510 Hewitt Avenue Buffalo, New York 14215

Nina Meadows

510 Hewitt Avenue ♦ Buffalo, New York 14215

Phone: (716) 536-3711 ♦ Email:

PROFILE

Ø Accomplished Assistant Vice President with proven abilities in effective risk and time

management; held program fraud losses under 1%; secured $655m in recoveries and average an 80% recovery success rate, highest in the industry for a fraud program.

Ø An organized and effective project manager; developed and implemented off-site Disaster Recovery location utilizing the office space and infrastructure of the Program Team, located in Pomona New Jersey that mirrored program operations and office layout of corporate office.

Ø Respected leader, through mentoring and coaching, capable of producing highly skilled and motivated team members, focused upon aggressively reducing or eliminating waste while maximizing productivity.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:

Ø Lead manager for Bankcard Security’s department internal and external audits (KPMG, LLP) developed internal controls with successful evaluation of monitoring systems in accordance with SOX compliance and regulations.

Ø Develop and implemented a new OFAC (Office of Foreign Asset Control) online filtered system, to prevent terrorist activity that generated and assigned SDN severity match levels; significantly reducing the number of false/positives which improved efficiency and productivity of monitored system generated reports.

Ø Developed and implemented staff coaching /training program for new hires on departmental processes, procedures, and computer systems tailored to the specific job duties hired to perform. Immediate results realized as it eliminated productivity loss due to training.

EDUCATION:

Ø Associates of Applied Science degree in Accounting, October 2013 (Graduation)

Bryant & Stratton College, Buffalo, New York (Summa Cum Laude honors-GPA 3.93 on a scale of 4.0)

Ø Bachelors of Science in Forensic Accounting degree with a minor in Accounting, enrolled (Winter 2013-2014), Southern New Hampshire University, Hooksett, New Hampshire.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Accountant/Bookkeeper, Robert Half Finance and Accounting/Accountemps, Buffalo, New York (2007-2012)

Ø Assisted Forensic Accountants with reconstruction and reconciliation of general ledger accounts relating to defalcation case involving business partner. (Accountemps/Agency).

Ø Completely restructured the Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable System; streamlined the process and brought the Accounts Receivables within 96% of agreement (Accountemps/Real-estate Broker).

Ø Prepared tax data for sole proprietor; however, competent in preparation of individual, corporate, and partnership tax filing that includes multi-states filing (Looks Kill 2 Clothing Laboratories®).

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Professional Experience continued

Volunteer Consultant Accountant/Math Tutor, Word of Life Church, Buffalo, New York (2005/2007)

Ø Consulting accountant on project for church expansion. Provided forecasting and budgeting data. Based upon accurate data due to thorough research, the project was completed well under budget.

Ø Tutored school aged children in mathematics with a success rate of improved grade point average from 50 to 90%+.

Assistant Vice President/Fraud Investigation Manager, HSBC Bank, Buffalo, New York (2000/2005)

Ø Responsible for the day to day operations and monitoring of the Yahoo! PayDirect /eMoneygram Internet Fraud Program to include phone lines customer service, fraud detection and prevention, fraud investigation, and accounting.

Ø Prepared all fraud loss reports, including process chargeback fraud loss to general ledger and overseen reconciliation of the general ledgers to systems generated and chargeback reports.

Ø Completed month-end and year-end close processing and prepared variance analysis report of general ledger accounts in accordance with GAAP.

Ø Analyzed and interpreted financial data of fraud losses and made recommendations and adjustments to the program monitoring systems.

Ø Assisted Accounting Manager with departmental unit budgeting and forecasting for fiscal year which included fixed assets purchases, staff hiring, and fraud losses.

Ø Held Fraud Awareness Sessions for branch personnel, customer service reps., and fraud detection specialists that included Anti-Money Laundering training.

Ø Managed a staff of 27 associates of Fraud Investigators, Fraud Detection Specialists, Accounting Clerk Specialists, and 2 Interns. To include, hiring, performance appraisal/evaluation, disciplinary actions, salary/merit increase recommendations, and mentoring/coaching,

ADDITIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS/SKILLS/ORGANIZATIONS

Ø 2013 Nominated to the International Honor Society with Alpha Beta Gamma

Ø 2013-14 AICPA Scholarship Finalist

Ø 2012-13 Dean’s List each semester completed ( 4 out of 5 semesters with a GPA of 4.0 on a scale of 4.0)

Ø 2005 Achievement Share Award Recipient (Profit Sharing/Stocks Options)

Ø 2000-05 Notary Public for the State of New York

Ø 2004 President’s Award Nominee

COMPUTER SKILLS

Ø Microsoft Office (including Outlook and Access)

Ø Peachtree Accounting Software

Ø QuickBooks Accounting Software

ORGANIZATIONS