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I am a Senior Analyst of Risk, Compliance & Monitoring (ACSI, CCBI), specializing in the technical aspects of compliance monitoring and risk mitigation for retail banking and global investment management firms. I have a deep technical understanding of local and international regulatory frameworks to ensure that operations consistently meet regulatory standards and ethical guidelines. My expertise include deep understanding of global regulatory registrations and reporting requirements. I am highly skilled in conducting risk-based surveillance monitoring and executing detailed thematic reviews to address regulatory risks. My work emphasizes maintaining operational integrity, protecting client interests, and regulatory alignment. With a focus on process optimization, I consistently drive improvements that enhance operational effectiveness and ensure stringent adherence to compliance standards across all business functions as seen below examples:In Tesco bank was implementing GDPR for compliance. As Compliance Analyst, I ensured Conduct & Compliance Risk team to implement GDPR compliance before the May 2018 deadline, as this regulation required major changes in how personal data was managed. I identified stakeholders, studied GDPR requirements, developed new data management processes, created action plan to clarify deadlines and roles, escalated issues to SMT, then served as GDPR SME. Succeeded in achieving GDPR compliance to schedule.In Baillie Gifford was cleansing and migrating regulatory registrations database. As Compliance Analyst, I overcame data inconsistencies and access limitations. I identified shortcomings, proposed new digital system, audited database, researched external solutions, defined new data fields, cleansed all data, then evaluated and improved the system. Succeeded in transitioning to digital more accessible system which let to innovative automated regulatory alerts, that then reduced manual intervention and risk / breaches.Key Skills:✔ Regulatory & Compliance Excellence✔ Risk Based Compliance Monitoring✔ Team Leadership, Development & Wellbeing✔ Innovation & Process Improvement✔ Global Regulatory Registrations ✔ Enhancing Business Capability & Resilience ✔ Business Integrity Assurances✔ Data Analysis & Insight Reports✔ International Regulatory Compliance✔ Process Automation & Efficiencies✔ System Testing & Implementation✔ Stakeholder Management & Insight✔ Process Improvement & Standardization✔ Reporting Processes & Policies✔ Regulatory & Business Alignment✔ Compliance & Governance Excellence