Experience

Plenitude Consulting

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

• KYC QC Lead

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  Plenitude is a niche consultancy, specialising in Financial Crime Risk and Compliance. Our focus is firmly on addressing the legal, regulatory, reputational and social imperative for financial institutions to take diligent and rigorous steps to mitigate financial crime risks. We help our clients meet their regulatory obligations and reduce their financial crime risk exposure by providing deep subject matter expertise, advisory and transformation services. Our services are augmented with subscription products that gives our clients enhanced insight into the vast array of FCC laws, regulations, guidance and risk indicators, to more effectively manage financial crime risk while reducing overall costs. We work with a wide array of financial institutions including banks, insurance companies and asset management firms and have provided advisory services on some of the largest and most complex FCC transformations in the industry, across multiple jurisdictions. Show less



Lysis Group

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant

  • Jun 2020 - Jan 2023

  - Worked on KYC/screening projects for commercial banks, which involved time as team lead for a screening project. - Reviewed client bases involving a range of entity types that included complex ownership structures, as well as alongside clients and various departments to resolve AML issues. - Completed MI reports relates to team performance. - Gained extensive experience escalating and assessing PEPs and adverse media. - Worked on KYC/screening projects for commercial banks, which involved time as team lead for a screening project. - Reviewed client bases involving a range of entity types that included complex ownership structures, as well as alongside clients and various departments to resolve AML issues. - Completed MI reports relates to team performance. - Gained extensive experience escalating and assessing PEPs and adverse media.



Wirecard

• Germany
• Financial Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Financial Crime and Compliance Officer

  • Feb 2018 - Feb 2020

  - Worked in a compliance team for a major prepaid card issuer to approximately 60 client companies, to help Wirecard comply with regulatory obligations. - Assisted in the oversight of transaction monitoring across the various Wirecard programmes, working alongside clients to investigate suspicious activity and advise appropriate action in accordance with regulatory requirements and company policies, developing strong working relationships as a result. - Involved in the writing and reviewing of Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) to ensure money-laundering suspicions are reported to the National Crime Agency accurately and in sufficient detail. - Assisted police and other law enforcement bodies in their financial crime investigations, through providing advice professionally over the phone and in response to requests in line with GDPR and production orders for court cases. - Became a regular point of contact for other departments within the company for financial crime-related enquiries. Show less



Virgin Money

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• AML Analyst

  • Apr 2016 - Feb 2018

  My main responsibilities included monitoring customer activity, undertaking due diligence and risk assessments and reporting suspicious activity to the NCA. I applied my knowledge of financial crime to ensure investigations are completed in accordance with regulatory requirements and inform Virgin Money of possible risks the business may face from a financial crime perspective. My main responsibilities included monitoring customer activity, undertaking due diligence and risk assessments and reporting suspicious activity to the NCA. I applied my knowledge of financial crime to ensure investigations are completed in accordance with regulatory requirements and inform Virgin Money of possible risks the business may face from a financial crime perspective.



EY

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Managed Services Associate

  • Mar 2014 - Apr 2016

  I worked on an AML/KYC project for a major UK bank. I was responsible for undertaking due diligence checks on commercial customers and adverse media searches. Through the role I developed strong analytical skills, attention to detail and knowledge of regulations and other compliance issues. Once experienced in various areas I began training colleagues before QC’ing work by colleagues. I was also given the opportunity to complete an ICA Advanced Certificate in Anti-Money Laundering, which I passed in May 2015. This enhanced my knowledge of AML processes and issues. Show less