Experience

United Community Bank

• United States
• Banking
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Senior Internal Auditor

  • Mar 2022 - Present

  • Conduct operational and compliance audits of bank divisions (including HR Benefits Administration, HR Personnel & Payroll, Wire Transfer, Branch Support, Debit Card/ATMs/ITMs, Compliance Management System, Reg W, E-Banking, Collections/Recoveries/Loss-Mitigation, Retail Credit, Deposit Operations) in accordance with departmental risk-based audit plan • Perform periodic issue-tracking of past findings, following up with appropriate parties and principals within bank on progress of issue remediation, and performing validation of resolution to issues • Review third-party audit firm's 2022 and 2023 BSA/AML/OFAC audit • Develop annual Business Risk & Analysis Documents (BRADs) of Bank's departments for audit risk committee (including BSA/AML/OFAC, Compliance Management System, Complaints, Fair Lending, Reg O, and Reg W) • Perform SOX reviews • Produce departmental Action Plans as member of Employee Engagement Survey committee to improve department employees' experiences • Prepare reports for quarterly executive Audit Committee • Package work papers for regulators Show less



South Carolina Department of Social Services

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Audits Manager I

  • Dec 2019 - Mar 2022

  • Led a team of auditors in conducting external/internal financial, performance, operational efficiency, program effectiveness, and special audits as requested by executive management; reviewed and ensured that audits' work papers are accurate and support any findings or observations • Directly supervised 2 safeguard inspections (in accordance with I.R.S. Publication 1075) auditors and 1 fiscal operations auditor; reviewed audits of 2 safeguard inspections auditors and 3 fiscal operations auditors • Worked with Director of Internal Audits and team of 3 auditors to develop and implement a new audit program for county offices' fiscal operations (2020-2021); performed ad hoc fiscal operations audits as needed • Redeveloped safeguard inspections audit program (in accordance with I.R.S. Publication 1075); performed ad hoc safeguard inspection audits as needed • Actively contributed to weekly Agency-wide Policy Committee charged with redeveloping policies and procedures in accordance with Michelle H. reforms • Performed monthly reconciliation of reports from multiple state agencies regarding state vehicle usage, gasoline usage, and driver authorization to deliver updated lists of DSS employees in need of AAA Driver Improvement training to DSS training department personnel • Special projects included: performed tabulations of county offices' receipts and disbursements and developed procedures and audit working papers to incorporate new methodology into fiscal operations audit program; verified Agency's prepaid leases' and operating leases' expenses; processed Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) applications; examined counties' accounting reports to conduct inventory of credit card and gift card usage by county Reason For Leaving: Offered full-time opportunity with United Community Bank Show less



Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

• Charlotte, North Carolina

• Financial Crimes Consultant III, Bank Officer

  • Nov 2015 - Nov 2019

  • Trained upper management personnel on various aspects of system-of-record utilization (2018) • Pioneered remediation of Wholesale Banking’s cash vault and wire outliers (2016) • Inaugural bank-wide Enterprise Risk Champion Award nominee (2017) • Other responsibilities included: front-line monitoring (FLM) of Actual vs. Accepted (AvA) alerts, daily Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) blocked persons screenings, Global Sanctions research for relationship managers for case disposal, bi-weekly 314(a) screenings, daily Customer Exit Recommendations and Directives, Unusual Activity Referral (UAR) Workbook and referrals, remediation of legacy customers to comply with rolling Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) deadlines, customers’ document exceptions and receipt of executed documentation within 30-day compliance grace period, Beneficial Ownership Attestations compliance, data quality errors (DQE) for system-of-record discrepancies, legal order processing; reviewed legal cases (compile, organize, and delineate negative reports on customers); summarized financial crimes, BSA/AML, and reputational risk of individuals and entities related to offending parties; wrote briefs assessing risk for upper management; advised other lines of business on previously identified risks; conducted enhanced due diligence (EDD) on customers; escalated high-risk customers via relationship memoranda; remediated high-risk trust, rail, and commercial real estate financing activities; reviewed Asset-Backed Finance (ABF) investors; composed and submitted Transaction Summaries detailing risk attributes of domestic and international aircraft trusts; researched politically exposed persons (PEPs) for risk aspects Reason for leaving: Offered full-time opportunity with the South Carolina Department Of Social Services Show less



CertusBank

• United States
• Banking
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) Specialist

  • Dec 2013 - Oct 2015

  • Uncovered and investigated payment discrepancies between a prominent regional law firm and major clients on 2nd day of duty, ultimately leading to confidential briefing of bank’s chief legal counsel and subsequent SARs (2013) • Assisted federal investigators in case that ultimately led to arrests of perpetrators of child trafficking ring (2014) • Other responsibilities included: managed 314(a) program, non-/money services business (MSB) compliance, customer’s dynamic risk ratings, branches’ monetary instrument logs, OFAC reports, international automated clearing house (ACH) transaction (IAT) suspect reports, SDN lists, branches’ official checks records, departmental and branch efficiency metrics; assisted branch personnel in resolving Customer Identification Program (CIP) exceptions; processed and filed currency transaction reports (CTRs), UARs, and suspicious activity reports (SARs); disposed alerting account activities; directly assisted 2 BSA Officers with summaries to managing board members and federal regulators throughout duration of OCC consent order Reason For Leaving: Offered full-time opportunity with Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Show less



Greenville Health System

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Contractor

  • Aug 2010 - Nov 2013

  • Independently discovered and helped resolve a database system’s primary key discrepancies on 1st day of contract, leading to the reconciliation of $100,000 in costs from a supplier of a national logistics service provider (2013) • Uncovered new insights of patients’ treatment needs and outcomes by correlating multidimensional cross-parametric data to primary, secondary, and tertiary markets during healthcare system’s multi-year rebranding (2012) • Conducted research for, edited detailed proposal for, and presented comprehensive marketing plan to director of an advance-light microscopy laboratory (2011) Reason For Leaving: Offered full-time opportunity with Certus Bank N.A. Show less



Wofford College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Resident Director (RD) and Assistant Coordinator of Conference Services

  • Jul 2007 - Jul 2010

  • Directly supervised 29 Resident Assistants (RAs) and all 52 campus union receptionists; composed, scheduled, and led trainings of 7 fellow RDs, all 121 RAs, and all campus union receptionists • Hosted 2 NFL’s Carolina Panthers training camps, US Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, federal judges, FBI, live national broadcasts, and headlining entertainers on behalf of Wofford’s President Dr. Benjamin Dunlap on daily basis • Superintended Marsh Hall freshmen center (2007-2008), Village senior apartments (2008-2009), and Shipp and DuPré upperclassmen residence halls (2009-2010) • Unanimously staff-evaluated with highest possible marks for: “demonstrating listening skills” (2008-2009); “working well with all staff members” (2008-2009); and “being friendly and helpful during RD/RA office hours” (2009-2010) Show less



(various)

• Greenville, South Carolina Area

• Freelance Copy Editor

  • Feb 2007 - Jul 2007

  • Copy edited grant proposals, grant submissions, and professional certification applications for local education professionals • Copy edited grant proposals, grant submissions, and professional certification applications for local education professionals



[confidential]

• Cos Cob, Connecticut

• Au Pair

  • 2006 - 2007

  • Tutored autistic 7th-grader, helping him achieve ‘straight As’ for first time on report cards • Synthesized child’s doctors' guidelines into weekly schedules of peer activities and social outlets through organized sports and community service projects • Tutored autistic 7th-grader, helping him achieve ‘straight As’ for first time on report cards • Synthesized child’s doctors' guidelines into weekly schedules of peer activities and social outlets through organized sports and community service projects



100 Maiden Lane

• New York City, New York

• Concierge

  • Aug 2006 - Sep 2006

  • Oversaw security of residential condominium community in New York's busy Financial District during various shifts (1st, 2nd, and 3rd) throughout week • Oversaw security of residential condominium community in New York's busy Financial District during various shifts (1st, 2nd, and 3rd) throughout week



Refried Films

• Columbia, South Carolina

• Founding Vice President; Producer

  • Aug 2003 - Jul 2006

  • Assumed President's managerial and financial responsibilities as needed; budgeted and scheduled pre-production, shoots, and post-production activities • Assumed President's managerial and financial responsibilities as needed; budgeted and scheduled pre-production, shoots, and post-production activities



University Housing (University of South Carolina)

• Columbia, South Carolina

• Resident Assistant

  • Aug 2005 - May 2006

  • Chaired department's Academic Success Committee, which created and implemented programs recognized for raising University-wide freshmen retention rate above 90% for first time • First-responded to medical and legal emergencies while both on- and off-call in a 1st-year center; counseled residents through various crises as needed • Chaired department's Academic Success Committee, which created and implemented programs recognized for raising University-wide freshmen retention rate above 90% for first time • First-responded to medical and legal emergencies while both on- and off-call in a 1st-year center; counseled residents through various crises as needed



Richland County School District One (Meadowfield & J.P. Thomas Elementary Schools)

• Richland County, South Carolina

• Student Teacher

  • Jan 2006 - Apr 2006

  • Co-taught 2nd- and 4th-grade classrooms in high-needs environments (J.P. Thomas was a Title I school), helping students performing several years behind grade-level reach grade-appropriate benchmarks • Co-taught 2nd- and 4th-grade classrooms in high-needs environments (J.P. Thomas was a Title I school), helping students performing several years behind grade-level reach grade-appropriate benchmarks



University of South Carolina

• Columbia, South Carolina, United States

• Campus Photographer

  • Oct 2003 - Feb 2006



Gateway Academy Child Development Center

• Columbia, South Carolina

• Assistant Childcare Provider

  • Aug 2005 - Dec 2005

  • Assisted Lead Childcare Providers of pre-Kindergarten after-school classes in a variety of settings, promoting safe and stimulating learning and social environments for children • Assisted Lead Childcare Providers of pre-Kindergarten after-school classes in a variety of settings, promoting safe and stimulating learning and social environments for children