A proficient and versatile KYC/AML specialist with over 1.5 years of experience working with top tier financial institutions. Excellent communications and leadership skills in a fast-paced working environment; achieving objectives and deadlines. Core competencies include: Anti-Money Laundering Risk Assessments, Sanction's screenings for Individual and Corporate Entities, Transaction Analysis and Monitoring, Compliance and Regulatory Reporting. Enjoys being part of a team, thrives in challenging work environments and flexible in working approach. Currently seeking opportunities to utilize these skills and experience within a new and challenging role
Work History
KYC/AML Analyst
· Maintain a current understanding and knowledge of AML, KYC, Due Diligence, and financing issues, policies, and procedures.
· Investigated suspicious activities arising from account surveillance, branch escalations, and grand jury subpoenas.
· Resolved surveillance items flagged as high-risk transactions and exceptions without error.
· Informed Compliance Officer of the existence of a subpoena and the nature of the investigation.
· Provided accurate information on suspect's account according to the subpoena request.
· Performed detailed analysis on Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR) while using Fin CEN Database to detect patterns, trends, anomalies and new fraud schemes in transactions and relationships across multiple businesses/products.
· Review backlog of Complaints about potential/past/present fraud, Market Manipulation analysis or investment schemes committed.
· Performed timely verification of questionable transactions, drafted SAR filings and NO SAR Filings
· Developed analytical summaries/abstracts of suspicious accounts with accurate, verifiable data and supporting documentation, along with reasonable cause to advance investigations.
· Prepared and presented disposition recommendations based on available information.
· Completed due diligence investigations using public and private database under Anti Money Laundry (AML), BSA and other regulatory standards to assist business units and prevent operational and reputational risks.
· Identify new sales opportunities and handle both inbound and outbound calls to follow up.
Made high volume of sales calls per day exceeding company outbound call targets.
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