Nick Cellini
Summary
Experienced Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing professional. Effective at completing accurate and timely investigations and quality reviews. Talented in training employees, solving complex problems and making sound decisions. Dependable, detail-oriented, and eager to learn.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
AML Investigations Analyst
Citibank
09.2021 - Current
- Identify threats, vulnerabilities and suspicious behavior patterns to recommend mitigation measures.
- Document research findings to support risk-based decision-making and resolution to escalated AML, terrorist financing, and fraud incidents.
- Exceed case and SAR production and quality goals on a routine basis.
- Conduct thorough research over available Bank systems, the Internet, and Databases consistent with the resolution of investigations.
- Create Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs), recommend relationship retention or termination; and track account closures as required.
- Train and supervise junior analysts, explaining procedures and protocols.
Associate Compliance Officer - AML Investigations
JPMorgan Chase
12.2014 - 09.2021
- Inspected incoming AML case investigations and SAR filings as last-line of defense ensuring accuracy and quality, compared against standards to meet regulatory requirements.
- Communicated with production team members about quality issues in a clear, concise, and constructive manner
- Monitored case and SAR reviews for struggling teams, eliminating repetitive errors by diagnosing gaps in training and providing actionable feedback, bringing their quality rates to 0%, below the targeted goal of 5%
- Trained, mentored, and cross-trained junior analysts and peers to apply best practices and comply with quality control guidelines and regulations.
- Conducted AML investigations, including through SAR filing, against SLAs, routinely exceeding goals for production and quality rates.
- Monitored inventory levels to ensure investigations team maintained consistent supply
- Liaised between quality assurance and procedures teams and the AML investigations team, providing procedure and quality updates.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Sport And Recreation Management
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA05.2014
Skills
- Written Communication
- Investigative Research
- Risk Assessment and Compliance
- Financial Crimes Investigations
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Procedure Optimization
- Decision-Making and Problem Resolution
Certification
- Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), ACAMS - Nov. 2023
- Data Skills for Practitioners, Analytics Institute - Oct. 2023
Timeline
AML Investigations Analyst
Citibank
09.2021 - Current
Associate Compliance Officer - AML Investigations
JPMorgan Chase
12.2014 - 09.2021
Bachelor of Science - Sport And Recreation Management
Temple University
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