Kierra Askew
- Role
- Underwriting Manager at SQUIRE
- Location
- Denver, CO, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Kierra Askew
Positive and versatile professional focused on providing exceptional support, managing…
Experience
Underwriting Manager
Oct 2021 — Present
Analyze AML policies, procedures, and third party audits of entities required to maintain AML program to ascertain the entities overall level of compliance and make recommendations regarding the entity based on analyzed level of AML risk the entity poses. •Enhanced due diligence and complete KYC review •Analyze high wealth-risk customer transaction activity to ascertain legitimacy of the business and the business transactions ensuring that the transaction activity is commensurate with the nature of the business entity. •Implementation of rules and thresholds in regards to payments/transactions •Review FinCEN - Certification of Beneficial Ownership and determine it is aligned to the documentation on file. •Conduct research over available internal and external systems, including the internet, as needed and escalate to manager when necessary. •Assessing risk on new and existing merchants to determine appropriate course of action •Clear understanding of AML, KYC, OFAC, PEP\'s, UDAAP and other Federal, regulatory and corporate governance guidelines •Provide internal support for audit, compliance, and reporting activities •Detect fraud trends by analyzing data and recommending strategies to reduce fraud losses and reduce chargebacks •Analyzed, researched and resolved payment claims within required time-frames •Conduct departmental interviews and collaborated with leadership on new hires. •Assign compliance training to new hires based on department and role •Administered monthly reviews to direct reports and set clear and measurable goals, action plans and follow-up procedures •Led employee relations through effective communication, coaching, training and development. •Facilitated meetings to communicate team performance goals and results.
Education
Community College of Aurora
Accounting
2006 — 2009
Skills
- Recruiting
- Fax
- Loan Origination
- Residential Mortgages
- Software Documentation
- Mortgage Servicing
- Fha
- Underwriting
- Mortgage Lending
- Management
- Loans
- Credit
- Mortgage Banking
- Refinance
- Certified Notary Public
- Accounting
- Banking
- Customer Service
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