Awais Aslam

• Experienced Anti-Money laundering & Compliance Specialist with experience in working within the Financial Services sector. 
• Expertise in conducting Customer Due Diligence (CDD) reviews in line with bank guidance and risk appetite levels.
• Proven results in process review and continuous improvements to compliance and cost savings
• Experienced in collating customer information as part of KYC checks such as source of wealth, ownership structure, company house files etc 
• Used various screening tools to mitigate adverse media, PEPs and sanction risks. 
• Provided comprehensive rationales and reports when carrying out end to end due diligence checks. 
• Familiar with various business entities such as Limited Companies, LLP, sole traders, trusts, charities etc 
• Collaborative team leader effective communicator, and keen negotiator with skill in processes related to stakeholder relations, project management, application of analytical thinking.

• Responsible for reviewing transactions to identify any money laundering or terrorist financing cautionary flags and rapidly dispositioning them along with escalating cases which require review by the next level. (Suspicious activity reports – entities and individuals) 
• Performed risk-based reviews on transaction monitoring cases, analyzing trends and mitigate ML/TF risks with clear concise narrative.
• KYC (Correspondent, Corporate and personal banking clients).
• CDD, EDD High risk profiles (onboarding Periodical reviews).
• AML Alerts Analysis – Reviewing customer activity on a periodic and event driven basis.
• Performed reviews of policies and procedures to evaluate compliance with regulatory requirements and standards. 
• Used coordination and planning skills to achieve results according to schedule.
• Carried out day to day duties accurately and efficiently.
• Review of new merchant application with objective of understanding the business model industry and identifying the financial and fraud risks.
• Liaise between all involved stakeholders eternally and externally with potential customers/partners to ensure all documentation and operational requirements are fulfilled. 

Masters in Architecture