Darren Jarvie

Fin Crime specialist with over 5 years experience working mainly in TM function, CDD & KYC

Profile:

Dedicated and detail-oriented Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Analyst with 5 years experience in financial crime

prevention, regulatory compliance and risk management.

Most recently Darren has been with Retail & Business Banking within Santander UK Compliance Department as an AML Transaction Monitoring Analyst. Within this role he has worked closely with the Policy & Procedures Team in establishing new procedures for investigating UK Retail & Business banking alerts, inducted and trained new staff and provided coaching to existing colleagues across the UK and team members based in Glasgow.

Key Skills:

• Expertise in identifying suspicious activities, conducting complex investigations, and ensuring adherence to AML regulations and guidelines

• Skilled in utilising advanced tools and methodologies to detect, analyse, and report potential money laundering and financial fraud activities

• Professional, support minded, customer focused and able to demonstrate good time management skills

• Excellent understanding of risk management and proven ability to mitigate risk

• Extensive experience in coaching, training and training procedures for existing and new staff members

• Strong attention to detail with a focus on risk-analysis and mitigation

• Sound knowledge of POCA, AML, Sanctions policies and NCA typographies

• Strong analytical skills with ability to work retrospectively owing to tasks successfully completed

• Ability to work well as part of team, as team leader and individually working on own initiative

• Has a desire to own a job until through to resolution and customer satisfaction

• Sound working knowledge of Windows NT OS, MAC OS, Microsoft, Office, Open Office

• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills

• First-hand experience of financial industry reflected in Settlements Analyst and Financial Crime roles.

Career History:

Oct 21 – Dec 24 AML Transaction Monitoring Analyst - Retail & Business Banking, Santander UK Compliance Dept

Main responsibilities for this role included:

• Investigation and monitoring of UK retail and business accounts flagged under transaction monitoring systems for potential financial crime concerns.

• Escalated identified issues to Santander SAR Unit before disclosure to the NCA

• Creation of training and induction procedure for new joiners within AML Transaction Monitoring Department

• Training of new staff, and the provision of ongoing support and advocacy

• Working closely with Policy and Procedures Team to roll-out new ‘End to End’ process for analysts tasked with investigating UK retail and business account alerts

• Liaising extensively with internal departments (Fraud, CDD, Legal & Compliance) in order to substantiate AML concerns

• Extensive communication with senior leaders and stakeholders across calibration and rigour teams in testing thresholds for new alert scenarios

Jul 20 – Sep 21 AML Transaction Monitoring Analyst - Wholesale Onboarding & Group Fin Crime Ops, Barclays.

Main responsibilities for this role included:

• Investigation and monitoring of automated and manual alerts across the Barclays Group

• Collating information based solely on ‘Who?’, ‘What?’, Where?’, ‘When?’, ‘How?’ and ‘Why?’ to help identify criminal conduct

• Disclosing Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR) to the National Crime Agency (NCA)

• Working closely with Nominated Officer on various external facing projects which include police liaisons

• Creating induction and training procedures for new AML colleagues who have recently joined Barclays

• Liaising extensively with internal departments (Fraud, KYC, Legal & Compliance) in order to substantiate AML concerns

• Extensive communication with third-party companies including HMRC, law enforcement and intelligence services

• Secondment to Checkpoint (Exit Team) ensuring effective management of team email account including responding

to and/or escalating queries. Also included regular Defence Against Money Laundering (DAML) consent emails being sent to the NCA prior to a payment being made to a customer before exit.

Jan 12 – Jul 20 Senior Settlements Analyst - Advocacy Team, Barclays Wealth Management, Barclays

Main responsibilities for this role include:

• Provision of Investment Settlement services to a variety of areas (particularly investments and endowments) within agreed quality, timing and output targets.

• Prioritising work effectively making full use of resources available

• Ensuring processes are carried out in line with Operational Procedure and published deadlines

• Ensuring deposit documentation is maintained, filed and archived in order

• Investigation of non-receipt of funds

• Resolution of cash differences and confirmation queries

• Preparation of appropriate claim/ error documentation for review by Line Management

• Effective Management of team email account including responding to and/or escalating queries

• Extensive communication with third-party companies including the FCA and FOS

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