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Kathryn Jezik

Charlotte,NC

Summary

Risk management professional with deep expertise in identifying, evaluating, and mitigating financial and operational risks. Adept at leveraging analytical skills, quantitative methods, and industry knowledge to drive strategic decision-making. Strong focus on team collaboration and delivering results, adaptable to changing needs. Known for reliability, critical thinking, and effective communication.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Risk Analyst II

WorldPay from FIS
09.2018 - Current
  • Support Credit Risk in sustaining credit and regulatory risk requirements.
  • Implements and evaluates compliance with business risk-reduction policies, processes, and standards.
  • Improved decision-making processes by providing insightful recommendations based on thorough risk analysis.
  • Developed risk assessment models to enhance decision-making processes.
  • Created detailed reports on risk exposure and presented findings to senior management.
  • Assessed emerging risks through ongoing research and monitoring of industry trends, proactively addressing potential threats before they materialized into significant issues.
  • Analyzed financial data to identify risk factors and mitigate potential losses.

Partner Administration Manager

First Data
12.2017 - 09.2018
  • Manage all ISO and Partner registrations.
  • Facilitate client registrations and confirm all necessary documents have been received for First Data credit/bank review and approval.
  • Oversee the progression of ISO registration applications and provide internal and external status updates.
  • Serve as liaison between Sales and internal operational teams, including interaction with Contract/Legal, Security, Compliance, Finance, and support teams.
  • Use specialized systems for agreement tracking and setup of new clients.

Senior Financial Analyst

First Data
08.2017 - 12.2017
  • Manage all financial requests for Ignite Payments (A First Data Company).
  • Research and resolve ad-hoc projects from different internal teams and individuals throughout the business including accounting, compensation, internal auditing, sales, database managers, and product management.
  • Responsible for developing accurate, timely, and comprehensive financial reports for facilitating management decisions.
  • Develops SQL queries and data pulls to compile key figures which facilitate sales and corporate financial teams.
  • Collect and analyze financial data; build daily reports for executives and senior management to communicate a high-level overview of business performance.

Project Leader

First Data
05.2016 - 08.2017
  • Managed all aspects of new client onboarding for Ignite Payments (A First Data Company).
  • Serve as liaison between Sales and internal operational teams, including interaction with Contract/Legal, Security, Compliance, Finance, and support teams.
  • Coordinates activities of a project team, including research, analysis, documentation, design/develop testing, problem resolution, training, status reporting, implementation, and post-rollout review/audit.
  • Use specialized systems for agreement tracking and setup of new clients.
  • Composed and tested job specific use-cases for new platform called IHub.

Supply Chain Operator II

First Data Hardware Services
04.2012 - 05.2016
  • Managed all Out to Vendor responsibilities.
  • Managed a high volume of products to ensure efficient receipt and delivery of point-of-sale terminals to various customers.
  • Verified warranty of multiple types of units for numerous clients at extremely efficient pace.
  • Collaborated with managers and vendors frequently to guarantee highest level of customer satisfaction.
  • Recognized by supervisor as team leader for “Out to Vendor” department.
  • Proven track record, high level of efficiency and work ethic.

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration - Computer Information Systems

Georgia State University, J. Mack Robinson College of Business
Atlanta, GA

Skills

  • Transaction Monitoring
  • Customer Due Diligence
  • Fraud prevention
  • AML Compliance
  • Suspicious Activity Reporting
  • Microsoft Office (proficient in Excel, Power Point, Word, and Outlook)
  • Tools used for effective remote work: video conferencing, (Skype, GoToMeeting), IM (Slack, Lync, Teams)
  • Oracle
  • Share Point
  • Salesforce
  • SQL

Timeline

Risk Analyst II

WorldPay from FIS
09.2018 - Current

Partner Administration Manager

First Data
12.2017 - 09.2018

Senior Financial Analyst

First Data
08.2017 - 12.2017

Project Leader

First Data
05.2016 - 08.2017

Supply Chain Operator II

First Data Hardware Services
04.2012 - 05.2016

Bachelor of Business Administration - Computer Information Systems

Georgia State University, J. Mack Robinson College of Business
Kathryn Jezik