Deolall Ishak
Associate Director UBS
Richmond Hill,NY
Summary
Seasoned banking professional with 6+ years of experience in strategic planning, research, due diligence, compliance, operations, and accounting. Proven track record of working on multiple-projects simultaneously in high pressure environments, forming cross-departmental relationships to achieve organizational goals and objectives and technologically savvy coupled with an MBA in Finance. Passion for investing, data analytics and problem solving.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Business Risk Associate
UBS
Weehawken, NJ
08.2020 - Current
- Collaborated with IT resources to plan, design and implement new system functionality to reduce issue escalation time by 33%
- Recognized for establishing strong relationships with cross-functional teams to accomplish common goal where collaboration is critical resulting in long-term trusted relationships and quick turnaround time
- Served as project team leader and co-developed SharePoint Portal to track trade throughs, asset transfers, third party payments, and financial crimes exit for compliance for audit purposes
- Handled and manipulated 16K+ rows of data across 4 tables into digestible data to help senior mangers make calculated business improvements
- Built pivot tables and charts to organize and showcase clients that are non-compliant which may result in significant fines and penalties
- Supervised and and trained two junior staffs
AML Compliance Analyst
Natixis Corporate & Investment Bank
New York, NY
02.2019 - 07.2020
- Prepared reports and presentations of recurring quality control errors and aged client issues for discussion at weekly committee meetings
- Advised colleagues in other departments, including Sales Desk, Client Service Team, and Trade Assistant to solve trade discrepancies
- Act as liaison between Compliance and Front Office to obtain Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Olivier Delay approval/denial of Politically Exposed Persons
- Analyzed and recommended structural changes to generate improvements, including using SharePoint to track escalations to Compliance and Financial Crime division
KYC Analyst
BNP Paribas
New York, NY
03.2018 - 02.2019
- Conducted primary and secondary market research and due diligence using LexisNexis, WorldCheck, Orbis, Factiva, Google, SEC database and Department of State registry on approximately 30K companies and individuals collectively
- Analyzed company10-K, 10-Q and 8-K to search for operations that might point to Sanction concerns and/or ownership change
- Reviewed transaction activity and investigated suspicious transactions in client accounts using Tableau
- Collected confidential customer information, and conducted daily log entries
Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) Analyst
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
New York, NY
07.2017 - 03.2018
- Prepared reports, metrics and research to support fraud initiatives and projects
- Conducted more than 3K case reviews on host of industries and small cap companies in the oil and gas industry, real estate industry, healthcare industry, mining industry, and construction industry
- Prioritized client requirements in order to meet urgent deadlines, greatly minimizing business risks
- Led teams of two to eight consultants for audit, due diligence, business advisory practices; managed client relationships through planning and reporting phases of all projects
Education
MBA - Finance
St. John's University
Jamaica, NY05.2022
Bachelor of Arts - Forensic Accounting
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
New York, NY2016
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Multi-tasking/Time Management
- Collaboration
- Solving/Analytical skills
- Financial Modeling
- Communication
- Research/Due Diligence
- Strategic Planning
- Bias for Action
- Financial statement review
Business Projects
Executive-in-Residence-Program (EIRP), 01/2022 to Current
St. John's University - Jamaica, NY
- Collaborated with four fellow student-consultants to reengineered the human capital business processes of Lisa Management Inc., a New York-based real estate company
- Conducted primary market research, analyzed competitors' efforts, and performed internal benchmarking to improve day-to-day operations
- Built powerpoint presentation and presented our findings and recommendations to the leadership team
Applied-Finance-Institute Fellow (AFI), 08/2021 to 12/2021
St. John's University - Jamaica, NY
- Worked with a team of two other researchers on collecting data such as D-U-N-S Number, Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) and North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes for clothing brands globally
Certification
- 2020 - Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (ACAMS)
- Candidate for CFI's Financial Modeling & Valuation Analyst (FMVA) designation
Timeline
Business Risk Associate
UBS
08.2020 - Current
AML Compliance Analyst
Natixis Corporate & Investment Bank
02.2019 - 07.2020
KYC Analyst
BNP Paribas
03.2018 - 02.2019
Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) Analyst
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
07.2017 - 03.2018
MBA - Finance
St. John's University
Bachelor of Arts - Forensic Accounting
John Jay College of Criminal Justice