Paul Ashton Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

London, England, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

• Live Payment Swift Transaction Screening / CTF Alerts against International Financial Sanctions / PEPs regulatory lists. Alert investigation and rationale provided to support decision making to Release / Reject transaction within Service Level Agreements deadlines• Siron AML monitoring reporting tool review & analysis of alerts. Client account entry review with a strong dependency upon reviewing KYC / CDD files for client data. Short auditable report rationale to support decision making process, within bank-imposed thresholds and variables against client transactional activity to ensure in line with KYC• Customer Name Screening Alerts against Sanctions / PEPs & Adverse Media lists• Point of contact for referral and / or escalation to Private Banker (Relationship Manager) for further KYC information or MLRO on a case-by-case scenario• Taking ownership and liaising with UK MLRO, Financial Crime team & Senior Sanctions Officer on an ad-hoc case basis for True or Potential matches, high risk escalation review and directive• Cross Functional email and verbal communication with offshore Compliance teams, dependent on jurisdiction, for decision guidance as necessary• Time management adopted in respect of prioritising urgent, high value and currency value cut-off deadline transactions• Ad-hoc Name Screening Spike Project Remediation i.e. CIFAS Alert Project and Alert Scenario testing within bank screening systems• Provided recommendations for reduced alerting volumes by placing certain names on the ‘Good Guy’ list • Shared ownership & maintenance of team email box• Joint ownership of Management Information (MI) logging of daily / monthly alert volumes & escalations within Excel database for review by MLRO and Financial Crime Compliance• Sanctions & AML policy and regulations online and face-to-face training in addition to procedural update communication email cascades• Versatile team player within a small team of 3 staff

London, United Kingdom

Undertaking project to migrate Sanction Name Screening from Country FCC Teams to respective Regional Sanction Teams:Name Screening Level 3 (ACT) Sanction Alert investigationInitiate Name Screening Operating Instruction written processesCreate Training and Guideline parameters to be rolled out to the Regional Sanction Teams on Name ScreeningEstablish an MI Operating Procedure to capture raw data on outstanding and completed Name Screening alert cases for presentation to the Regional Teams and Senior ManagementFull Local and Regional Sanction List Management designation reviews.

Canary Wharf, London

Financial Sanctions Level 3 Payment Filter Alerts ScreeningCustomer Alert Sanction Level 3 Filter ScreeningGlobal Trade & Receivable Finance Level 3 Filter ScreeningGlobal Wolf Sanction System - implementation of filters Point of contact for multiple business lines & branch network

Canary Wharf, London

• Investigating Politically Exposed Persons (PEP) & High Risk Adverse Media Alerts for UK, US, Gibraltar and Cyprus jurisdictions. Analysing in-house systems and the public domain for information to enable elimination or escalation in respect of reputational risk issues. Swiss PEP AM Alerts Project

Canary Wharf, London

•Investigated and monitored personal AML transaction alerts; liaised with clients and internal stakeholders to ensure not breaching bank legislations. Implemented recommended remedial actions for compliance risk impact, ensuring that 100% Service Level Agreements •Referral point of contact for large cash collections and deposits for AML compliance ensuring compatibility to statutory personal data - KYC / CDD •Collaborated with internal and external auditors (FSA and Ernst & Young) around HM Treasury financial sanction listed freezing accounts testing, ensuring robustness of internal procedures •Implemented recommended remedial actions for Level 4 sanction alert matches from directive given by cross-functional MLRO, ensuring that auditable Service Level Agreements were met. Liaised with Sanction Managers and Financial Crime Compliance to ensure no breach of bank sanction policy and procedures•Close cross-functional team communication and networking. Managed the blocked accounts and assets for HM Treasury listed individuals and entities for four business areas (one of only three people within Barclays Group). Acted in an advisory and administrative capacity to stakeholders and senior management•Maximised policy compliance by initiating new written system processes for AML and financial sanctions as required and facilitated half-yearly reviews of existing standardised regulatory procedures to avoid ambiguity•Undertook one to one meetings and assisted in providing feedback for the written comments made in their half yearly Performance Development Plans•Mentored and coached two team members. Provided training on AML and sanctions processes and procedures for effective transition onto the systems i.e. MS Office and the implementation of new downloads when necessary. Training provided for effective staff cover•Recorded and maintained accurate Management Information for own and cross functional teams

London, United Kingdom

Knightsbridge, London

Manually verified outward UK and international bank automated transfers to strict Service Level Agreements and currency value date cut off times.Developed working relationships with senior management and inter section liaison for payment compliance and risk preparation.Emphasis on team working and interaction in order to prioritise workloads.

London, United Kingdom

High street branch banking administration related roles. Back office manual and automated processing and cashiering. Adherence to excellent standards of customer service; primarily telephone, written correspondence and face to face interaction.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Human Geography

Graduated in 2006 with an OU Honours degree and diploma in Geography. Self funded part time six year degree course undertaken whilst.

A Level, History & Geography