Leon Williams

Charlotte,NC

Summary

Banking Operations & Lending Lifecycle Professional

Banking operations professional specializing in loan lifecycle management, regulatory reporting, and process optimization. Experienced in syndicated/bilateral lending, IBOR transition workflows, system migrations, and cross-functional collaboration across major financial institutions. I bring strong analytical, risk-focused, and execution-driven capabilities to a banking or finance role.

Overview

years of professional experience

Work History

Transaction Manager, Assistant Vice President

Citi

11.2023 - 09.2025

Managed the full lifecycle of loan and transaction closing operations for wholesale lending, including coordinating deal documentation, servicing workflows, data integrity, and compliance across front-to-back processes
Drove the development of loan origination/lifecycle processes for complex syndicated & bilateral loans across corporate, commercial, real estate, structured, and trade finance
Managed and closed loan transactions/lifecycle events, captured data & stored documentation; troubleshot issues/roadblocks, performed quality control
Actively operated and maintained a deal closing pipeline of loan transactions
Aided with the creation of processes, standards, procedures, controls, training, through 2 major technological revamps
Collaborated with Business, Risk, Operations, and Legal teams to implement operational metrics and risk controls; ensuring and improving end-to-end transparency for all stakeholders
Performed quality control in line with internal policies and regulatory requirements including Federal Reserve Y-14 Reporting leading to the correction of over 80% of department discrepancies
Facilitated Monthly Servicer Reports for Basel II reporting, across 3 regions including NAM, LATAM, and APEC
Participated in loan remediation, loan system, and UAT testing / migrations
Leveraged decision-making to ensure regulatory compliance, effectively protecting Citi's reputation, clients, and assets
Approved daily funding and borrowing requests for various commercial and corporate borrowers upwards of $1bn
Oversaw covenant reporting on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis of over 15 different borrowers

Analyst, IBOR Operations Support

MUFG

10.2021 - 11.2023

Supported the successful transition from LIBOR to SOFR by executing and validating interest rate benchmark replacement workflows, ensuring accurate mapping of legacy contracts to new reference rates and tracking key milestones across systems and stakeholders
Acted as liaison between Operations and Loan Administration to support contract remediation processes
Interpreted IBOR terms in credit agreements across Wholesale, Investment, and Japanese Corporate Banking to capture benchmark terms and data into Salesforce platform - Apttus
Transitioned international interest rates including GBP (SONIA), EUR (€STR), JPY (TONA), and CHF (SARON)
Reviewed and approved peer submissions to ensure accurate data entry in Apttus. Coordinated the transfer of specific credit related documents from MUB to MUBK, in preparation for sale of Union Bank to US Bank
Conducted data quality testing and delivered results to IBOR Business Executives
Partnered with PWC on daily BAU operations and projects
Led the daily preparation of Market Line reports to deliver to Middle Office Closing Team

Portfolio Operations Specialist

Vestmark

03.2020 - 09.2021

Oversaw day-to-day middle office functions, including trade execution, reconciliation, model portfolio updates, and ensuring data integrity across custodians on the Adhesion Platform. Worked cross-functionally with investment teams and advisor clients to streamline portfolio operations and support scalable managed account solutions
Completed daily posting and reconciliation of applicable client custodial data between 4 different firms using PortfolioCenter and Vestmark software
Defined and implemented account level settings related to investment criteria (cash settings, trade level parameters, and allocation assignment)
Administered model and composite settings for target investment allocation
Supported Client Services and Trading teams by fielding inbound Salesforce cases and emails, answering inquiries or redirecting as needed
Processed corporate actions and analyzed their impacts on shares, cost basis, and account positions

Trust Operations And Securities Specialist

Infovisa

12.2018 - 01.2020

Facilitated the processing and reconciliation of trust-securities transactions, including trade settlements, corporate actions and asset transfers, ensuring accurate client account position records and regulatory compliance. Collaborated with custodians, brokers, and internal teams to resolve exceptions, maintain system data integrity, and trust operations workflows
Accurately posted transactions to accounts including cash distributions, contributions, fees, dividends, foreign tax items, and interest
Settled trades and wires (acted as a liaison between clients and financial institutions)
Processed corporate actions and bonds (including amortization, accretion, calls, and maturities)
Reconciled various transactions to bank statements between varying trusts on a daily basis
Wrote over 25 different procedures of daily processes for client and company wide use
Spearheaded the creation of over 20 new forms for clients to use for day to day processes

Education

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration

Saint Michael's College

Colchester, VT

Skills

Microsoft Suite Microsoft SQL Salesforce UAT Testing Process Improvement & Documentation Tableau

Basel Accords Regulatory Reporting & Compliance Management Reconciliations Corporate Actions Securities Loans & Credit Agreements Foreign Currency Closing Process Facilitation

Monthly & Quarterly Reporting Quality Control Business Intelligence Service Delivery Management

Cash Handling Detail Oriented D&B Hoovers

LANGUAGES

Spanish Proficient

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