Carlette R Martin

adtjia@r.postjobfree.com

716-***-****

Summary of Qualifications

Experienced Accounting Professional with over 27 years of personal and corporate banking experience. Oversee Audits and Financial reporting. Managing the activities of multiple departments are compliance with internal guidelines and external regulations while working together. Experience in full cycle accounting management. Proven track record of developing and implementing Accounting and Financial systems, processes and controls that enhance business profitability. Business information risk officer ensuring that proportionate and effective information security controls are established and maintained. Responsible for creating standard operating procedures that are effective and quality of service is not compromised. Subject matter Expert for Federal Reserve account, reconciliation, international check operations reconciliation. Active member of HSBC ERG Employee Resource Group program.

Areas of Expertise

Accounting

Finance

Audits

oInternal

oExternal

Balance Sheet

Account analysis

Accounts Payable

Accounts Receivable

Vouchers

Financial reporting

General Ledger reconciliations

General ledger accounts

Vendors support

Investigations

Financial Reporting (billions of dollars)

Manage Federal Reserve activities within other units

Financial policies specifically to direct projects, indirect projects

Financial procedures specifically to direct projects, indirect projects

Sub-ledgers entries approval

Adjusting journal entries approval

Financial support for financial reporting and analysis

Maintain process and procedure documentation for finance

Microsoft

oWord

oExcel

oV-Lookup

oPivot Tables

oPowerPoint

oTeams

Professional Experience

HSBC Bank USA, NA 2015 - December 31, 2020

Team Lead Supplied Services

Reconciliation/Settlement Services

Team Leader / Unit Supervisor, provided guidance, instruction, direction, and leadership to a group of 6 individuals for the purpose of achieving successful result and reporting those results to upper manager. Engaging in new business projects and initiatives to proactively advise on the level or type of information security risk engagement required (e.g., third party security review). Understanding and monitoring risk, policies, processes and projects.

Assisted with multiple projects, creating procedures, T – accounts, access and functional training throughout the department

oTransaction Level Management Monitoring (TLM) project automate reconciliation

oReal Time Payment (RTP) project

oUnited State Postal Service (USPS) project

oMaster Money

oCash Deposit (CD) project

Business information Risk Officer (BIRO) for third party systems

ooversight of key risk, policies, processes ensuring that proportionate and effective information security controls were established and maintained. But not limited to:

oAccess, reporting quarterly and yearly certifications

oFederal Reserve Bank (FedWeb and FedLine) system

oAutomate Bank Reconciliation (ABR) system

oBank of America (CashPro) system

oViewpoint (NCHA) system

Ensure accurate and timely sub-period, monthly and year end close as well as timely completion of assigned year-end audit engagement schedules

Daily and monthly treasury reconciliation of physical inventory as well as perform special projects to improve process efficiency and performance

Financial records and master data are maintained in compliance with accepted policies and procedures, specifically direct projects, indirect projects, organizations

Assist with testing and receive final approval for systems required for management

Daily KRI reporting

Affiliate Monitoring

Monthly PLA reporting

HSBC Bank USA, NA 2001 - 2015

Supplied Services Reconciliation/Settlement Services

Corporate Accounting Reconciliation Specialist, Analyzed, reviewed and reconciled accounting records for financial reporting. In this position, assisted with internal and external audits, preparing financial statements for regulatory reporting.

Generated weekly financial control using IFRS and GAAP

Proficiency with personal computers including pertinent mainframe systems and software packages (CIF, HUB, ABR, FDR, GMG, RMDS, OnDemand and others)

Perform daily processing and updating Federal Reserve Bank system using general ledger and ABR system

Processed weekly and monthly daily general ledger reports

Assist in the daily input of general ledger entries

Reconciles the general ledger system against the Federal Reserve Bank system (ABR) daily & Fed Reserve Statement to General Ledger Control with daily and monthly summary report

Analyses Federal Reverse Bank service charges to generated monthly reports to float pricing and monthly charges

Processed accounting-oriented information and transactions, involved assembling data from Federal Reverse Bank and other correspondent banks, updating general ledgers, preparing special analyses, and summarizing accounting reports

Assure proper recording of account transactions, maintain and balance accounts along with preparing supporting documentation. Due to from reconciliations for Correspondent Banks. By offering several respondent banks a service which allows them to clear work through Federal Reserve under HSBC main ABA number

Identified problems areas, and completed complex special investigations and inquires, and reported appropriated to resolve and prevent the discrepancies and errors

Bysis reconciliation to ensure settlement balancing. Compile reports to compare settlement figures for trades. Processing money market Government and Treasury trades twice a day with time restrictions. Being purchases or redemptions, then wiring the investment funds.

Works in fast-past, automated environment, guaranteed timely completion and compliance with company established standards and governmental regulations

Sub-system reconciliations, ensures all proof of accounts are completed and submitted by their due dates

Maintain departmental log of all General Ledger system (GLS) reports processed

Surprise reconciliation program is to ensure Service Delivery accounting is accurate and that Service Delivery is not at risk due to non-compliance to policy. Findings and recommendations are included in the Monthly Report sent to Service Delivery Management

As a surprise reconciliation examiner, Basic understanding of the Service Delivery account reconciliation policy. Understand the account’s intended usage and verify that the activity is relative and appropriate. Whenever possible, include process improvement suggestions in my synopsis. By transferring knowledge and information from one department to another will create added efficiencies, and ultimately increase quality

International check operations foreign currency account reconciliations and reporting

Reconciles general ledgers, correspondent bank’s accounts, and other assigned functions, prepared reconciliation reports necessary journal entries to correction reconciled item, ensured balance of general ledger and accounts

Handles complete complex special investigations and inquiries to resolve discrepancies and out of balances. Interacts with other Units to ensure full coverage of daily duties

Provides knowledgeable guidance to subordinates in the area

HSBC Bank USA, NA

Education Loans Accounting 1997 - 2001

HSBC Bank USA, NA

Legal Paper Processing Clerk 1994 - 1997

HSBC Bank USA, NA

Accounting Reconciliation Clerk 1993 - 1994

Professional and Community Affiliations

Gethsemane Missionary Baptist Church

Financial Trustee 1994 – 2009

Accounting Assistance / Bookkeeper, reconciled accounts payable, accounts receivable and inventories, ensured the accuracy of data

Inputted and generated cash batches and cash posting journals to the Church accounting system and filed properly according to company accounting principles

Analyzed and generated quarterly report, monitoring and updating daily ledger. Summarizing monthly and seasonal fundraiser

Property manager

Youth director, Sunday school teacher and choir director

Membership Management-created and maintains database of all active/non active members of the Church and donors and members of the Youth Foundation

Education

Empire State College 2007 - 2009

A.A.S., Business Administration

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