Experience

Absa Group

• South Africa
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• AML Specialist - Transaction Monitoring

  • Nov 2019 - Present



HSBC

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior AML Investigations Officer

  • Jul 2017 - Oct 2019

  • Responsible for conducting the effective and timely investigation into assigned cases in accordance with agreed standard reporting requirements and service levels. • Conduct day-to-day operations of AML Investigations, including conducting Searches • Writing a high quality investigative narrative and recording the case history in a digital case file. •Ensuring that at the conclusion of each investigation, a comprehensive recommendation is to be made to the relevant AML Officer as to whether a Suspicious Activity Report should be filed or not. • Identifying possible violations of law or regulation (e.g., structuring, suspicious wire activity through a non-cooperative country, foreign corruption). • Escalating investigations to the FIU, FCI, GIIG, ABC, Global Sanctions, AML Officers and, where necessary to Customer Selection Secretariat.(CSEM), which ever is applicable. • Posting information to the Reportable Events database . • Coordination, liaison and tracking of the Investigations Exchange Programme with the respective AML teams. • Notifying Lines of Business of any reportable events posted into IRIS for Customers of the Lines of Business where applicable within local legislation. Show less



HSBC

• Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• Associate in Fraud and Security Risk

  • Jan 2017 - Jun 2017

  Safeguard the interest of the Bank from Fraud and Security, Business Continuaty, Records Retention, Information Security Risks, Cyber Security Risks and Travel Security Risks. Proactively manage financial and non-financial risks and promote the Bank's values balanced risk culture. Manage risk appetite to ensure returns are balanced appropriately against the level of risk taken Proactively monitor, highlight and track emerging risk so as to minimise unexpected losses and earnings volatility. Continually assess operational risks inherent within the business so as to minimise exposure to losses/fraud and maintain operational integrity. Show less



HSBC

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Credit Analyst Intern

  • Nov 2015 - Nov 2016