Waleed Abdelrehim
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
FURNITURE DIRECT, Jersey City, NJ June 2013 - Present
Business Manager
Analyze sales trends weekly and develop strategies to increase revenue and business growth
Assign product price points to effectively reflect appropriate revenue in accordance to the consumer demographic and sales trends
Manage supply chain to ensure consumer merchandise is available as required
Vendor management and procurement of merchandise to meet the demographic area needs
Manage associates and delegate tasks to ensure daily responsibilities and monthly business goals are effectively met
Provide financing options to consumers and ensure streamlining of loan documents by the finance team
oConsistently exceed monthly sales goals of $40,000 by 15%
BANK OF AMERICA, Newark, NJ December 2012 - May 2013
Mortgage Servicing Specialist, Home Retention Division
Managed a portfolio of high risk accounts in government sponsored mortgage division; Responsibilities include mitigating the organization’s potential losses by executing an array of repayment solutions to assist each customer with curing their delinquency
Offered financial counseling to customers to assist in alleviating their revolving debts when appropriate
Adhered to all investor laws, regulations and requirements including but not limited to FHA, VA, and Ginnie Mae loans
In depth understanding of governing rules/regulations as well as the implication of processes within the department and other divisions in the firm
Foreclosure Specialist, Foreclosure Referral Department March 2012 - December 2012
Performed loan reviews to ensure federal, state, and investor guidelines are met prior to approving loans for foreclosure
Corresponded with attorneys to obtain status of loans in active litigation
Maintained and adhered to internal operational controls and ensured company standards were met
Ensured quality service, effective and efficient operations support for foreclosure review committee and other assigned internal business partners and/or external clients
Assisted management with daily tasks, such as developing associates and serving as a peer mentor to develop peers’ skill set
oReceived Top Performer and Leadership Awards for maintaining accurate foreclosure approval decision rates
Internal Recovery Senior Account Manager, Recovery and Risk Operations June 2010-March 2012
Managed and liquidated balances on post charge-off Consumer Lending, Consumer Credit Card and Business Credit Cards
Achieved and exceeded monthly liquidation rate goals of 20% and higher in a portfolio of loans
Participated in group, site and regional listening sessions, ensured appropriate call quality and FDCPA adherence
Contributed Best Demonstrated Practices to associates to speed development to exceed departmental goals
oReceived corporate certification in Customer Treatment, Anti-Money Laundering, Information Protection, Operational Risk Awareness, Business Continuity, Records Management and Card Act
oAchieved and exceeded monthly liquidation rate goals of 20% and higher in a portfolio of loans
Risk Operations Senior Account Manager, Global Card Services September 2002 - June 2010
Protected Bank of America's assets and prevented high default rates by executing an array of skip tracing, settlement negotiating and repayment solutions to assist each customer
Received certification for Card Transparency, Regulation B-Equal Credit Opportunity Act, and Code of Ethics
Selected by upper management to be part of a specialty unit to mitigate losses on portfolios of high risk accounts
oDeveloped and implemented strategies to achieve monthly loss mitigation goals of 30% or higher
oNamed “All Star” associate consecutively for being a top performer
EDUCATION
B.S., Finance, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ
CORE COMPETENCIES
Consumer Budget Analysis
Consumer Sales
Loss Prevention Workstation
Microsoft Office Suites
Loan Management
Loan Admin Mortgage Portal
Fostering Teamwork
Soft Skills
Fast Data Web