Ahmed Abdelhalim
Dubai,United Arab Emirates
Summary
Confident and detail-oriented Compliance Officer supporting companies in achieving regulatory and compliance objectives. Skilled in developing and implementing policies, procedures, and monitoring systems in line with federal laws, CMA regulations, and international standards such as FATF. Adept at risk assessment, transaction monitoring, KYC reviews, and investigating alerts to ensure ethical and legal adherence. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with a proven ability to identify compliance issues and provide effective remedial solutions. Meticulous, adaptable, and committed to maintaining organizational integrity and operational excellence.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
Compliance officer
Capital.com
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2025.05 - Current
- Collaborated on AML, CFT, and CPF compliance activities across all risk tiers, assisting with transaction monitoring, alert investigations, and periodic KYC reviews to maintain regulatory standards.
- Managed regulatory reporting obligations, including SARs/STRs and CNMR/PNMR submissions to the FIU.
- Supported regulatory inspections by assisting with audit processes and participating in meetings with regulators.
- Investigated market abuse cases (CFDs) and coordinated reporting to relevant authorities.
- Conducted client screening and sanctions checks, resolving potential matches using LexisNexis, Sumsub, and World-Check One.
- Handled issues related to third-party deposits, PSP whitelisting, and chargebacks.
- Ensured firm-wide compliance by aligning policies, marketing materials, and processes with applicable federal laws, CMA rules and regulations, and FATF standards.
- Managed and resolved complex client complaints, including escalations from regulators and UAE courts.
Compliance officer
BHM Capital Financial Services PSC
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2022.05 - 2025.05
- Conducted daily and monthly compliance reports and presented findings to Managers, SCA and the Markets
- Assisted in developing new procedures that significantly reduced time and increased efficiency
- Prepared bank reconciliation statements to eliminate possible errors in bookkeeping
- Implemented transaction and trade monitoring to identify potential compliance risk
- Reviewed KYC documentation and conducted client due diligence factoring AML/CFT, sanctions and FATCA/CRS
- Supported in following up with the implementation of the internal control of the company
- Maintained to ensure the company is complying with the regulations and policies of SCA, DFM and ADX
Operations Associate
HSBC Bank
Cairo, Egypt
2020.10 - 2021.11
- Inspected the International transactions that occurred between the exporter and the importer
- Managed import non documentary credit transactions in UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman
- Implemented EDD on high risk accounts and transactions
- Interacted with all levels to review and communicate findings and recommendation Ensuring
- Monitored the nature of the client's business and apprised any unusual transactions to Line Management
- Followed up on overdue bills and dealt with clients to resolve problems related to discrepancies spotted on imports bills
- Minimised operational risk by establishing processes and agreed guidelines with stakeholders
Education
Bachelor of Science - Finance
California State University Northridge
Los Angeles, USA 01/2015 - 08/2019
Skills
- AML, CFT & CPF compliance
- KYC & customer due diligence
- Regulatory compliance (federal & CMA)
- Risk assessment & trade finance oversight
- Transaction monitoring & alert investigation
- Policy & procedure development
- Financial analysis & accounting fundamentals
- Team collaboration & communication
- Time management & problem-solving
- Microsoft Office proficiency
Certification
- CISI- Chartered Institute For Securities & Investment Financial Rules and Regulations
- Dolfin- Dedicated Online Financial Integrity Network United Nations Sanctions Obligations & FATF Recommendations
LANGUAGES
English
Fluent
Arabic
Native
ORGANIZATIONS
Sigma Chi – California State University, Northridge | Treasurer (Sep 2017 – Sep 2018)
Timeline
Compliance officer
Capital.com
2025.05 - Current
Compliance officer
BHM Capital Financial Services PSC
2022.05 - 2025.05
Operations Associate
HSBC Bank
2020.10 - 2021.11
Bachelor of Science - Finance
California State University Northridge
01/2015 - 08/2019