Strategic-minded Senior Credit Risk Auditor offering over 8 years of experience in credit risk analysis, credit management, and internal audit in the financial institutions. Highly committed to developing and implementing robust policies, procedures, and processes that align with business objectives. Offering to bring a strong work ethic, excellent organizational skills, and relationship-building skills to any setting.
• Reviewed Banks and financial institutions' commercial and consumer loans and credit files to provide independent assessments of regulatory risk classification and the probability of default by the clients' borrowers.
• Analyzed and assessed credit risk in highly complex commercial borrowers and portfolios to identify, evaluate and determine the appropriate course of action on potential credit quality issues in order to maximize credit quality and minimize risk and potential loss to the Banks.
• Effectively provided consultative risk advice to the client's first and second-line of defense and personnel on assigned risk rating and credit risk management practices.
• Assisted engagement managers with drafting audit reports to display findings and investigated discrepancies that were uncovered during internal audits.
• Assisted engagement managers with loan sampling for the periodic and targeted credit review projects.
• Served as an escalation point for more complex credit and or regulatory requiring specific subject expertise.
• Reviewed credit risk and financial analysis for loan requests to ensure accuracy and compliance with internal policies.
• Performed periodic audits on existing loans to assess performance against underwriting criteria.
• Managed AR operations for the largest client of GE Healthcare and worked diligently to meet and exceed performance goals.
• Acted as the liaison in matters relating to client concerns and needs.
Worked with senior management and regions' account executives to evaluate credit strategies and enhance the cash operating cycle for the client.
• Collaborated cross-functionally with sales, order management, and other departments to maintain effective operations.
• Reported progress around billing resolution, receivable impact, and bad debt impact to regions' account executives, finance managers, and markets vice presidents.
• Informed customers of estimated delivery schedules, service contracts, warranties, or other information about purchased products.
• Maximized and maintained client satisfaction in all aspects of credit management.
• Drove lean process utilization and solved invoice-to-payment delays while collaborating with GE Healthcare account executives to improve the overall GE customer experience.
• Identified the root causes of customer payment delays and implemented efficient processes and resources across the billing and A/R team to achieve the best outcomes for the company's financial metrics.
• Mentored new direct reports on their duties and delivered constructive feedback to increase understanding of job duties.
• Took ownership of assigned customer issues, and drive and own them until a sustainable solution is implemented.
• Verified validity of account discrepancies by obtaining and investigating information from sales, trade promotions, customer service departments, and customers.
• Streamlined operations to achieve new efficiencies, improve on-time collections and reduce invoice processing time.
• Developed productive relationships with business representatives and consulted closely to uncover needs and match available solutions.
• Facilitated payment of invoices due by sending bill reminders and contacting clients.
• Processed cash receipts in various forms, including checks, ACH, and wires to proper customer accounts
• Prepared monthly and year-end closing statements, and financial statements.
• Worked with customers and the company's vendors to fix discrepancies in accounts payable and receivable.
• Assessed data and information to check entries, calculations, and billing codes for accuracy.
• Analyzed documentation and standard financial statements for accuracy. • Assessed data and information to check entries, calculations, and billing codes for accuracy.
• Compiled budget documents and monitored costs to maintain control systems.
• Generated detailed reports outlining financial metrics for use by upper management in key decision-making.
• Performed account analysis and reconciliation, including bank statements and intercompany general ledger accounts.