Experience

Bahrain Development Bank

• Banking
• 100 - 200 Employee

• AML and Data Privacy Specialist - Compliance and AML Department

  • May 2023 - Present

  Manama, Capital Governorate, Bahrain Tasks: - Manage daily batch name screening alerts for existing customers and clear name screening alerts for new customers - Analyse and Investigate alerts generated through the AML transaction monitoring system - Investigate unusual account reports (UAR) raised internally by other departments - Manage CBB/FID circulars and correspondence - Manage correspondence and enquiries raised by Law Enforcement Agencies/Ministry of Interior - Conduct AML risk assessments for new… Show more Tasks: - Manage daily batch name screening alerts for existing customers and clear name screening alerts for new customers - Analyse and Investigate alerts generated through the AML transaction monitoring system - Investigate unusual account reports (UAR) raised internally by other departments - Manage CBB/FID circulars and correspondence - Manage correspondence and enquiries raised by Law Enforcement Agencies/Ministry of Interior - Conduct AML risk assessments for new customers - Compliance User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for the online account opening/digital on-boarding platform (tijara) - Raise Suspicious Transaction Reports through the CBB portal - Conduct periodic review for existing customers Show less



American Express Middle East

• Bahrain
• Financial Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Fraud Prevention Services Officer - Risk Management Department

  • Feb 2023 - Apr 2023

  Manama, Capital Governorate, Bahrain Tasks: - Monitoring, detecting, and preventing real-time fraudulent activities/transactions on customers cards - Timely action and handling of fraudulent transaction alert referrals for all MENA markets based on a predefined verification process - Conduct outbound and handle inbound fraud verification calls for American Express Middle East markets customers - Full adherence to the Fraud prevention processes and procedures - Timely action of Issuer Fraud Urgent Inquiry Requests… Show more Tasks: - Monitoring, detecting, and preventing real-time fraudulent activities/transactions on customers cards - Timely action and handling of fraudulent transaction alert referrals for all MENA markets based on a predefined verification process - Conduct outbound and handle inbound fraud verification calls for American Express Middle East markets customers - Full adherence to the Fraud prevention processes and procedures - Timely action of Issuer Fraud Urgent Inquiry Requests (UIR’s) through GNS Fraud Net - Timely action of Issuer Override Requests (IOR’s) through GNS Fraud Net Show less



ila Bank

• Bahrain
• Banking
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Compliance Contractor - Financial Crime & Regulatory Compliance and Anti-Money Laundering

  • Aug 2021 - Jan 2023

  Manama, Capital Governorate, Bahrain Transaction Monitoring Unit Tasks: - Analyse and Investigate alerts generated by the transaction monitoring system (SironAML) - Review customers records on CRM and ensure their transactional behaviour matches the declared information during digital on-boarding - Conduct look-backs on customers transactions to identify any unusual/suspicious trends or transactions - Raise RFI’s on CRM to obtain additional information for alerted accounts - File STR/SAR for suspicious… Show more Transaction Monitoring Unit Tasks: - Analyse and Investigate alerts generated by the transaction monitoring system (SironAML) - Review customers records on CRM and ensure their transactional behaviour matches the declared information during digital on-boarding - Conduct look-backs on customers transactions to identify any unusual/suspicious trends or transactions - Raise RFI’s on CRM to obtain additional information for alerted accounts - File STR/SAR for suspicious accounts/transactions - Investigate Fraud cases - Investigate Unusual Account Reports (UAR) raised internally by other departments or via the Central Bank of Bahrain and the Ministry of Interior - Investigate all the identified names under production orders received from the Financial Intelligence Unit and the Central Bank of Bahrain and escalate the unusual/suspicious accounts and transactions for further investigation by the DMLRO/MLRO - Manage daily batch name screening alerts for existing customers and clear name screening alerts for new customers through KYC system and World-Check One - Clear name screening cases for potential PEP’s, RCA’s, and Sanctioned individuals through the KYC system & World-Check One and escalate the positive hits to the Business department to complete the EDD procedure - Assist with the Key Obligation Register (KOR) - Reply to the Ministry of Interior, Financial Intelligence Directorate, General Directorate of Criminal Investigation & Forensic Evidence and Public Prosecution Correspondence - Provide training in Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT), and Suspicious Transaction Reporting (STR) for business & operations units, first line of defense/customer-facing employees such as Contact Centre & Service Centre Agents, and Authorization & Dispute team Show less



Al Salam Bank

• Bahrain
• Banking
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Trainee - Operations (Central Processing Unit)

  • Sep 2019 - Mar 2020

  Bahrain Tasks: - Account maintenance – opening, amendment and closure of customers accounts through the Core Banking System - Updating and validating customers records and documents - Conducting KYC and Data Clean Up processes for Retail and Corporate customers accounts - User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for the customer digital on-boarding process through Al Salam Bank mobile application - Amending and updating list of sanctioned entities distributed by the Ministry of Interior

• Trainee - Investor Relations Department

  • Dec 2019 - Jan 2020

  Tasks: - Distribute Dividend cheques to shareholders

• Trainee - Compliance & Anti-Money Laundering

  • Dec 2019 - Jan 2020

  Tasks: - Conduct client risk assessments for Retail and Corporate customers



National Bank of Bahrain

• Bahrain
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Trainee

  • Oct 2018 - Jan 2019

  Bahrain Commercial & SME's Department Tasks: - Conducted both the KYC and Data Clean Up processes for small and medium-size enterprises Bank accounts



meem | ميم

• Saudi Arabia
• Banking
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Retail Associate - Business Development

  • Mar 2018 - Jun 2018

  Diplomatic Area, Capital Governorate, Bahrain Tasks: - User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for meem Bank digital on-boarding mobile application - Assisted customers with digital on-boarding/online account opening using the mobile application - Conducted different Anti-money laundering procedures such as Know Your Customer (KYC), Due Diligence, and Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) for politically exposed persons (PEP’s) and high-risk customers



Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance (BIBF)

• Bahrain
• Education Administration Programs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Administrative Assistant

  • Dec 2017 - Dec 2017

  Juffair, Capital Governorate, Bahrain