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Dubai, Ae

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

- Supervising the team responsible for account onboarding and Due Diligence.- Prepared monthly Management Reports and quarterly Board reporting packs for the department.- Providing AML/Fraud and Ethics training to staff members.- Attending meetings with various departments/process owners to improve processes and remove bottlenecks to achieve optimal results.- Reviewing and approving STRs submitted to regulatory authorities through GoAML.- Initiating AML policies and procedures/ Standard Operating Procedures and all the Procedures for each department- Investigating possible and exact match cases and taking decisions with regards to reporting to regulators.- Statutory reporting, and dealing with the matters relating to regulatory issues/communications- Updating and maintaining Internal watchlists.- Advising the Management regarding Legal & Compliance matters - Ensuring system and operations are always updated with latest sanction related updates to mitigate Sanctions non-compliance risks.-Performing Internal audits on the whole company (Operational, Financial and Compliance related)- Undertaking reviews to identify possible patterns of Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing.- Compilation and Reviewing of agreements with Counterparties/Vendors and Brokers

United Arab Emirates

• Research and understand AML typologies and then apply the characteristics to interrogate transaction data to identify unusual activity• Participate in the preparation of appropriate in person training relating to their role in alert management and investigations.• Primarily responsible for review of AML Cases from the transaction monitoring • Undertake Client and company research using databases and publicly available information to identify whether activity is unusual and ultimately support the decision-making process regarding reporting to law enforcement. • Provided feedback and escalate issues identified from AML investigations into clients’ KYC documentation and risk categorization.• Work with internal groups including partnering with Legal, Audit, Risk to ensure consistent understanding of requirements• Provide customized AML, CFT, and OFAC consulting services with a focus on rehabilitating financial institutions and remediation projects. -Policy and Procedure Planning-Strategic Departmental Restructuring-Training (Beginner to Advanced)-Documentation/Customer Reprofiling-Alert Clearing-Investigative Reviews and STR Writing -Update and Remediation Projects

Sri Lanka

• Maintaining timely updates on OFAC, PEP and Sanctions etc.• Investigating and monitoring customer account activity.• Preparation of reports on unusual customer account activity.• Preparation and submission of SAR reports to the MLRO.• Auditing and Quality checking of SAR reports.• Delivering Training and Refresher sessions to the Team.• Contributing in over time in order to archive Team Targets. • Training new Team members & guiding them in all aspects.• Training & conduction awareness sessions on Money Laundering & its offences.• Communicating with External & Internal Customers.• Providing accurate business information to Internal and External customers of HSBC.• Ensuring the Team Targets are met on monthly basis• Ensuring that all guide lines & procedures are followed• Updating the attendance register.• Sharing Best Practice with the team members.• Responding to daily mails and inquires.• Attending to daily customer inquiries.• Organizing CSR Projects. • Maintaining & updating the Communication Channels• Coach, facilitate, solve work problems, and participate in the work of the team• Monitoring and expediting time critical reports.• Assisting and Guiding the Team and my line manager.• Preparation of the monthly MI on Capacity Utilization, Forecast-ed Volumes & Availability of resources.• Adhering to all Core Standards & Compliance Procedures.• Maintaining best practice among colleagues, Business partners & Business Area (UK), (USA),(UAE) and (Asia).• Ensuring that the SLA’s are met and reports are submitted on time.

Bachelor’S Degree, Management And Marketing

Activities and Societies: Students Activity Committee **Graduated with a Diploma in Business Management and Marketing from Edith Cowan.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Young Entrepreneurs Club, Scouting,