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Providing advice on AML/KYC/risk assessment matters. Responsible for establishing team level quality control. Established a risk assessment framework for conducting compliance reviews on high risk customers. Leading a 7-strong team's daily operations.

Acting as the team’s subject matter expert on internal AML investigations. Liaising with the AML team and other stakeholders to ensure a consistent approach across typologies and investigations. Mentoring and training on AML-related cases, procedures, regulations, and requirements. Preparation of monthly and quarterly reports. Data collection for monthly/quarterly reports using Google Sheets.

Quality assurance-based evaluation of anti-money laundering (AML) investigations, providing feedback to the AML department and recommending corrective actions. Supporting the development and updating of internal AML (anti-money laundering) requirements.

Conducting thorough AML/CTF checks on new and existing consumer/business accounts. Escalated customers in suspicious activity reports (SARs) if needed. Analysed complex financial data to assess ML/TF risk. Consolidated, clarified and set-up operational processes for a new sub-team to support AML in handling transactions and closing customer accounts. Trained and mentored new team members. Co-operating with various teams for problem-solving, troubleshooting. Keeping up to date on a vast pool of money laundering/terrorist financing/fraud typologies.

Managed consumer protection law investigations related to the advertising practices of online marketplaces and telecommunications businesses.