Katia Marrouche

AML/CFT Unit Head at AM BANK
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Contact Information
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Lebanon, LB
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Arabic Professional working proficiency
  • French Elementary proficiency
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Credentials

  • Advanced CAMS - Risk Management
    ACAMS
    Jul, 2021
    - Oct, 2024
  • Business Analytics: Decision Making Using Data
    EMERITUS
    Mar, 2020
    - Oct, 2024
  • CAMS
    ACAMS
    Dec, 2014
    - Oct, 2024
  • Certified Financial Crime Specialist (CFCS)
    Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists - ACFCS
    Sep, 2019
    - Oct, 2024
  • Lebanese Financial Regulation
    ESA BUSINESS SCHOOL

Experience

  • AM BANK
    • Lebanon
    • Banking
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • AML/CFT Unit Head
      • Apr 2018 - Present

      Responsible for the bank-wide FCC risk assessment, and keeping policies and procedures up to date. Managing correspondent banking KYC, AML and Sanctions compliance requirements. Overseeing the transactions monitoring program, in particular for high-risk customers and wire transfers.

    • Senior Compliance Officer
      • Apr 2016 - Apr 2018

      Monitoring high risk customers and wire transfers, overseeing branch compliance officers and reviewing their monthly AML/CFT KRI reports, and providing training on AML/CFT and Sanctions compliance topics.Liaising with Branches to obtain the Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) requirements for potential high risk customers during the onboarding process. Supervising the cash deposits and CTR control procedures for adequacy, and detecting unusual trends and red flags. Completing requirements related to local FIU investigations, and correspondent banking KYC reviews and requests for information (RFIs).

    • Compliance Officer - AM
      • Aug 2013 - Apr 2016

      Leading daily transactions monitoring of Urban-branch and high-risk customers; and contributing to the design and testing of the enhanced transactions monitoring alert systems. Monitoring cash deposits and related Currency Transactions Reports (CTRs). Coordinating with branch compliance officers to resolve unusual or suspicious transaction alerts, and properly file suspicious transaction reports (STRs), currency transaction reports (CTRs), CTR-exemption reports, site visit reports and monthly branch AML/CFT compliance reports.Preparing detailed customer due diligence reports and related data required for risk assessments conducted by the Compliance Manager. Researching and compiling AML/CFT and sanctions compliance training material delivered by the Unit Head and Compliance Manager to branch compliance officers and back-office departments processing local and international payments.Completing regulators' and external auditors' AML/CFT audit review requirements.

    • Junior Compliance Officer
      • May 2013 - Aug 2013

      Responsible for operational control on credit card customers’ change of information and limits; and on transactions including checks and intra-bank transfers; coordinating with relevant departments to resolve mistakes.Conducting transactions monitoring on customers' accounts, reporting violations of the central bank's and internal management's requirements.Researching international laws and standards, and screening and investigating new customers and wire transfers alerts, assisting the compliance manager with investigations and decision-making related to high-risk transactions and customers.

  • M.T.I Consulting
    • France
    • Architecture and Planning
    • Intern
      • Dec 2012 - Apr 2013

      Graduate intern assisting with two key projects focused on research of the banking sector in Lebanon for a foreign consulting company.Delivered 3 timely reports with accurate data on various bank products from a sample of banks in Lebanon. Compiled data about specific retail products through interviews, Internet research and brochurebrowsing, and organized them according to specific criteria reported to the project manager in Excel format. Graduate intern assisting with two key projects focused on research of the banking sector in Lebanon for a foreign consulting company.Delivered 3 timely reports with accurate data on various bank products from a sample of banks in Lebanon. Compiled data about specific retail products through interviews, Internet research and brochurebrowsing, and organized them according to specific criteria reported to the project manager in Excel format.

Education

  • American University of Beirut
    Master of Business Administration - MBA
    -
  • American University of Beirut
    Bachelor's degree, Economics
    2009 - 2012

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