Carlos M. Mercado
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Freeport, NY 11520 E-mail: **********@*****.***
OBJECTIVE: A career opportunity that is commensurate with my professional experience
SKILLS: MS-Word, MS-Excel, SAP, Oracle, FIS, Knowledge of banking products, services, policies
procedures and regulations. Bi-Lingual in Spanish and English.
EXPERIENCE:
October 2013-September, 2014: Robert Half Company, NY
Accountant
Responsibilities Include:
Temporary position in reconciling multiples GL accounts but not limited to: SWIFT, Official Checks, Suspense
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Accounts, FRB and Payroll.
2001-January 31, 2012: Banco Popular North America, NY
Finance - Accountant
Responsibilities Include:
Reconcile GL accounts of primary importance including “Due from Banks” relative to
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cables & transit, within specified time frame
Investigate items that do not clear within specified time frames to develop documentation
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for processing entries or preparing charge-offs
Reconcile deferred items, suspense accounts, Inter banks accounts and follow up to
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ensure compliance within 7 day out standing policy
Produce and distribute daily, weekly and monthly reconciliations identifying transactions
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of interest or risk to the bank
Support other general ledger/reconciliation function during periods of high volume and
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absences
Investigate paid invoices inquiries
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Respond to other operating units of the bank to understand open items and assist with
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clearing them1
1985-2001: Banco Popular North America, NY
Operations - Supervisor
Responsibilities Include:
Responsible for the return of non-sufficient, uncollected and miscellaneous checks to the
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Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) and comply with requirement established by the FRB and
the Uniform Commercial Code
Responsible for all follow up aspects of bond redemption and transfer to accommodate
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customer needs and comply with established procedures
Identifies more critical and less critical assignments and allocates appropriate amount of
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time for completing own and other’s work
Prepare performance evaluations and identify areas of development
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EDUCATION:
Business and Technical Institute November, 1984
New York, NY
Certification in Accounting/Data Entry
Catholic University of Puerto Rico May, 1978
Ponce, PR
Business Administration