Wire Transfer Verifier - Temporary

Amerant; Florida; On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Amerant is seeking a Wire Transfer Operations Specialist to accurately input and process international wire instructions from various sources in a fast-paced environment. You will ensure compliance with SLAs and coordinate with internal departments to resolve issues.

Responsibilities include reviewing worklists in OPF, repairing payments, investigating discrepancies, handling NSF queues, and backing up Compliance Link duties while maintaining AML and regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Detail oriented and accurate processing of wire transfer instructions.
• Strong communication skills in English and Spanish.
• Proficiency with MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel).

Responsibilities

• Input wire transfer instructions from various sources into Payment Origination and OPF.
• Ensure processing within Service Level Agreements and report issues causing delays.
• Review and repair payments from worklists and forward to 4ev as needed.
• Manage investigation cases and respond to inquiries from internal departments.
• Handle NSF queue reviews and balance checks to continue processes.
• Send emails to internal departments regarding wire payments and act as backup for Compliance Link.
• Identify discrepancies and return wire transfers for correction.
• Process items in Risk Filter and other queues to ensure end-of-day completion.
• Assist with other wire department duties as assigned.
• Ensure compliance with AML, BSA, USA Patriot Act and OFAC rules.

Skills

Detail oriented

Good oral communications

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

High School Diploma or GED Equivalent

Tools

Outlook

MS Word

MS Excel

Job description

Processing of wire transfer payment instructions in Payment Origination and OPF.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for inputting in Payment Origination, Wire Transfers instructions received from Mc3, Email and other source from all internal departments in accordance with customer's instructions and per email and or MC3 cases with high regard to quality.
• Ensure that instructions are processed within Service Level Agreements, reporting to Manager or Supervisor any issue that may cause delays.
• Review, process and repair all payments from the worklist Items in OPF and send payments to 4ev.
• Responsible for managing investigation cases.
• Review and work on payments in NSF queue and review balance to continue the process accordingly.
• Responding and send emails to all internal departments related to wire payments.
• Serve as a back up to process payments from Compliance Link.
• Report discrepancies or errors by returning the wire transfer for correction to employee creating the Wire Transfer.
• Review and send payments that fall in Risk Filter and send to 4ev in OPF. And other queues during the day to ensure these are processed by end of day.
• Duties may include assist on other wire departmental functions.
• Other Duties as assigned by Manager or Supervisor.
• Ensure preventive measures are carried out to fully comply with current rules, regulations and internal policies relating to risks pertaining to BSA, USA Patriot Act, OFAC and other AML related issues.
• To identify, evaluate, monitor and make any recommendation deemed necessary to their respective Risk Management Committee in order to assess, reduce, eliminate or control any current or prospective risks to earnings or capital arising from violations of, or nonconformance with, laws, rules regulations, prescribed practices, internal policies and procedures or ethical standards.

Minimum Education and/or Certifications Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED Equivalent

Minimum Work Experience Requirements

• 1 to 2 years within a Wire Transfer International Operations Dept.

Technical and/or Other Essential Knowledge

• Detail oriented, good oral communications, bilingual English and Spanish.
• Previous experience with Outlook, Internet and MS Office Skills, including MS Word Level I and MS Excel Level I required