Iliyas Mohammad

• Analyzed transaction data for suspicious activity and compliance issues.
• Assisted in preparing detailed reports for regulatory examinations and audits.
• Evaluated customer profiles to identify potential risks and red flags.
• Conducted research on money laundering trends and emerging threats.
• Collaborated with team members to improve investigation processes and workflows.
• Monitored account activity to ensure adherence to AML policies and regulations.
• Supported training initiatives for new analysts on AML procedures and tools.
• Maintained accurate documentation of investigations and findings for review.
• Reviewed customer profiles to identify suspicious activities and transactions.
• Researched international sanctions lists in order to identify individuals or entities subject to restrictions.
• Conducted periodic internal account or customer reviews to identify potentially suspicious activity.

• Performing End to End KYC, which includes Customer Identification program (CIP), Client identification & verification (CID), Screening, Transaction monitoring, Product usage profile, Risk Rating, and documentation while ensuring compliance with Anti Monet Laundering (AML) and know your customer (KYC) standards.

• Conducting thorough customer due diligence and Enhanced Due Diligence on client profiles, identifying and escalating high-risk accounts, which led to a reduction in potential financial crime risks for the Bank.

• Collaborated with onshore teams, the Relationship Manager, and also used all internal and external tools, such as Eclipse, Lexis Nexis, and open internet sites, to obtain required information and applicable documentation related to client onboarding and KYC production.

Screening has been performed on clients and related parties against sanctions, adverse media, PEP, and negative news to help maintain full compliance with global sanctions.

• Performing transaction analysis to identify potential attempts of Money Laundering or any suspicious transactional activity.

• Tools used for screening: 'Factiva, Dow Jones, LexisNexis.'

• Performing adverse press checks, PEPs/SIP screening, sanctioned individual Negative News, potential Sanctions match reviews and beneficial ownership reviews.

• Investigating and resolved suspicious activities and filed SARs (Suspicious activity report) when necessary.

• Monitored media reports to evaluate customers negative news, publicity quallity and check if they pose any reputational risk to the organization.

• Performing customer outreach for missing information/document verification to mitigate the financial crime and frauds

• Maintained detailed case documentation and database files of financial investigative research to prepare final outcome with proper justification, results, and recommendations for customer outreach, retention, and closure.

• Identifies accurate risk rating for individual/non individual accounts to highlight high risk jurisdictions, cash intensive/high risk businesses and politically exposed persons (PEPs) or Relatives or close associates.