Lacy J. Heitmann
Matawan,NJ
Summary
Assistant Vice President at Brown Brothers Harriman and Company, specializing in Funds Transfer Oversight and leading high-performance teams. Proven track record in SWIFT System Operations and Fraud Prevention, resulting in enhanced financial processing accuracy. Recognized for exceptional leadership and data reconciliation skills that significantly boost operational efficiency. Core competencies include strategic planning, team leadership, and operational improvement, driving productivity while fostering a collaborative work environment.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Ops Section Mgr I FT Comm, Assistant Vice President – Funds Transfer
Brown Brothers Harriman and Company (BBH)
Jersey City, NJ
01.2015 - Current
- Responsibilities included managing two supervisors with teams of 5 and 4 for the Funds Transfer Check, ACH, and SWIFT Team, and the Funds Transfer Private Banking Services groups. Currently, I am managing a team of six.
- These areas are responsible for the following: all Private Banking payment processing and authentications, RMA (Relationship Management Application) maintenance, ACH file processing, ACH debit block/fraud reviews, check fraud reviews, reconciling and clearing breaks, and Fed adjustments.
- U.S. and non U.S. Bank deposits, printing and mailing cashier’s checks, and routing/monitoring SWIFT messages and communications for the bank.
- Trained new employees on operating procedures and company policies.
USD Payment Processing Supervisor, Associate – Funds Transfer
Brown Brothers Harriman and Company (BBH)
Jersey City, NJ
01.2013 - 01.2015
- Responsibilities include supervising eight people, performance reviews, sanction screening payments, and ensuring all USD payments and receipts are released according to BBH guidelines
Non-USD Payment Processing Supervisor, Associate – Funds Transfer
Brown Brothers Harriman and Company (BBH)
Jersey City, NJ
01.2009 - 01.2013
- Responsibilities include supervising seven people, performance reviews, sanction screening payments, and ensuring all non-USD payments and receipts are released according to BBH guidelines
USD Payment Processing Supervisor, Associate – Funds Transfer
Brown Brothers Harriman and Company (BBH)
Jersey City, NJ
08.2007 - 01.2009
- Responsibilities include supervising eight people, performance reviews, sanction screening payments, and ensuring all USD payments and receipts are released according to BBH guidelines
Business Analyst – Funds Transfer
Brown Brothers Harriman and Company (BBH)
Jersey City, NJ
08.2006 - 08.2007
- Responsibilities included new client testing, training new staff, initiating business requirement documents, data security coordinator, and internal auditing of the Funds Transfer area
R&A IMS Specialist
Brown Brothers Harriman and Company (BBH)
Jersey City, NJ
02.2005 - 08.2006
- Responsibilities including reconciling Investment Management Services accounts daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly
- This included both cash and securities
- Daily reporting and working closely with Relationship Assistants to ensure accounts were reconciled accordingly
Hold Sheet Specialist – International Risk Analysis and Administration
Brown Brothers Harriman and Company (BBH)
New York, NY
06.2004 - 02.2005
- Responsible for releasing payments and obtaining credit approval from bank partners for all Investor Services accounts
- Other responsibilities included daily overdraft reporting and daily credit exposures to the bank
Payment Processing Specialist
Brown Brothers Harriman and Company (BBH)
Jersey City, NJ
12.2001 - 06.2004
- Responsible for releasing all payments from the bank within specified deadlines, monitoring the bank position at the New York Clearinghouse (i.e
- Staying within the +/- 100 million credit line), reviewing and releasing all sanction screened (OFAC) payments, repairing and entering payments from SWIFT, Telex, internal/external BBH system payments, and faxed instructions
- Other responsibilities include same day investigations, overdraft review, departmental proof, and system issues
Cable Specialist – Funds Transfer
Brown Brothers Harriman and Company (BBH)
Jersey City, NJ
06.2001 - 12.2001
- Responsible for routing all undetermined SWIFT and Telex messages throughout the bank, shutting down the bank system and communications lines at end of day, and register/testing incoming Telex messages
- Other responsibilities included ACH processing and addressing communication issues within the bank
Lockbox Specialist – Funds Transfer
Brown Brothers Harriman and Company (BBH)
New York, NY
07.1999 - 06.2001
- Responsible for daily lockbox processing, including check processing, debiting/crediting client accounts, downloading daily reports, addressing client concerns, and acting as liaison between BBH and Bank One, our lockbox processing center
- Other responsibilities include signature verification, printing cashiers checks, federal tax payments, reconciling accounts, U.S
- Check deposits, and filing checks
Administrative Assistant
Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY
04.1999 - 06.1999
- Responsible for answering phones, filing, greeting people, creating/editing documents in Microsoft Word and Excel at Ithaca College in the Opportunity Programs Office
Resident Assistant
Penn State Behrend
Erie, PA
01.1997 - 01.1998
- Responsible for designing human relations and education programs, student counseling and discipline, social activities, and advising 32 students within a dorm setting
Summer Associate
Corning Glass Center
Corning, NY
06.1995 - 09.1995
- Responsibilities included cashier and stocking of shelves
Education
Management Certification -
Northeastern University
Boston, MA05.2014
Bachelor of Science Degree - Psychology with a Business Option
The Pennsylvania State University, The Behrend College
Erie, PA12.1998
Skills
- Funds Transfer Oversight
- Automated Clearing House Expertise
- SWIFT System Operations
- Fraud Prevention Strategies
- Financial Processing
- Data reconciliation
- Check processing
Affiliations
- Liberty Oak Chorus in Howell, NJ is a Chapter of Sweet Adelines International. We are dedicated to advancing women's a capella singing in the barbershop style. This seventy plus member chorus competes and performs all over the United States and is a part of the Greater NY/NJ Region 15 area.
Timeline
Ops Section Mgr I FT Comm, Assistant Vice President – Funds Transfer
Brown Brothers Harriman and Company (BBH)
01.2015 - Current
USD Payment Processing Supervisor, Associate – Funds Transfer
Brown Brothers Harriman and Company (BBH)
01.2013 - 01.2015
Non-USD Payment Processing Supervisor, Associate – Funds Transfer
Brown Brothers Harriman and Company (BBH)
01.2009 - 01.2013
USD Payment Processing Supervisor, Associate – Funds Transfer
Brown Brothers Harriman and Company (BBH)
08.2007 - 01.2009
Business Analyst – Funds Transfer
Brown Brothers Harriman and Company (BBH)
08.2006 - 08.2007
R&A IMS Specialist
Brown Brothers Harriman and Company (BBH)
02.2005 - 08.2006
Hold Sheet Specialist – International Risk Analysis and Administration
Brown Brothers Harriman and Company (BBH)
06.2004 - 02.2005
Payment Processing Specialist
Brown Brothers Harriman and Company (BBH)
12.2001 - 06.2004
Cable Specialist – Funds Transfer
Brown Brothers Harriman and Company (BBH)
06.2001 - 12.2001
Lockbox Specialist – Funds Transfer
Brown Brothers Harriman and Company (BBH)
07.1999 - 06.2001
Administrative Assistant
Ithaca College
04.1999 - 06.1999
Resident Assistant
Penn State Behrend
01.1997 - 01.1998
Summer Associate
Corning Glass Center
06.1995 - 09.1995
Management Certification -
Northeastern University
Bachelor of Science Degree - Psychology with a Business Option
The Pennsylvania State University, The Behrend College
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