Imran Ahmed

- Lead complex investigations into fraudulent activities, financial crimes, and suspicious transactions, ensuring compliance with banking regulations and company policies.

- Conduct thorough reviews of customer accounts, transaction histories, and records to identify inconsistencies, irregularities, or suspicious patterns indicative of fraud, money laundering, or other financial crimes.

- Collaborate with internal departments, including compliance, legal, and audit teams, to gather information and resolve investigative cases effectively and efficiently.

- Prepare detailed reports on findings and escalate high-risk cases to senior management or regulatory authorities as necessary, including filing Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) and Currency Transaction Reports (CTRs) as required.

- Perform in-depth analysis of transaction data, utilizing tools like Eg.CINQ and tlm to detect and investigate potentially fraudulent activities or suspicious financial transactions.

- Develop and implement best practices for internal investigations and fraud prevention, continuously improving the organization's detection capabilities.

- Provide training and guidance to junior staff on effective investigation techniques, regulatory requirements, and fraud detection procedures.

- Review and update KYC (Know Your Customer) information and documents to ensure compliance with banking regulations, minimizing potential risks related to money laundering or financial crimes.

- Led investigations into high-risk accounts and flagged transactions, conducting deep dives into suspicious activities and financial anomalies.

Utilized various tools and databases to cross-check customer details, financial transactions, and other relevant data, identifying potential fraudulent behaviors.

- Coordinated with external parties such as regulators and financial institutions to share information and ensure the compliance of investigations.

- Tracked the progression of investigations from initiation through resolution, ensuring that all case files were thoroughly documented and compliant with regulatory requirements.

- Engaged in proactive monitoring to identify emerging threats, such as new fraud techniques or trends, and suggested preventive measures to the risk management team.

- Assisted senior investigation officers in analyzing financial transactions and identifying unusual patterns, which led to the discovery of multiple fraudulent activities.

- Performed background checks and due diligence on high-risk individuals or entities, ensuring thorough investigation and compliance with KYC and AML regulations.

• Maintained accurate records of all payments received by the organization.
• Created automated systems for tracking incoming payments from customers.
• Participated in cross-functional teams dedicated to improving the overall efficiency of the organization's payment operations.
• Identified areas of improvement within the organization's payment processes.
• Processed payments using various methods such as ACH, wire transfers, checks.
• Handled accounts payable and receivable, including invoicing and payment processing.
• Review payment systems, ensuring that transactions are processed efficiently, securely, and in compliance with banking regulations.