Arthelia Buick
Gilbert,AZ
Summary
Team Leader experienced in directing activities of workgroups. Develops strategies, provides training, sets goals and obtains team feedback. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Big picture focused with excellence in communicating goals and vision to succeed. Strong leadership skills focused on coaching partners for continuous growth and development. Looking to take these transferrable skills obtained over 25 years in the financial industry and apply them to a role in the Health Care field while completing a degree in Health Care Administration.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
2nd Vice President, Team Leader-Trade Settlements
Northern Trust Company
01.2016 - 03.2024
- Managed team of 8 individuals in a fast-paced deadline driven Trade Settlements environment. Team worked with The Federal Reserve Bank and The Depository Trust Company to settle high-value Equity, Fixed-Income, and Corporate Bond trades. Team was responsible for reconciling cash and stock balances daily, urgently researching out-of-balance situations to provide timely resolution.
- Developed and implemented controls across team that allowed for increased accuracy in processing and ensured compliance with CASS regulations with the FCA. Increased accuracy in processing resulting in reduced realized loss situations by 60% resulting from failed Sale Trade settlements.
- Led corporate initiatives and carried out tactical implementation of such initiatives.
- Set team expectations and monitored performance, providing constructive feedback to increase productivity and maintain quality standards.
- Ensured cross-training was completed across the team to provide sufficient coverage during short staff situations.
- Assisted in recruitment of new team members, hiring highest qualified to build team of top performers. Onboarded new employees with training and new hire documentation.
- Streamlined manual processes to improve productivity and efficiency.
- Performed annual Business Resiliency Testing to ensure compliance with the Federal Reserve Bank.
2nd Vice President, Consultant-Reconciliations
Northern Trust Company
05.2013 - 01.2016
- Served as Subject Matter Expert on corporate initiatives to automate manual reconcilement processes. Collaborated with Business Operations and IT partners to develop business requirements for system upgrades that streamlined functions to improve productivity and efficiencies. Participated in 5 successful system migrations to automate manual reconcilement processes within 3 years.
- Performed system integration testing/smoke testing/parallel testing to ensure business requirements were accurately implemented and project goals were met within established timeframes.
- Developed training documents and served as a trainer/mentor to the Business Operations teams, providing knowledge share sessions to coach and develop teammates on upgraded reconcilement processes.
- Served as administrative support to departments for system upgrades and resolving first level system queries, requests and issues after implementation.
- Performed root-cause analysis of out-of-balance situations within reconcilement platforms. Collaborated with internal/external partners and IT to resolve issues at the source to eliminate repeat occurrences.
Trust Officer, Sr. Analyst
Northern Trust Company
07.1995 - 05.2013
- Identified and resolved reconcilement problems through root cause analysis and research.
- Performed daily cash and stock reconcilement for custody client accounts ensuring that unidentified out of balance situations were followed up on daily until resolution.
- Worked with internal partner areas to expedite resolution of client exceptions. Exceptions were resolved within 15 business days in compliance with service level agreements.
- Data entry of client account information.
- Managed approximately 50 email queries daily from internal Account Representatives related to custody reconcilement.
- Utilized 5 systems daily to complete reconcilement processes.
Education
Associate of Science - Health Care Administration
Pima Medical Institiute
Tucson, AZ07.2024
Professional Skills
- Strong leadership skills
- Effective written and oral communication skills
- Strong problem solving and attention to detail skills
- Effective time management skills
- Loss prevention strategies
- Balancing and reconcilement
Awards
Signature Service 2000
Diversity and Inclusion 2021
Timeline
2nd Vice President, Team Leader-Trade Settlements
Northern Trust Company
01.2016 - 03.2024
2nd Vice President, Consultant-Reconciliations
Northern Trust Company
05.2013 - 01.2016
Trust Officer, Sr. Analyst
Northern Trust Company
07.1995 - 05.2013
Associate of Science - Health Care Administration
Pima Medical Institiute
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