Adela Rigo
Cresskill, NJ *****
**********@*****.***
Home: 201-***-****
Cell: 201-***-****
Summary
Business professional with years of experience applying excellent account
reconcile, fraud investigation, recovery and customer service skills. An
individual with reputation for behavior that is highly organized,
resourceful, detail oriented and for performance that is marked by a drive
to meet and exceed objectives. Possesses the able to quickly assimilate in
a new environment and become a highly-productive member of an existing
organization.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
CITBANK, N.A., NEW YORK, NY 1998 - January
2011
Account Reconciler and Fraud Specialist
2003 - Jan, 2011
. Reconcile the settlement and returns account for twelve Market places.
. Proof processing - to track the physical flow of dollars for all
Automated Clearing House transactions, getting General Ledger Reports from
the network, Spreadsheets preparation, transmit Final Proof to Proof and
Collection Unit to confirm that the Federal Reserve dollars received were
distributed and accounted for.
. Preparation of Incoming and Outgoing Control Journal Vouchers using the
on line Federal Reserve Statement.
. Responsible for Recovery and Investigation of funds erroneously or
fraudulently debited to our client account. As part of the recovery team
we recovered over two millions of dollars annually.
. Communication with other financial institutions on daily basis.
. Investigate and resolve client and bank claims in a timely manner,
thereby reducing risk and loss to the Corporation.
. Returns - identify return codes and time frame, handling ORA and DXA,
manual returns, unauthorized and dishonored.
. Train temporary workers in office procedures.
Account Specialist
1998 - 2003
. Client research analysis
. Determine if item is Remotely Created Checks deposited to our client's
accounts that are returned unpaid.
. Identifying which accounts are in violation of the Account Terms and
Conditions and should be recommended for closure.
. Processing un-posted, stop payment and overdraft transactions for
accounts under New Jersey, Smith Barney sites.
. Send notification to Financial Center Ledger, Proof Entry and Citigold
Account.
. Responded to New York Bank debit/credit no-post (800) daily. Reviewed
reports - CAS, B&P and ACH, post transactions to related account, prepared
charges and clearance clerk envelops to various proof codes, ensure no-
post transactions are in proof before submission to proof clerk.
. Paid overdraft accounts as authorized by branch representative.
. Reviewed stop payment reports to ensure that stop instructions were
complied.
VSZ - STEEL COMPANY, KOSICE, SLOVAKIA 1979
- 1995
Architect/Technician
. My duties were to prepare all various types of technical drawing of
construction buildings, bridges, fire escapes, staircases, etc.
EDUCATION
. Saint Peter's College, Jersey City, NJ
2007 - 2010
BS - in Business Administration Majors: Accounting
. Felician College, Lodi, New Jersey
2004 - 2007
Business and Administration
. SPTS Technical Institute, Snina, Slovakia
1975 - 1979
Architect/Technician
SKILLS:
Fluent in Slovak, Czech and Hungarian, intermediate in Polish and
Russian
Experience with QuickBooks
Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
AWARDS:
Recipient of team award, May 2000
Recipient of individual awards, October 2005 and July 2007