Experience

GSS - Global Screening Services

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Product Owner

  • Jan 2023 - Present



Contineo FRS

• United Kingdom
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior AFC Consultant

  • May 2020 - Mar 2021

  London, England, United Kingdom Provide specialist anti-financial crime guidance and project oversight to assist a client with meeting their regulatory obligations and to gain clarity and understanding on how they measure up to industry standards. • Support the in-flight integration of a transaction monitoring screening solution and to conduct parallel testing / output report to demonstrate the effectiveness of the newly acquired solution compared to the legacy platform. • To assess, test and report areas of weakness… Show more Provide specialist anti-financial crime guidance and project oversight to assist a client with meeting their regulatory obligations and to gain clarity and understanding on how they measure up to industry standards. • Support the in-flight integration of a transaction monitoring screening solution and to conduct parallel testing / output report to demonstrate the effectiveness of the newly acquired solution compared to the legacy platform. • To assess, test and report areas of weakness, recommended opportunities for effective and efficiency drives for transaction screening (Fircosoft). • End-to-end Model validation (including DFS504) to determine their risk profile and embedded control effectiveness. • Produced and provided detailed training plans and material. • Support the design and build an internal end-to-end watchlist, alert and case management solution. Show less



Deutsche Bank

• Germany
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Business Analyst /Project Manager (Sanctions & Embargoes)

  • Oct 2017 - Mar 2020

  London, United Kingdom Project managed the successful design, build and implementation of an end-to-end watchlist management solution to mitigate US imposed cease-and-desist order. • Managed a team of SME business analysts and IT specialists to design, develop and deliver utilising agile project methodologies such as KANBAN, user stories, scrum, playing a critical role as the product owner and at times the scrum master. • Worked with senior stakeholders to identify critical FED cease and desist milestones and… Show more Project managed the successful design, build and implementation of an end-to-end watchlist management solution to mitigate US imposed cease-and-desist order. • Managed a team of SME business analysts and IT specialists to design, develop and deliver utilising agile project methodologies such as KANBAN, user stories, scrum, playing a critical role as the product owner and at times the scrum master. • Worked with senior stakeholders to identify critical FED cease and desist milestones and create detailed plans to support commitments. • Comprise artefacts specifically aimed to target and fulfil the FED cease and desist commitments. Show less



HSBC

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Manager / Business Analyst - Financial Crime Consultant

  • Jul 2015 - Oct 2017

  London Successfully led a team of SME’s to design, develop and implement a robust global case management system to mitigate critical compliance risks identified as part of a deferred prosecution agreement. • Managed a global delivery plan spanning five continents and approx. sixty-five countries. • Comprise artefacts specifically aimed to target and fulfil the deferred prosecution agreement milestones and provided supportive and timely communication between HSBC and the FED. • Led a team to… Show more Successfully led a team of SME’s to design, develop and implement a robust global case management system to mitigate critical compliance risks identified as part of a deferred prosecution agreement. • Managed a global delivery plan spanning five continents and approx. sixty-five countries. • Comprise artefacts specifically aimed to target and fulfil the deferred prosecution agreement milestones and provided supportive and timely communication between HSBC and the FED. • Led a team to produce and execute a target operating model that clearly demonstrated understanding, impact, opportunities, and risks that would eventually be adopted across other programs. • Provided regional project managers with tests strategies, implementation plans and post implantation monitoring measures that enabled us to meet or exceed the delivery milestones. Show less



Barclays

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Financial Crime Project Manager/Business Analyst - Compliance

  • Jan 2009 - Jul 2015

  UK, Russia, USA Project manage the end-to-end delivery of regulatory and operational efficiency driven projects covering sanctions and Anti Money Laundering. • Managed the integration of a new AML, KYC, Customer Screening and Court Order function into a wider aligned global sanctioning facility creating a global network of over 650 analysts worldwide. • Developed and delivered a group wide consolidated Sanction List Management Tool for Investment Bank, Wealth and other key corporates reducing effort… Show more Project manage the end-to-end delivery of regulatory and operational efficiency driven projects covering sanctions and Anti Money Laundering. • Managed the integration of a new AML, KYC, Customer Screening and Court Order function into a wider aligned global sanctioning facility creating a global network of over 650 analysts worldwide. • Developed and delivered a group wide consolidated Sanction List Management Tool for Investment Bank, Wealth and other key corporates reducing effort, duplication and increasing the control infrastructure leading to internal and external audit acceptance. • Identified and managed key incentives to create efficiencies across a multi layers operation creating capacity to on-board new clients, new business and revenue.

• International SME

  • Apr 2013 - Sep 2014

  UK, UAE, India, Weestern Europe Primary role to take accountability for identifying, managing and delivering critical control gaps and procedural inefficiencies across multiple work streams including Finance, Sanctions, MI, Risk, Audit and Payments. Providing detailed process flows of current processes and go-to process maps articulating the necessary areas of concern. Accountable for initial engagement and subsequent country visits to conduct detailed due diligence, scope and remediation activities. Also accountable for… Show more Primary role to take accountability for identifying, managing and delivering critical control gaps and procedural inefficiencies across multiple work streams including Finance, Sanctions, MI, Risk, Audit and Payments. Providing detailed process flows of current processes and go-to process maps articulating the necessary areas of concern. Accountable for initial engagement and subsequent country visits to conduct detailed due diligence, scope and remediation activities. Also accountable for reporting activities and progress updates to the project/programme. • Exceptional knowledge of payments end to end flow across multiple. • Detailed understanding of country architecture both technically and operationally. • Refocused and trained key individuals to enable them to retrieve understand and develop their operational key performance indicators leading to an improvement in reporting and forecasting. • Re-designed and embedded the entire control framework for UAE Corporate and Retail payment and sanction operations. • Build personal and business relationship with country stakeholders. • Designed and rolled out training and mentoring scheme for Western Europe and Asia to deliver best practices, people management and personal development. This led to a reduction in attrition across several sites especially Asia resulting in retaining key skilled colleagues. • Produced aligned, structured detailed documentation to agreed standards (SOP's, Process Maps etc.). • Accountable for designing the control framework including Risk and Control Assessments, Quality Assurance model and Controls and Checks. Whilst operating in this role I have worked across multiple locations including the Middle East, Asia and Western Europe.



Barclays

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Financial Crime Sanctions Officer

  • Apr 2007 - Dec 2008

  UK • Extensive understanding of Sanctions Policy and Payments was required for this role which was demonstrated by consistent high QA scores. • To conduct preliminary and post investigation on potential matches in line with key external policy regulators such as OFAC, UKHMT, UN and the EU along with other relevant country lists. • Take ownership for operating within a standard risk and control framework ensuring all risks are managed effectively in line with sanctions compliance and audit… Show more • Extensive understanding of Sanctions Policy and Payments was required for this role which was demonstrated by consistent high QA scores. • To conduct preliminary and post investigation on potential matches in line with key external policy regulators such as OFAC, UKHMT, UN and the EU along with other relevant country lists. • Take ownership for operating within a standard risk and control framework ensuring all risks are managed effectively in line with sanctions compliance and audit policies. • Release of false matches and escalation of potential matches in line with regulatory, compliance and business procedures combined with the ability to make risk based decisions. Show less