the relationship clients have established with Wachovia an advanced working knowledge of products.•Monitored operational risk exposure within client’s portfolio. Evaluated related info to identify complex problem, and implement resolution.•Stellar Customer Service, Provided coaching, education, and trained colleagues on Company Core Values, products