Damilola Isaac Afolabi
Certified AML & KYC Professional
Warszawa
Summary
Professional AML & KYC specialist with more than 5 years of experience in the financial industry. Specialist in the Financial Service Industry with extensive experience in Compliance, Bank Secrecy Act, Politically Exposed Persons, AML/CTF, KYC, KYC Remediation, due diligent, internal and external customer relationship and process improvements. Expertise includes: Understanding of industry regulations and frameworks. Proven track record of ensuring adherence to compliance standards.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
3
3
Languages
Work History
AML Financial Crime Risk Management
K2 INTEGRITY
03.2024 - Current
- Work on engagements related to Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), USA PATRIOT Act, Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Know Your Client (KYC), and all other laws, regulations, and requirements designed to establish processes to detect and prevent money laundering, fraud, and terrorism.
- Manage assigned tasks related to controlling KYC processes, drafting case investigations, preparing Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs), analyzing/utilizing Currency Transaction Reports (CTRs) and Monetary Instrument Logs (MILs), and referencing Customer Identification Programs (CIPs).
- Use strong investigative/analytical skills to formulate and clearly articulate a supportable rationale behind the decisioning of alerts within cases, as part of look-backs.
- Conduct transaction analysis in the course of look-backs.
- Meet clearly defined productivity and quality assurance standards.
KYC Operations Intmd Analyst
Citibank Europe plc.
05.2018 - 01.2024
- Performing KYC analysis for low, medium and high-risk customers.
- Checking KYC conducted by Makers, adhering to different local requirements (Europe, Asia, Africa, US).
- Assisting Manager with daily reporting, coordinating KYC performance across the team, liaising with stakeholders (Makers, Checkers, SMEs, Relationship Managers, Client Managers).
- Conducting assessment for domestic PEPs, and supporting other team members in performing reviews, engagement in process improvement: procedural changes.
- Involvement in pilot process, taking part in process confirmation sessions for analysts: Evaluating analysts' assessments, 4 eye checking reviews of junior analysts.
Financial Crime Analyst
MTN Nigeria
01.2009 - 11.2015
- Conduct detailed investigations into flagged transactions or accounts.
- Compile and submit Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) to relevant authorities.
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to gather evidence and information.
- Ensure adherence to financial crime regulations such as Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC).
- Stay updated on changes in regulations and ensure internal policies are compliant.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Management and Accounting
Obafemi Awolowo University
01.2008
Skills
Analytical thinking
Problem solving
Regulatory Compliance
Risk Assessment
Software M365 / Proficient knowledge
Apps: UCM
Apps: ICAN
Apps: EASE
Apps: Lexis Nexis
Apps: Hubble
Apps: ImageSoft
Apps: Aegis
Apps: AML CDD
Apps: Eclipse
Teamwork
Negotiation
Consent - Agreement
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Timeline
AML Financial Crime Risk Management
K2 INTEGRITY
03.2024 - Current
KYC Operations Intmd Analyst
Citibank Europe plc.
05.2018 - 01.2024
Financial Crime Analyst
MTN Nigeria
01.2009 - 11.2015
Bachelor of Science - Management and Accounting
Obafemi Awolowo University