Christopher Begley
Belleair Bluffs,FL
Summary
Risk and compliance analyst with 4.5 years of AML/KYC experience and 7+ years of customer service experience, including work in FinTech and regulated financial institutions. Experienced in first-level risk assessment and adverse media screening, with some experience in EDD and transaction monitoring. Proven ability to work independently in high-volume, metric-driven environments while maintaining accuracy and regulatory standards.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Risk Insight & Operations Analyst - CONTRACT
Thomson Reuters Specialty Services (via Insight Global)
09.2025 - Current
- Conduct first-level customer AML/CFT risk assessment on behalf of our client banks, including but not limited to Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs), Marijuana Related Businesses (MRBs), Money Service Businesses (MSBs), Crypto, Sanctions, and FBI Most Wanted lists.
- Conduct customer Adverse Media checks on behalf of our client banks, cross-referencing articles published within a 10 year period (and pulled from a proprietary AI tool), on up to 67 crime typologies.
- Discarding false positives and escalating matches for second-level review as necessary.
- Remain up to date on the unique and always-fluid policies and procedures specific to each of our client banks, and on the always-evolving broader AML industry.
Anti Money Laundering Analyst II
AML RightSource
04.2025 - 07.2025
- Transaction monitoring to assess potential suspicious activity.
- Identify data anomalies and red flags for money laundering, terrorist financing, fraud, and sanctions violations, and escalate for second level review.
- Conducting Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD), sanctions, politically exposed persons (PEPs), and adverse media checks on all high-risk accounts.
- Submitting detailed and professional Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) or narratives in a timely manner.
Senior KYC Analyst
Wise (Formerly TransferWise)
07.2018 - 09.2021
- Verification of new customer accounts or existing customer accounts who have hit KYC refresh thresholds.
- Trained new employees on KYC and Customer Due Diligence (CDD) policies, procedures, and best practices.
- Collaborated with other Compliance teams to mitigate financial crime risks, in a remote and intercontinental setting, with a diverse team across six continents.
- Consistently met or exceeded accuracy and pacing metrics (80+ personal documents per day/48 business accounts of varying risk levels per day with a 95% QC score), took on side projects, and took initiative to improve policy & procedure in a startup setting.
Customer Support Specialist
Wise (formerly TransferWise)
06.2017 - 07.2018
- Provided exceptional customer service via phone, email, and chat - including account setup, troubleshooting, tech support, and de-escalating difficult calls while balancing customer needs and business needs.
- Managed 40-48 customer interactions per day with an Average Handle Time of 8-10 minutes.
- Upsold customers on our 'Borderless' (bank account) and 'Plastics' (debit card) products.
- Maintained 98-100% customer satisfaction scores.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Communications
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Green Bay, WI12-2011
Associate of Applied Science - General Studies
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (Manitowoc Campus)
Manitowoc, WI05-2009
Skills
- AML/CFT Risk Assessment
- KYC, CDD & EDD
- Adverse Media Screening
- Sanctions & PEP Reviews
- SAR Writing (entry-level)
- Transaction Monitoring (entry-level)
- Regulatory Compliance
- Excel & Microsoft Office Suite (intermediate)
- High-Volume Case Management
- Exceeding metrics & deadlines in high pressure environment
- Remote & Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Working Independently (Night Shift & Weekends)
Certification
- Enhancing Financial Inclusion with a Risk-Based Approach — ACAMS, May 2025
- Ending Illegal Wildlife Trade: Practical Guide — ACAMS, May 2025
- Ending Illegal Wildlife Trade: Comprehensive Overview — ACAMS, May 2025
- Fighting Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking I — ACAMS, May 2025
- Fighting Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking II — ACAMS, May 2025
- Preventing Online Child Exploitation — ACAMS, May 2025
Additional Information
- Employment gap (September 2021 – April 2025) due to long-term disability; details available upon request
- Active dues-paying ACAMS member, scheduled to sit for the ACAMS exam in Q2 2026
Timeline
Risk Insight & Operations Analyst - CONTRACT
Thomson Reuters Specialty Services (via Insight Global)
09.2025 - Current
Anti Money Laundering Analyst II
AML RightSource
04.2025 - 07.2025
Senior KYC Analyst
Wise (Formerly TransferWise)
07.2018 - 09.2021
Customer Support Specialist
Wise (formerly TransferWise)
06.2017 - 07.2018
Bachelor of Arts - Communications
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Associate of Applied Science - General Studies
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (Manitowoc Campus)