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Jessica Michalko

Nashville,TN

Summary

Dynamic Risk Analyst with a proven track record at Engine, Inc, specializing in fraud prevention and detection, and dispute resolution. Excelled in developing fraud detection models and implementing strategic risk mitigation plans. Skilled in analysis & data interpretation and effective communication, significantly enhancing operational efficiency and minimizing financial risks.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Risk Analyst

Engine, Inc
12.2021 - Current
  • Developed short-term goals and long-term strategic plans to improve risk control and mitigation.
  • Investigated allegations to check validity and recommend actions to minimize risk.
  • Built and harmonized operations reports for team leaders, senior managers, and executives.
  • Taught employees how to control risks at front line.
  • Analyze fraud and chargebacks data against Member behaviors to uncover trends, patterns and variations.
  • Developing and implementing fraud detection models, and rules-based systems to identify high-risk transactions.
  • Developed new systems and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all Fraud Operations.
  • Built contingency plans to successfully handle financial emergencies.
  • Monitored industry, technological and economic developments to stay current on potential risks.

Accounts Receivable and Reconciliation Team Lead

Hotel Engine, Inc
12.2020 - 12.2021
  • Analyzing dispute trends, identifying root causes, and making process improvements to reduce chargebacks.
  • Developing and implementing dispute resolution strategies to minimize losses, reduce chargebacks, and improve customer satisfaction through new efficiencies and streamlining evidence submission based on dispute code to maximize win likelihood.
  • Investing and Preventing Fraud and Non-Fraud Disputes: Investing dispute claims, reviewing transactional data, and gathering evidence to support dispute resolutions.
  • Manual review of transactions with rule creation experience


Accounts Receivable Specialist

Hotel Engine
06.2020 - 12.2020
  • Reconciled accounts receivable ledger to verify payments and resolve variances.
  • Reviewed accounts weekly to assess aging and pursue collection of funds.
  • Daily cash applications of checks and ACH payments
  • Streamlined and provided several more efficient process improvements
  • Reviewed risky transactions for potential fraud



Education

Bachelor of Science - Psychology

Plymouth State University
Plymouth, NH
05-2014

Skills

  • Analysis & Data Interpretation
  • Identifying fraud patterns
  • Fraud prevention & detection
  • Fraud Identification
  • Transaction monitoring & review
  • Detection models
  • Creating new rules
  • Fraud and anomaly analysis
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Effective Communication, verbal and written
  • Managed tickets through Jira

Software

Stripe

Microsoft

NetSuite

Looker

Auth0

Log Rocket

Timeline

Risk Analyst

Engine, Inc
12.2021 - Current

Accounts Receivable and Reconciliation Team Lead

Hotel Engine, Inc
12.2020 - 12.2021

Accounts Receivable Specialist

Hotel Engine
06.2020 - 12.2020

Bachelor of Science - Psychology

Plymouth State University
Jessica Michalko