Anthony B. Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

Provide technical advice to Operations Manager & Team Managers.Maintain an overview of financial crime risks facing the operation.Technical oversight of complex screening tasks including EDD for PEPs and high risk customers.Working with control owners to enhance and implement changes to our risk assessment and controls.Acting as the final point of escalation for our Investigators and Team Managers.Supporting with urgent or complex investigations.Performing approvals on high risk tasks and Adverse Media.Providing expert knowledge and delivering ad-hoc training.Supporting hiring for Investigator and Senior Investigator roles in Financial Crime.

Providing approval and feedback on high risk customer EDD in accordance with policy.Investigating complex queries and escalations from across the business.Submitting risk based recommendations for escalated Sanctions PEP/SOE & Adverse Media screening matches.Conducting investigations for a variety of tasks using Open Source Intelligence (OSINT).Working remotely with risk teams across the business to protect the business.Presenting complex EDD cases on PEPs and public profiles to senior management.Escalating concerns and raising suspicious activity reports if necessary.Providing SME support and coaching to my team manager and colleagues across the business.Ensuring adherence to Monzo Financial Crime policy and relevant UK, EU and USA regulations regarding Sanctions.Working with global colleagues to ensure priority screening and EDD cases are completed.Staying up to date with relevant sanctions and AML regulations.Deputising for team manager as required, most recently note taking on interviews

Gateshead

Carrying out EDD and decisioning reviews of applications completed by our High-risk, Complex and Corporate boarding team.Engaging with stakeholders across different levels of the business to decision applications.Identifying solutions to complex queries and barriers to boarding in line with Worldpay from FIS policy.Attending meetings with applicants compliance teams and MLROs to review their AML policies.Applying risk based decisions to escalated PEP/SOE & Adverse Media screening matches.Conducting gap analysis and AML reviews of regulated entities such as credit unions and financial institutions.Conducting investigations into screening matches and applications using internal and external sources.Working remotely with risk teams across the business to decision applications.Presenting complex cases and public profiles to senior management when MLRO approval is required. Interrogating corporate structures and policy documents to confirm our applicants are compliant with relevant UK, EU and US regulations.Escalating concerns and raising suspicious activity reports if necessary.Providing SME support and coaching to our High-risk, Complex and Corporate CDD team.Ensuring adherence to Worldpay from FIS policy and relevant UK, EU and USA regulations during the boarding of high-risk merchants.Working with global colleagues to deliver a new screening system for PEPs and Adverse Media.Writing process and procedure documents for our High-risk, Complex and Corporate CDD teams.Deputising for leadership on daily calls as required.

Gateshead, England, United Kingdom

Carrying out CDD checks and investigations using trusted sources for new Corporate and SMB customers.Conducting EDD and Source of Wealth checks on high risk entities.Making risk based decisions on applications in line with company policy and external regulations.Managing my own case load in line with SLA's.Upholding the data protection act, sanctions, AML and FATCA regulations.Providing support to colleagues in the sales team with onboarding clients.Escalating concerns and raising suspicious activity reports if necessary.Providing feedback on systems and processes.Working remotely with colleagues nationwide to deliver a joined up customer experience.Protecting internal and external stakeholders from losses and reputational damage.

Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

Screening of retail and business customers against sanctions, PEP and adverse media watch lists.Carrying out KYC and KYB investigations using trusted sources.Making risk based decisions on active cases.Upholding the data protection act, sanctions, AML and FATCA regulations.Escalating concerns and raising suspicious activity reports.Providing feedback on financial crime systems and processes.Working remotely with colleagues nationwide to deliver process improvements.Protecting internal and external stakeholders from losses and reputational damage.