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Tamika Lott

San Antonio,Texas

Summary

Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure position. Ready to help team achieve company goals.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

KYC Compliance Analyst II

USAA
05.2022 - Current
  • Produce a risk-based written analysis of customers who require periodic review and escalate to the appropriate CoSA's for file remediation, as needed(CDD, EDD, SDD)
  • Works within aggressive timeline to ensure goals are accomplished for KYC Customer Profile reviews
  • Participates with internal and enterprise teams on AML/KYC initiatives, workstreams, working groups and projects, as needed
  • Identify, review and monitor higher risk customers to minimize risk for the Enterprise
  • Conduct periodic reviews of customer profile to ensure accuracy
  • Utilize documentary and non-documentary requirements, as appropriate, to be applied to verify the identity of the Customer (CIP)
  • May conduct research, analyze and evaluate additional verification via non-documentary methods and notifies CoSA to take reasonable measures to restrict the customer's ability to use, liquidate and/or close the account/covered product (CIP)
  • Manage Negative News and PEP screening functions, as appropriate
  • Assist in other activities and duties as required to develop, enhance, implement, monitor, and control aspects of BSA compliance for the Enterprise
  • Conducted cross-trainings for an analyst, equipping them with the skills to handle both Negative News alerts and the Politically Exposed Person (PEP) process.

KYC Operations Assoc Analyst

Citibank
10.2021 - 05.2022
  • Conduct reviews of client account activity, statements, internet research, and client profile information
  • Conduct customer research/transactional analysis
  • Conduct screenings on Negative News, SPFs and PEPs
  • Conduct regulatory and sanction screenings as well as review domestic consumer cases and support complex periodic review processes
  • Escalate unusual activity to the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) and assist with escalating potential risk
  • Support periodic review triage processes
  • Present summarized findings to peers and management, including recommendations to changes in procedures resulting from review findings and quality assurance review of analyst case work

Electronic Fraud Analyst

Citibank
01.2020 - 10.2021
  • Maintained energy and enthusiasm in fast-paced environment
  • Assisted customers through inbound and outbound calls
  • Independently conduct time-sensitive analysis of alerted transactions for fraudulent and suspicious activity such as Wires, Zelles, and Bill Pays
  • Review accounts for App fraud(account opened without persons authorization)
  • Place appropriate notes on each account worked
  • Blocks and refer accounts for closure, due to fraud

Quality Assurance Analyst

Aerotek(Wells Fargo)
11.2018 - 12.2019
  • Analyze processes, claims, documentation and high risk transactions, to ensure compliance with internal company requirements and government regulations
  • Analyze documentation to include, total loss coverages, gap or insurance settlement refunds and letters being sent to customers, etc
  • Complete a QC scorecard for each review
  • Communicate clearly by providing feedback on material deficiencies and identifying inconsistencies
  • Make recommendations on procedures to improve performance
  • Knowledge with 1OFC, iTOP, Innovis, and LexisNexis

Member Security Helpline

Millennium Group(USAA)
06.2018 - 10.2018
  • Served as an escalation and helpline to the call center for security or fraud related events
  • Handled highly complex calls related to confirmed fraud and/or suspicious activity and takes appropriate action for resolution as needed
  • Completed detailed diagnosis of member inquiries regarding potential identity theft and/or account takeover
  • Took appropriate steps to secure member accounts by reviewing Government issued IDs to verify validity
  • Provided guidance and education related to identity theft protection and restoration
  • Assisted peers with learning new processes
  • Reviewed and updated PII information

Quality Assurance Analyst

Citibank
04.2016 - 05.2018
  • Conducted scoring of high risk customer interactions through listening to calls
  • Conducted scoring of customer interactions and ensure proper documentation was provided for the Executive Response Unit(Complaints Team)
  • Conducted Quality reviews on the Executive Response Units Quality Assurance review team
  • Analyzed call monitoring results for call trends
  • Contributed to minimizing loss to the bank, by escalating imposter accounts to the fraud department
  • Generated reports daily, providing results to management and distributed daily work to my peers
  • Applied working knowledge of P&P and regulatory requirements in the scoring and call monitoring
  • Ability to represent the department as a SME and assist lower tenured peers with questions that related to the job
  • Identified issues, developed and recommended solutions for changes to applicable procedures or processes
  • Attended calibration sessions with management to provide feedback and review findings to reduce future errors within the team
  • Assisted with SharePoint administration, maintenance and updates

Transactional Fraud Analyst

Citibank
01.2015 - 04.2016
  • Reviewed large volume of newly opened accounts to determine fraudulent or suspicious activity
  • Investigated unbilled and posted transactions to resolve identity and transactions fraud
  • Assisted customers through inbound and outbound calls
  • Prepared letters to be mailed to clients to inform them of the status of their accounts
  • Demonstrated good judgement and made informed decisions when reviewing checks.

AML/KYC Compliance Analyst

JP Morgan Chase Bank
12.2010 - 12.2014
  • Performed regulatory/non regulatory internally directed enterprise wide searches of Chase accountholders to locate known or suspected money launderers, terrorists or drug suppliers
  • Escalated findings of reviews conducted to determine if a true match to a suspects name, including accountholder screenings and online transactions
  • Escalated potential matches of PEPs or OFAC violations to appropriate line of business to ensure enhanced due diligence is performed
  • Responsible for prioritizing, maintaining own files and ensuring all deadlines are met

Card Operations Analyst/Customer Service Representative

Bank of America Military Bank
08.2004 - 10.2010

Card Operations Analyst

  • Reviewed debit card transactions for suspicious activities and patterns
  • Set pin numbers to debit cards
  • Submitted credit card applications
  • Submitted debit card disputes
  • SME, assisting my peers
  • Performed UAT testing to ensure department was able to complete job processes with no issues

Customer Service Representative

  • Received inbound calls from customers
  • Research performed on customers accounts
  • SME, assisting my peers
  • Performed UAT testing to ensure department was able to complete job processes with no issues

Education

Bookkeeping Specialist - Accounting

Southern Careers Institute
San Antonio, Texas
05-2003

Skills

  • Highly dependable and punctual
  • Attention to detail
  • Strong verbal and written communications
  • Awesome team player
  • Able to prioritize with conflicting demands
  • Efficiently multi task in fast pace environment

Timeline

KYC Compliance Analyst II

USAA
05.2022 - Current

KYC Operations Assoc Analyst

Citibank
10.2021 - 05.2022

Electronic Fraud Analyst

Citibank
01.2020 - 10.2021

Quality Assurance Analyst

Aerotek(Wells Fargo)
11.2018 - 12.2019

Member Security Helpline

Millennium Group(USAA)
06.2018 - 10.2018

Quality Assurance Analyst

Citibank
04.2016 - 05.2018

Transactional Fraud Analyst

Citibank
01.2015 - 04.2016

AML/KYC Compliance Analyst

JP Morgan Chase Bank
12.2010 - 12.2014

Card Operations Analyst/Customer Service Representative

Bank of America Military Bank
08.2004 - 10.2010

Bookkeeping Specialist - Accounting

Southern Careers Institute

Awards

  • 09/2017, Star Player for taken on the HRT workflow and managed to work through many obstacles that came with the transition from Business Objects to reporting issues immediately to management to ensure that we met our Service Level Agreement.
  • 01/2018, Galaxy of Thanks for willing to work extra hours and take on additional task such as TCS oversight.
  • 10/2019, MVP of the month.
  • 04/2021, Received a bronze award, for being a helpful SME during training classes for electronic fraud department.
  • 3/2024, USAA Tribute for taking the time to provide additional guidance to team members.
  • 3/2025 Performance Excellence Program – Quality Champion