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New York, NY, US

Sydney, NSW, AU

Sydney, NSW, AU

London, England, GB

• Visiting potential correspondent banking clients in high risk countries and acting as a consultant; ensuring the organisations are conducting relevant checks in line with UK/US regulations
• Advising clients on improvements to their Anti-Financial Crime program where necessary
• Performing Quality Assurance checks on junior members of the team
• Reviewing and updating policies and procedures
• Liaise with the MLRO and Senior Stakeholders regarding current AML issues and resolutions

London, GB

• Conducting KYC checks for new and existing clients for a wide variety of entity types (private individuals, limited companies, partnerships etc.) from all over the globe
• Reviewing legal documents (such as trust deeds) to identify ultimate beneficial owners
• Confidently able to handle complicated and complex ownership structures
• Screening individuals and entities for PEPs, sanctions and adverse media using a variety of tools
• Undertaking Enhanced Due Diligence for PEPs and other high-risk clients, and advising client teams on potential risks prior to acceptance
• Raising potential sanctions matches to the MLRO for resolution

Bournemouth, Dorset, GB

• Managing my own portfolio of commercial property claims across a broad range of policies
• Working closely with the commercial crime prevention team to identify fraudulent claims at the first notification of loss
• Learning the skills of being able to write a report that is clear, concise and logical and adheres to all of the FCA guidelines
• Providing advice to clients from a sound knowledge of all of the policy wording and taking prompt actions when required

• Investigated and managed my own portfolio of claims for mis-sold insurance by brokers to retail customers
• Liaising with various clients, banks, insurance providers and solicitors to conduct risk assessments on individual claims
• In depth analysis and scrutiny of claimant financial statements as well as sale process documents such as invoices, credit agreements, and policy schedules to determine suitability
• Ensuring that ongoing compliance, claim analysis and Client Due Diligence is in accordance with process manual rules and quality regulatory requirements
• Excelled in a team environment, exceeding personal and team targets
• Won the monthly ‘team member top performer award’ six times, which was based on monthly MI figures for number of files completed and quality of files

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), History And Politics

High School