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Ruiming translates complex transaction activity into clear operational and financial insights, including billing variances, settlement and accounting reconciliations, management reporting, and scalable workflow improvements\. Ruiming’s strengths span Python\- and SQL\-based data workflows, operational\-risk support, AML and OFAC review, cross\-border payments, client onboarding, and collaboration with compliance, accounting, and engineering stakeholders\. At International Bank of Chicago, Ruiming has built automation for large\-scale transaction data and risk reporting, supported ACH, Fedwire, SWIFT, API, and EDI processes, and helped improve onboarding controls through Jack Henry SaaS data mapping and Python scripts\. Ruiming reports achieving zero settlement errors through automation and risk reduction, as well as reducing wire\-distribution processing time by more than 90% through workflow redesign\. Earlier experience includes Deloitte risk advisory work for Daimler’s automotive\-finance division, securities and industry research, client portfolio work for more than 90 clients, and teaching assistance in statistics at NYU Tandon\. Ruiming holds an M\.Sc\. in Management of Technology, Data Analytics Track, from New York University and is open to U\.S\. nationwide opportunities\. ## Services - Bill Reconciliation - Pharmaceutical Research - Customer Acquisition - Stock Research - Pivotal Tracker - Trend Analysis - Risk Consulting - Industry Analysis - Wealth Management Services - Risk Analytics - Cross\-functional Initiatives - Risk Monitoring - Asset Allocation Strategies - ETL Testing - Debt Settlement - Financial Economics - Economics Education - IT Accessibility - Diabetes Management - International Banking Services - Data Mapping - Technology Management - Online Research - Business Intelligence Reporting - Client Presentation - Bloomberg - Aesthetics - Customer Relationship Management \(CRM\) - Analytical Skills - Client Onboarding ## Highlights - Built Python and SQL workflows at International Bank of Chicago to clean and reconcile large\-scale transactional datasets, automate risk reporting, and optimize transaction monitoring\. - Reported zero settlement errors through process automation and risk reduction\. - Reduced wire\-distribution processing time by more than 90% through workflow redesign, cutting processing from hours to minutes\. - Partnered with AML and Compliance teams to review flagged transactions and support SAR and UAR filings\. - Enhanced OFAC screening logic at International Bank of Chicago, significantly reducing false positives and improving review efficiency\. - Validated daily payment distributions against accounting records, Basel III requirements, and internal ledgers\. - Reconciled ACH callbacks and adjustments to support compliance and reporting accuracy\. - Troubleshot SWIFT and API connectivity issues with global correspondent banking partners to support reliable transaction and EDI message flows\. - Managed high\-volume account onboarding through the Jack Henry SaaS platform and improved data dictionaries and data\-mapping standards\. - Developed Python scripts to support onboarding controls and triggers\. - Oversaw cross\-border liquidity and payment operations for MSB, ISO, and TPPP clients, including collection, distribution, settlement, and clearing through Fedwire and NACHA\. - Led client onboarding due diligence covering contracts, ownership, KYC/OFAC, and fee structures, while maintaining reconciled client master data for audit readiness and billing accuracy\. - Calculated monthly, quarterly, and annual billing and revenue from transaction activity and pricing models and supported invoice validation, accruals, and GAAP\-compliant close\. - Monitored real\-time transaction activity, identified and resolved reconciliation variances, and escalated data discrepancies with cross\-functional stakeholders\. - Delivered Python\-based risk assessments for Daimler’s automotive\-finance division at Deloitte\. - Delivered a Daimler risk\-case presentation that secured a $507,000 consulting engagement\. - Consolidated automotive sales data from five platforms into an automated Excel reporting model, improving Deloitte report\-generation efficiency by 25%\. - Used Python pandas in Deloitte Risk Advisory work to test algorithms, data, and documents for auto\-finance risk monitoring and trend\-analysis reporting\. - Created a consolidated Excel model from multiple auto\-industry research reports that senior management used to improve internal reporting efficiency by 25%\. - Assisted Deloitte’s Fleet key\-account team with sales\-data verification and an analysis report on potential risks\. - Produced weekly digital\-healthcare research and gene\-sequencer analysis covering Thermo Fisher, Acotec Scientific, and the diabetes\-detector market\. - Wrote an 85\-page Pet Penetration Rate report on China’s pet\-healthcare industry using pet medical\-imaging\-equipment data\. - Used web\-crawling code to reduce the workload of collecting weekly funding events in diabetes genetic sequencing\. - Managed and optimized financial portfolios for more than 90 clients at ZheShang Securities through business\-model analysis and tailored asset\-allocation solutions\. - Served as a Statistics for Data Analysts Course Teaching Assistant at NYU Tandon School of Engineering\. ## Experience - **EPS Operation Analyst II at International Bank of Chicago** (2024\-09\-01–present) — ▸ Built Python and SQL workflows to clean and reconcile large\-scale transactional datasets, automate risk reporting, and optimize transaction monitoring, improving data reliability and operational efficiency\. ▸ Partnered with AML and Compliance teams to review flagged transactions and support SAR and UAR filings enhanced OFAC screening logic, significantly reducing false positives and improving review efficiency\. ▸ Validated daily payment distributions against accounting records, Basel III requirements, and internal ledgers reconciled ACH callbacks and adjustments to ensure compliance and reporting accuracy\. ▸ Supported cross\-functional initiatives by troubleshooting SWIFT and API connectivity issues across global correspondent banking partners, ensuring reliable transaction and EDI message flows\. ▸ Managed high\-volume account onboarding through the Jack Henry SaaS platform optimized data dictionaries, expanded data\-mapping standards, and developed Python scripts to support onbo - **EPS Operation Analyst I at International Bank of Chicago** (2023\-07\-01–2024\-09\-01) — ▸ Oversaw cross\-border liquidity and payment operations for MSB, ISO, and TPPP clients, supporting payment collection, distribution, settlement, and clearing across Fedwire and NACHA networks\. ▸ Led new client onboarding through contractual, ownership, and compliance due diligence \(KYC/OFAC, fee structures\), while maintaining and reconciling client master data to ensure data integrity, audit readiness, and billing accuracy\. ▸ Calculated monthly, quarterly, and annual billing and revenue based on transaction activity and pricing models partnered with Accounts Payable to support invoice validation, accruals, and GAAP\-compliant period\-end close\. ▸ Monitored real\-time transaction activity and performed reconciliations to identify and resolve variances, ensuring accurate accounting and timely settlement escalated data discrepancies and collaborated with cross\-functional stakeholders\. - **Course Assistant at NYU Tandon School of Engineering** (2022\-09\-01–2023\-06\-01) — Statistics for Data Analysts Course Teaching Assistant - **Industry Analyst at China Securities Co\., Ltd** (2022\-06\-01–2022\-08\-01) — ▸ Composed weekly reports and delivered in\-depth Gene Sequencer business analysis on the digital healthcare industry, including Thermo Fisher, Acotec Scientific, and Diabetes Detector market, to generate investment insights for the team\. ▸ Collected Pet Medical Imaging Equipment industry data, mainly responsible for writing an 85\-page Pet Penetration Rate report on China's Pet Healthcare Industry to form an in\-depth research report for investors\. ▸ Used web\-crawling codes to mitigate the workload of collecting weekly funding events in the Diabetes Genetic Sequencing - **Risk Analyst at Deloitte** (2019\-07\-01–2020\-10\-01) — ▸ Conducted systematic risk assessments for Daimler’s automotive finance sector using Python\. Performed market trend analyses and aesthetic preference evaluations\. Delivered risk case presentation secured over $500,000 contract with top client\. ▸ Consolidated automotive sales data extracted from 5 platforms into a user\-friendly Excel model, enhancing the team's report generation efficiency by 25%\. Streamlined data management facilitated quicker analytical turnarounds\. - **Risk Management Consultant at Deloitte** (2019\-07\-01–2020\-10\-01) — Conducted Python\-based risk assessment, market trend analysis, and consumer preference analysis for Daimler's automotive finance division delivered client\-facing risk case presentation that secured a $507K consulting engagement\. Consolidated automotive sales data from 5 disparate platforms into a unified Excel model with automated reporting workflows, enhancing team report generation efficiency by 25% and accelerating analytical turnaround for downstream decision\-making\. - **Risk Audit Analyst at Deloitte** (2019\-07\-01–2019\-09\-01) — Risk Advisory ▸ Engaged in the Auto Finance risk advisory project using Python Pandas to conduct systematic risk tests of algorithms, data, and documents to provide risk monitoring support for trend analysis reports in the auto finance market\. ▸ Consolidated multiple auto industry research reports into one user\-friendly Excel model Reported used by senior management across the team to improve the internal reporting efficiency by 25%\. ▸ Assisted the Fleet key account team in verifying sales data and produced an analysis report on potential risks\. - **Financial Analyst at CABR CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY TECHNOLOGY CO\.,LTD** (2019\-04\-01–2019\-06\-01) - **Financial Analyst at ZheShang Securities Co\. Ltd\.** (2018\-01\-01–2018\-02\-01) — ▸Delivered tailored asset allocation solutions through direct client interactions\. Developed client relationship management strategies\. ▸Managed relationships and optimized financial portfolios for 90\+ clients by analyzing their business models\. ## Education - Master's degree, M\.Sc in Management of Technology \(Data Analytics Track\) — New York University (2021\-09\-01–2023\-06\-01) - Economics — Boston University (2019\-01\-01–2019\-01\-01) - High School Diploma — Beijing No\.166 High School (2013\-09\-01–2015\-07\-01) ## FAQ ### What does Ruiming do? Ruiming is an EPS Operation Analyst II at International Bank of Chicago\. Ruiming works across financial and business analytics, payment operations, revenue and billing analysis, risk monitoring, reconciliation, reporting, client onboarding, and process automation\. ### What are Ruiming’s strongest areas? Ruiming’s core strengths are turning transaction data into actionable financial and operational insights designing end\-to\-end workflows that combine business logic and technical requirements managing time\-sensitive operational risk and collaborating with engineering, compliance, accounting, and client\-facing teams\. Ruiming has built production automation systems in Python\. ### What has Ruiming accomplished as an EPS Operation Analyst II at International Bank of Chicago? At International Bank of Chicago, Ruiming built Python and SQL workflows to clean and reconcile large transactional datasets, automate risk reporting, and optimize transaction monitoring\. Ruiming partnered with AML and Compliance on flagged\-transaction review and SAR and UAR support improved OFAC screening logic to reduce false positives validated daily payment distributions against accounting records, Basel III requirements, and internal ledgers reconciled ACH callbacks and adjustments troubleshot SWIFT and API connectivity with global correspondent banking partners and managed high\-volume onboarding through the Jack Henry SaaS platform\. Ruiming also optimized data dictionaries and data\-mapping standards and developed Python scripts for onboarding controls and triggers\. ### What did Ruiming do as an EPS Operation Analyst I at International Bank of Chicago? As an EPS Operation Analyst I, Ruiming oversaw cross\-border liquidity and payment operations for MSB, ISO, and TPPP clients, supporting payment collection, distribution, settlement, and clearing through Fedwire and NACHA networks\. Ruiming led onboarding due diligence covering contracts, ownership, KYC/OFAC, and fee structures maintained and reconciled client master data calculated monthly, quarterly, and annual billing and revenue from transaction activity and pricing models partnered with Accounts Payable on invoice validation, accruals, and GAAP\-compliant close and monitored and reconciled real\-time transactions to resolve variances and support timely settlement\. ### What measurable operations improvements has Ruiming delivered? Ruiming reports achieving zero settlement errors through process automation and risk reduction\. Ruiming also redesigned workflows to reduce wire\-distribution processing time by more than 90%, moving processing from hours to minutes\. ### What did Ruiming accomplish at Deloitte? At Deloitte, Ruiming conducted Python\-based risk assessments, market\-trend analysis, and consumer or aesthetic\-preference analysis for Daimler’s automotive\-finance division\. Ruiming delivered a client\-facing risk\-case presentation that secured a $507,000 consulting engagement\. Ruiming also consolidated sales data from five platforms into a unified Excel model with automated reporting, improving report\-generation efficiency by 25%\. In Risk Advisory work, Ruiming used Python pandas to test algorithms, data, and documents, consolidated auto\-industry research reports for senior\-management use, and assisted a Fleet key\-account team with sales\-data verification and potential\-risk analysis\. ### What research did Ruiming conduct at China Securities Co\., Ltd\.? At China Securities, Ruiming produced weekly reports and in\-depth digital\-healthcare analysis on gene sequencers, including Thermo Fisher, Acotec Scientific, and the diabetes\-detector market, to support investment insights\. Ruiming collected pet medical\-imaging\-equipment data and wrote an 85\-page Pet Penetration Rate report on China’s pet\-healthcare industry for investors\. Ruiming also used web\-crawling code to reduce the workload of collecting weekly funding events in diabetes genetic sequencing\. ### What did Ruiming do at ZheShang Securities Co\. Ltd\.? At ZheShang Securities, Ruiming delivered tailored asset\-allocation solutions through direct client interactions, developed client\-relationship\-management strategies, and managed and optimized financial portfolios for more than 90 clients by analyzing their business models\. ### What other professional and teaching experience does Ruiming have? Ruiming has also worked as a Financial Analyst at CABR Construction Machinery Technology Co\., Ltd\. and as a Course Assistant for the Statistics for Data Analysts course at NYU Tandon School of Engineering\. ### What is Ruiming’s educational background? Ruiming earned an M\.Sc\. in Management of Technology, Data Analytics Track, from New York University in 2023\. Ruiming studied Economics at Boston University, completing that education in 2019, and earned a high school diploma from Beijing No\. 166 High School in 2015\. ### What tools and technical skills does Ruiming use? Ruiming works with Python, SQL, MySQL, Excel VBA, Microsoft Excel, Power BI, Tableau, Alteryx, SAS, pandas, NumPy, Scikit\-Learn, openpyxl, OCR/PDF parsing, fuzzy matching, ETL testing, databases, SaaS platforms, Bloomberg, Wind, CRM, SAP, Brightspace, Pivotal Tracker, and Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, and Office 365\. Ruiming’s technical and analytical work includes data cleaning, business intelligence reporting, dashboards, data visualization and representation, statistical data analysis, machine learning, deep learning, financial modeling, forecasting financial statements, A/B testing, and process automation\. ### What financial, risk, and operations capabilities does Ruiming bring? Ruiming’s financial\-services and business capabilities include payment operations, international banking services, settlement, clearing, debt settlement, account and billing reconciliation, bookkeeping, financial accounting, GAAP, financial planning, financial analysis, revenue and variance analysis, risk analytics, risk consulting, risk monitoring, risk management, transaction monitoring, AML, OFAC, KYC support, SWIFT messaging, EDI, client onboarding, data mapping, daily operations management, operational enhancements, cross\-functional initiatives, business analysis, project management, client presentation, storytelling, market research, industry analysis, trend analysis, online research, stock and equity research, fixed\-income investing, private equity, equity derivatives, asset management, wealth\-management services, asset\-allocation strategies, and customer relationship management\. ### What additional domains and professional skills are part of Ruiming’s background? Ruiming also lists expertise or training in financial economics, economics education, pharmaceutical research, diabetes management, public health, climate\-change adaptation, ESG, environmental social governance, carbon neutrality, brand equity, IT accessibility, customer acquisition, analytical skills, presentation skills, teamwork, time management, strategy, project\-management training, and data science\. ### What languages does Ruiming speak? Ruiming speaks Mandarin, English, and Japanese\. ### What certifications and professional learning has Ruiming completed? Ruiming’s certifications and completed learning include Financial Accounting—Adjusting Entries & Financial Statement from Udemy Corporate ESG and Sustainability—101 Level from Udemy A/B Testing 101 Decision Making and Reinforcement Learning from Columbia\+ Bloomberg Finance Climate Change and Health from the World Health Organization Environmental Social Governance from Bloomberg Navigating Life with Lessons from Science from Columbia\+ Net Zero 101 from UN CC:Learn PwC—Power BI Job Simulation from Forage Data Science Bootcamp 2024 from Udemy PMP Exam Prep Seminar—Complete Exam Coverage with 35 PDUs from Udemy Python for Data Science and Machine Learning from Udemy Data Science Foundations: Fundamentals from LinkedIn Financial Modeling and Forecasting Financial Statements from the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy Bloomberg Market Concepts from Bloomberg Excel Essential Training for Office 365/Microsoft 365 from LinkedIn Capstone: Retrieving, Processing, and Visualizing Data with Python from Coursera and Python Data Structures from Coursera\. Ruiming also lists the Master of Science in Management of Technology from New York University\. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www\.linkedin\.com/in/ruiming\-ma\-martin