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Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Purpose: Ownership of due diligence functions to manage money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing (ML/TF/PF) and drive improvements to these functions.Achievements: Closure of regulatory findings. Successful studies of terrorist financing and proliferation financing exposure. Deployment of Client Risk Assessment models. Deployment of numerous process enhancements. Responsibilities:• Ownership of Client Due Diligence, Enhanced Due Diligence, Ongoing Due Diligence, Client Risk Assessment and Client Screening (PEP, Sanction)• Ownership and closure of regulatory findings• Process design and optimisation• Project sponsorship• Member of governance committees• Motivate for necessary change• Regulatory engagementsSkills:• Adaptability• Communication• Collaboration• Problem solving• Decision making• Research skills • Data analysis• Process design• Computer and data literacy

Stellenbosch, Cape Town

Purpose: Operations management of Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) and Customer Screening functions to manage money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing (ML/TF/PF) and drive improvements to these functions. Support the business as an AML SME.Achievements: Increased operational throughput by ~95%. Improved processes and workplace culture. Successful studies of cash usage for financial crimes and typology exposure. Responsibilities:• Operations management of Enhanced Due Diligence and Client Screening (PEP, Sanction)• Manage Team Leaders and AML Analysts• Improve process efficiency and controls• Create and administer training programmes• Typology risk assessments• Management reporting• Regulatory engagements• Resolve audit findingsSkills:• Leadership• Communication• Collaboration• Problem solving• Empathy• Research skills• Data analysis• Data privacy• Process design• Computer and data literacy

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Purpose: Operations management of Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) to manage money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing (ML/TF/PF) across the FirstRand Group and various international subsidiaries. Achievements: Winner of the 2018 FirstRand Compliance Team of the Year Award. Successful management of large-scale Enhanced Due Diligence projects with approximately 100 operational staff members. Presented training at internal conference for political exposure risk management. Travelled internationally to FirstRand subsidiaries to provide training and management assistance. Responsibilities:• Operations management of Enhanced Due Diligence• Manage AML Analysts and Senior AML Analysts• Resource management and optimisation• Design training programmes• Syndicate investigations• Quality assurance• Management reporting• Remediation project management• Creation of operating procedures• Resolve audit findingsSkills:• Leadership• Communication• Collaboration• Attention to detail• Empathy• Data analysis• Project management• Report writing• Computer and data literacy

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Purpose: Perform money laundering investigations.Achievements: Excelled in FNB Graduate Programme. Presented innovation ideas to 250 graduates. Given opportunity to present innovation idea to CEO. Given opportunity to travel internationally to assist FirstRand subsidiaries. Given opportunity to manage small-scale projects and manage colleagues informally. Responsibilities:• Syndicate investigations• Enhanced Due Diligence reviewsSkills:• Collaboration• Attention to detail• Data analysis• Research skills• Report writing• Computer and data literacy

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Purpose: Build desktop computers tailored to client requirements. Achievements: Successfully educated oneself to build computers from 12 years old. Successfully built and sold computers to various clients. Responsibilities:• Sales• Source hardware• Assemble hardware• Install operating system and software• Deliver and setup PC for clientsSkills:• Attention to detail• Computer software literacy• Computer hardware knowledge• Customer service

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Purpose: Build and maintain computers and networks for small-to-medium enterprises. Achievements: Successfully built and maintained computers for clients.Responsibilities:• Source hardware• Assemble hardware• Install operating system and software• Backup user data• Maintain office networks• Deliver and setup PC for clientsSkills:• Attention to detail• Computer software literacy• Computer hardware knowledge• Customer service

Bcommhons(Psych), Industrial And Organizational Psychology, Nqf8

General Industrial Psychology theory with specialisation in Psychometrics

Bcomm(Psych), Industrial And Organizational Psychology, Nqf7

Activities and Societies: Industrial Psychology SocietyGeneral commerce degree with a third year major in: - Industrial Psychology.

Nsc, Nqf4 - Matric

Mathematics - 88%