Jessica Coste
**** ********** ******* ***** *** 2A, Midlothian, VA 23113
804-***-**** (h) *********@*******.*** 804-***-**** (m)
Compliance Analyst
Financial Services
. Credentialed professional with seven years experience in financial
services, ensuring compliance not only with local, federal and state
laws, but also with company policies and procedures, through meticulous
research, documentation, and corrective action.
. Minimize fines and audit issues by training staff in compliance issues.
. Research and analyze all state, local, and federal laws and regulations
for possible changes; and review all policies and procedures for
contradictions, trends, and updatable material.
. Analyze, address, and resolve compliance issues across the corporation
through diligent monitoring.
. Archive all work for easy accessibility and report compilation for each
reporting authority.
. Manage multiple, simultaneous projects and tasks, meeting demanding
deadlines.
. Proficient with Microsoft environment (Word, Excel, Access, WordPerfect,
Office 2000,Windows XP, PowerPoint), Rumba, BETA, Imagio, and Orchestria.
. Bilingual (English/Spanish), relied upon to translate financial
documents.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Psychology, Excelsior College, Albany, NY. Anticipated
March, 2011
Credentials
Life/Health, Variable Annuity, and Insurance Licenses
Series 7, 66, 24 Registrations
Professional Experience
SunTrust Investment Services, Richmond, VA 2007 - Present
Supervisory Specialist / Principal Group Administrator
Protect firm from financial, reputation and regulatory risk by ensuring OSJ
and branch offices are in compliance with industry rules, regulations and
internal policies and procedures as part of Centralized Supervision Group.
Work within rules and policies set by SRO's and Compliance Department.
. Review and monitor all securities related activities, sales practice
issues, or other compliance related matters, including annuities, wealth
transfer, or immediate annuities sold by field.
. Limit risk and exposure to company by reviewing incoming and outgoing
email correspondence daily for approximately 1,400 associates on
corporate email surveillance system.
. Implement and enforce internal compliance procedures and training. Co-
produced department's desktop manual.
. Review non-retiree brokerage account applications in their entirety,
verifying information and various coding duties designation and risk
rating status on proprietary documentation system.
Professional Experience, continued
Supervisory Specialist / Principal Group Administrator, continued
. Work closely with Region Manager, Senior Supervisory Support Specialist,
and Regional Operations Manager.
. Perform administrative supervisory functions of a retail broker/dealer
supervising principal in the securities industry as designee of Region
Manager.
Wachovia Securities, Richmond, VA 2003 - 2007
Analyst Specialist
Liaison between internal and external clients and ODR complaint handlers,
particularly relating to case assignments, research and resolutions.
. Performed research and case analysis, gathered and organized information,
maintained files, prepared reports, and analyzed customer account
statements.
. Ensured capture of all SEC-required information for mutual funds
purchases by participating in the creation and rollout of web-based
mutual funds worksheet.
. Managed settlement fulfillment process, ensuring timely payment delivery
to clients and working closely with Accounts Payable.
. Evaluated complaint submissions for completeness and finalized regulatory
coding and branch notification.
. Translated Spanish complaints to English.
. Resolved inquiries, issues, and problems relating to collateralized
accounts, loan payoffs, approval of assets to be collateralized, and
release of collateralized of assets, escalating when appropriate.
. Assisted with set up, maintenance, and termination of collateralized
brokerage accounts and loans.
. Logged performance data within the department in tracking systems as
dictated in the policy and procedures.
. Developed department monthly productivity reporting for senior
management.
CASES, New York, NY 2001 - 2003
Training Coordinator, Training and Technical Unit
. Ensured associates in this alternative incarceration program received
training to meet funding requirements.