Processing Clerk Service Delivery
Resume:
Carlette R Martin
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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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