
A proficient and versatile KYC/AML specialist with over 7 years of experience working with top tier financial institutions. Excellent communications and leadership skills in a fast-paced working environment; achieving objectives and deadlines. Core competencies include: Anti-Money Laundering Risk Assessments, Sanction’s screenings for Individual and Corporate Entities, Transaction Analysis and Monitoring, Compliance and Regulatory Reporting. Enjoys being part of a team, thrives in challenging work environments and flexible in working approach. Currently seeking opportunities to utilize these skills and experience within a new and challenging role.
· Provided additional support to the AML compliance organization on more complex issues, including research techniques and capabilities, as well other solutions as appropriate.
· Drafted AML Compliance training guides to re-enforce knowledge on key information, policies.
· Solicited feedback from attendees, ensuring full understanding of material presented.
· Collected and examined financial statements and documents to assist in identifying unusual transaction patterns.
· Wrote and prepared Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) and recommended relationship retention or termination.
· Handle OFAC and AML alerts stopped by the banks filter for possible matches to sanctioned entities as first line of defense.
· Review AML alerts and escalate to case level and ultimately filing a SAR when risk cannot be mitigated.
· Work independently and efficiently within a fast-paced environment.
· Maintain a current understanding and knowledge of AML, KYC, Due Diligence, and financing issues, policies, and procedures.
· Analyze functional requirements, procedures, and problems to automate processing or to improve systems.
· Assisted customers in bank operations, including opening accounts, accessing safe deposit boxes and ATM operations.
· Processed new accounts, including checking and savings accounts credit applications.
· Analyzed discrepancies, conducted field audits, determined fraud incidents and reported findings.
· Tracked work internally for individual and team operational performance.
· Reviewed client's account activity to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
· Assessed compliance with banking laws and reported suspicious entries and actions.
· Conducted investigations into questionable account activity identified during review.
· Completed required investigations on referred files in a timely manner.
· Investigated any potentially fraudulent activities with focus on thoroughness quality and costs.
· Reviewed fraud related alerts to determine either escalation or closure of alerts.
· Identify excessive risk, fraud, and misrepresentation in a transaction.