Judgment Processing Senior Specialist

Our Client is a large bank headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio , Our Client is one of the largest banks in the United States . The Banks customer base spans retail, small business, corporate, commercial and investment clients. The Client maintains over 1,000 branches and over 40,000 ATMs . Job Description: This position is responsible for having full knowledge of the day-to-day functions of the JudgmentProcessing Department and ability to provide coverage on all legal order processing. Responsible forperforming complex searches for accounts in compliance with Federal and State legal orders and forassuring immediate identification and full responsibility for securing funds. Perform accurate and timelyanswers to courts, attorneys and agents as specified by law and in compliance with court orderedinstructions. Perform quality control reviews to reduce risk associated with monetary losses. Review, logand identify proper ownership and establish accountability with other lines of business for handling legaldocuments affecting Key. Oversee the department in Managers absence by acting as the control point tohandle exception situations and to channel information for appropriate escalation. Responsibilities: Perform immediate account searches in response to complex Specialty Order cases usingsystem data to determine what type of information, balance, and account relationshipsexists for clients. Must promptly read legal documents and make decisions on a case bycase basis to determine proper actions assuming full responsibility for securing funds Identify and immediately perform appropriate hold or freeze on accounts by applying theappropriate Federal/State Statue in conjunction with court mandated instructions to bearrive at dollar amount needing immediately secured. Make determination of allowabledisclosure based on sealed/or restricted disclosure cases and assure confidentiality.Process immediate turnover of funds, or moving funds to a bank holding account for futureremittance. Prepare formal “Answers to Complaints” on behalf of Litigation Counsel and assureproper filing to the court and all appropriate parties. Compose answers andcorrespondence, disclosures to courts, attorneys/agents and clients as appropriate withinestablished deadline. Assure case closing processes are completed as outlined inprocedures. Assure incoming legal documents are accurately and timely logged into JPex according toprocedures and appropriate comments are added for difficult cases. In addition, mustreview, log and identify proper ownership for all documents and establish accountabilitywith other lines of business for handling legal documents affecting Key. Research and respond to SRTS and TCS complaints involving release of funds oftenworking directly with the plaintiff and defendant attorneys, legal department, accountofficers, and business contacts to provide options for case resolution.•Act as risk control point for the department by performing detailed quality review controlson large dollar orders. Perform quality review and certification process on data match filescontaining confidential client account information to assure proper recipient and disclosureof sensitive data. Assure compliance by performing official bank check requests and timely mailing to complywith garnishments, levies, executions and various legal orders as defined by Federal/Stateregulations. Requires full knowledge and accountability for all types of Federal and Stateattachment orders and understanding of associated risks to the bank. Review complex settlement and court ordered documents to identify and recommendappropriate accounts and amounts to be released. On difficult cases contactAttorney/Agents to advise of additional documentation needed. Assure proper returning offunds to client or turnover of funds as directed by court. Accurately file case folders for ease in retrieval and for maintaining accurate recordretention requirements. Assist team in offsite record preparation. Perform end of day APA balancing and import; identify and correct any discrepanciesassuring a balanced file is submitted for posting. Actively participate in team huddles, staff and department meetings, by engaging inimprovement discussions, and providing recommendation for enhancements to departmentprocedures. Provide insight to workflow or procedure changes necessary due to law orcompliance changes. Perform assigned duties for department back-up coverage, new employee training, JPexfax distribution, testing, and special projects. Oversee the department in Managersabsence by distributing daily work assignments, handle exception situations, and channelinformation for appropriate escalation. Accurately report volume and daily time spent performing duties to assure accuratestatistical data is captured and reported within department deadlines. Required Qualifications: Extensive knowledge and experience working with Legal docs, Hogan, view direct, CIS,system applications containing detailed customer account data. Full understanding ofbanking products and services. Two year experience working in a financial organizationpreferred. Experience performing monetary transactions timely and accurately.Writes and speaks effectively using detail appropriate to the situation. Demonstrates goodlistening and reading comprehension skills with ability to properly identify required actions.Ability to work with all levels of internal/external clients remaining professional andknowledgeable while protecting monetary risks and confidentiality of casedetail Working knowledge of general ledger as it pertains to assets, liabilities, revenue andexpense in banking environment. Experience utilizing debit and credit entries to generalledger applications and knowledge of proper offsets required in a balancing process. Possesses high degree of accuracy to detail as required for a high-risk environment.Ability to accurately apply procedures to legal documentation and data. Ability to self manage multiple tasks and case assignments simultaneously without losingfocus. Is self disciplined and maintains an organized approach to priorities as required inhigh stress environment. Knowledge or experience of banking regulations, state and federal laws pertaining to legalorders such as garnishments, IRS and State Levies, Restraining Notices, Order toWithhold. Knowledge and experience using system applications such as Micro Soft Word, Excel,Lotus Notes, for creating letters, input to spreadsheets, navigating department reports and workflows.• Ability to perform high volume 10 key input by touch using numeric key pad.Adapts well to changing priorities, deadlines, and directions. Offers suggestions forcontinuous improvements and demonstrates professional interaction with internal andexternal clients.