Experience

Crown Agents Bank

• United Kingdom
• Banking
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Vice President - Anti-Financial Crime

  • Apr 2021 - Present

• Assistant Vice President Anti-Financial Crime

  • Apr 2019 - Apr 2021

• Client Due Diligence Assistant Vice President

  • Jul 2018 - Mar 2019

• KYC Analyst

  • Nov 2017 - Jul 2018

  Conduct detailed due diligence investigations on all new clients and counterparties with a focus on respondent banks, money service businesses and charities.Experience conducting due diligence investigations and working with clients in Africa, the Caribbean, South America, Europe, USA and the Middle East.I visit prospective respondent financial institutions overseas, review their financial crime programme and write reports making recommendations to executive management about whether to accept the respondent and what remediation is required in their anti-financial crime programme.Management and resolution of ongoing Sanctions, PEP and Adverse news screening.I implemented the Eastnets KYC management system at Crown Agents Bank: I reviewed and improved the quality of KYC data held across all clients; managing the upload of data to Eastnets; I wrote procedures for the CDD team and trained the department in how to use the system; managed the movement of monthly screening to live extracts from the Eastnets database.



Lloyds Banking Group

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• KYC/CDD Analyst

  • May 2016 - Nov 2017

  Conduct of investigations of new to bank non-SME clients in commercial banking, ensuring KYC/CDD is conducted correctly in line with bank policy and UK and International regulation. Experienced in CDD compliance for multiple entity types: Limited Companies, PLCs, Trusts, LLPs, Funds, Unit Trusts, SPVs, Pensions etc. Investigation and analysis of beneficial ownership structures across varied jurisdictions to ensure that beneficial ownership is correctly identified. Translation of legal and company documentation from around the world in French, Arabic and Farsi. I have provided regional expertise in relation to entities from France and the Middle East. Experienced in adverse media and PEP screening.



National Crime Agency (NCA)

• United Kingdom
• Law Enforcement
• 700 & Above Employee

• Officer

  • Mar 2014 - May 2016

  Conducting investigations and intelligence research into criminal communication, assisting serious criminal prosecutions and intelligence development against a wide range of serious criminal acitivity. Consulting on the legal and technical issues and opportunities in communications investigation. Maintain an expert knowledge of a complex field subject to fast moving legal and technical change. Translator and interpreter working in Arabic, French and Farsi. Consult investigation teams working on projects which involve multiple languages. Deploy at short notice working both on site and remotely as required. Learn the details of many months' or even years' work quickly to be able to provide relevant, detailed and accurate insights on their work, and to give advice on how to progress in the light of the material contained in a foreign language. Steer criminal investigations directly leading to prosecutions for serious criminal offences.



HH Saudi Research and Marketing (UK) Ltd.

• United Kingdom
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Translator and Research Assistant

  • Jul 2013 - Mar 2014

  Translated Arabic and Farsi news and comment articles for Al Majalla and Asharq Al Awsat Pitched articles from Arabic and Farsi content for translation and inclusion in English language media. Researched subject matter for articles and authors to write content for English language media. Wrote editorial articles and a commentary piece on Iranian sanctions published online. Translated Arabic and Farsi news and comment articles for Al Majalla and Asharq Al Awsat Pitched articles from Arabic and Farsi content for translation and inclusion in English language media. Researched subject matter for articles and authors to write content for English language media. Wrote editorial articles and a commentary piece on Iranian sanctions published online.



Office Angels

• United Kingdom
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Agency Worker

  • Jun 2012 - Sep 2012

  Language and Transport Coordinator Assessed patients for free transport, ensuring they met NHS criteria and received the support they needed to come to the hospital for appointments. Arranged foreign language and BSL interpreters for patients at consultations. Language and Transport Coordinator Assessed patients for free transport, ensuring they met NHS criteria and received the support they needed to come to the hospital for appointments. Arranged foreign language and BSL interpreters for patients at consultations.



Kantar Media

• United Kingdom
• Marketing Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Arabic Media Analyst

  • Jul 2012 - Aug 2012

  Translated and analysed Arabic language newspaper articles covering the London 2012 Olympics. Inputted and coded analysis of newspaper content into the corporate database. Worked remotely freom home, managed my own workload. Asked to take on further countries and assist with English analysis as well as the project developed. Translated and analysed Arabic language newspaper articles covering the London 2012 Olympics. Inputted and coded analysis of newspaper content into the corporate database. Worked remotely freom home, managed my own workload. Asked to take on further countries and assist with English analysis as well as the project developed.