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JOSHUA UYANGA (CAMS)
Lewisville,Texas
Summary
- Certified Anti-money Laundering Specialist - CAMS
- Quality Assurance Reviews of SARs and investigative reports
- Anti-money Laundering and Bank Secrecy Act experience for over 12 years
- Experienced AML Quality Control Analyst with a history of successful compliance administration and effective strategy implementation
- Efficient Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) writing and transaction monitoring
- Experienced in conducting investigations for financial crime transactions, policy violations, risk management, and compliance, including researching and analyzing complex transactions to detect patterns, trends, and anomalies
- Effective transaction monitoring for fiat and cryptocurrencies
- EDD analysis and PEP review, subject to financial institutions' international best practices
- Experienced in analytical and client-focused roles like CDD, EDD, SDD, Remediation, Fraud Investigation, AML Screening, SAR narrative writing, and filing
- An experienced eagle-eyed analyst with extensive comprehension of OFAC, AML/BSA, PEP, and FINCEN-related laws and regulations.
- Effective and efficient use of AML softwares such as Verafin, FircoSoft, Sales Force, Patriot Officer, Actimize, etc.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
AML Compliance Quality Assurance Analyst
Prosperity Bank USA
05.2022 - Current
- Identifying and reporting inconsistencies in investigative reports and providing feedback for improvement
- Ensuring successful client onboarding and off-boarding while ensuring industry standard practices are followed.
- Conducting quality controls on suspicious activity reports and other investigative reports to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and bank internal policies
- Collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure consistent AML investigations processes.
- Perform complex analysis of cases that require knowledge of KYC and AML schemes.
- Working together with the investigation team to develop and implement quality control processes and procedures.
- Conduct full-geared investigations on alerts and appropriate Enhanced Due Diligence.
- Quality Assurance review with deep understanding of the KYC/AML regulations, policies and procedures
- Create and present internal training and demonstrations on the bank’s systems
- Perform daily reviews of various reports, logs, and transaction data to identify trends that may be indicative of suspicious activity or behavior
- Assist in the administration of the automated BSA/AML and OFAC system, research and resolve alerts and conduct investigations within the system
- Assist in the monitoring of accounts for suspicious activity, perform high risk customer/account review, and recommend when to file Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)
- Review new account applications, perform CDD/EDD procedures, and assist with new account risk profiles
- Assist with drafting policy and procedures when new rules and regulations are passed by state or federal governing bodies
- Periodic Quality Control (QC) review of alerts to ensure compliance with acceptable standards
- Conduct deep-dive investigation into various customer-facing security issues and suspicious activities
- Initiates RFI, 314B while carrying research and investigation
- Responsible for identifying and researching the patterns, trends and anomalies in complex transactions and customer data to detect, prevent, mitigate and report suspicious activity related to money laundering, terrorist financing and structuring of funds
- Provide assistance in preparing for and assistance in responding to regulatory examinations
- Research, articulate and review transactions on daily basis in relation to Anti-Money Laundering policies
- Provide knowledge, support, and assistance to other business units
- Conduct required due diligence on persons, accounts, or activities in accordance with AML regulations, including high-risk countries and entities, OFAC sanction entities, politically exposed people, watch-list entities and money services businesses
- Maintaining compliance with legal and regulatory mandates such as USA Patriot Act, Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Anti Money Laundering Act (AML), and OFAC list
AML Financial Analyst/Retail Banking Manager
Fidelity Bank PLC
11.2015 - 04.2021
- Top-notch Quality control reviews of SARs and other investigative reports to ensure compliance with policies and regulatory requirements.
- Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.
- Maintained professional, organized, and safe environment for employees and patrons.
- Enhanced customer satisfaction by resolving disputes promptly, maintaining open lines of communication, and ensuring high-quality service delivery.
- Developed and implemented quality control processes and procedures with the team
- Identified and reported errors and inconsistencies in investigative dispositions and provided feedback for work improvement
- Transactional Monitoring and SAR Filing
- Inquiries on customer's KYC, profiles, and demographic information to ascertain whether activity is consistent with expected transactional history
- Performed complex case analysis on AML, KYC and CDD cases.
- Application of analytical techniques to assist in the correctness of dispositions for EDD case investigations.
- Documented findings in KYC and EDD case management systems and prepared updates where applicable
- Conducted end-to-end and meticulous review of potential illegal and suspicious activities
- Initiated RFI, 314B while carrying out research and investigations on entity and personal accounts.
- Conducted transaction monitoring and account audits on investigated cases
- Responsible for recommending and shutting down accounts with confirmed money laundering activities.
Retail Banking Compliance Officer
Access Bank PLC
04.2012 - 10.2015
- Transactional Monitoring and KYC analysis on newly onboarded customers
- EDD analysis and review
- Performed AML risk reviews and analysis on customers (individual and business accounts), made recommendations for further review
- Validation of KYC risk compliance based research on customers' records and analysis of transactional activity
- Responsible in identifying and researching patterns and trends in complex transactions, data collections, reporting of suspicious activities related to money laundering.
- Made recommendations for filing suspicious activities
- Escalated suspicious and illegal activities for SAR filing
- Developed and maintained compliance database, tracking all compliance activities and documents.
- Responded to employee inquiries regarding compliance regulations and procedures.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of current and emerging compliance regulations.
- Strengthened client portfolio by identifying needs and recommending suitable financial products or services.
Education
Certified Anti-Money Laudering Specialist - CAMS
Master of Science - Economics
Imo State University
Owerri, Nigeria09.2022
Bachelor of Science - Agricultural Economics
University of Calabar
Skills
- Advanced Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook) skills, Pivot table, etc
- Strong time management skills and ability to meet deadlines
- Ability to identify information, cross-reference data, and take action accordingly
- Excellent in the use of AML softwares such as Patriot Officer, Verafin, Fircosoft, Actimize, SalesForce, etc
- Quality Assurance Controls
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
- Analytical and Critical Thinking and ability to gather, organize, and interpret data
- Mentoring and training
Certification
ACAMs - Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Analysts
Timeline
AML Compliance Quality Assurance Analyst
Prosperity Bank USA
05.2022 - Current
AML Financial Analyst/Retail Banking Manager
Fidelity Bank PLC
11.2015 - 04.2021
Retail Banking Compliance Officer
Access Bank PLC
04.2012 - 10.2015
Certified Anti-Money Laudering Specialist - CAMS
Master of Science - Economics
Imo State University
Bachelor of Science - Agricultural Economics
University of Calabar