Ahmed Alblooshi
Abu Dhabi,UAE
Summary
An ambitious, creative, problem solver professional with a large exposure in compliance and fraud and a team player who always likes the team to be in first place altogether and as a professional experience:
* Sanctions (Transaction monitoring, name screening and correspondent banks enquiries and managing sanctions unit).
* KYC account opening, AML alerts investigation and tracking,
* Regulatory compliance (RCRSA gap analysis, Central bank regulations repository and notices maintenance).
* Consumer protection standards and regulation (preparing CRSA, gap analysis and evaluating controls and measures in terms of effectiveness and obligations coverage.
* Raising STR/SAR and reviewing as a checker.
* Fraud summary and incident report: preparing fraud summary and incident reports, providing valuable insights into fraud incidents and facilitating informed decision making and preventive measure.
* Follow up on the recommendation provided in the fraud investigation report with the stakeholder to prevent future fraud cases.
* Network with Dubai CID and AD police for Fraud activities and effective communication.
* Fraud investigations and ATM monitoring as part of investigating suspicious activities.
*Trend analysis and being updated with the new schemes identified in the market.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Compliance officer
Al masraf bank
Dubai, UAE
05.2022 - 01.2024
- Responded to compliance-related queries, keeping up to date with changes to regulations.
- Completed comprehensive PEP, sanctions and adverse media screenings using applicable protocols.
- Reviewed new accounts for signs of suspicious practices and flagged potential business risks.
- Monitored, reviewed and analysed customer transactions for suspicious activities.
- Advised on legal and reputational risks of new business, helping preserve firm reputation and compliance with professional rules of conduct.
- Analysed patterns to detect financial data trends and anomalies indicative of money laundering.
- Researched business and stakeholder information to correctly assess activities and identify atypical transactions.
- Maintained accurate and detailed compliance records.
- Ensured company policies were implemented and adhered to.
- Analysed written reports and statements to verify regulatory compliance.
- Enhanced alert adjudication quality and accuracy by 30%.
Senior Fraud investigator
Al Maryah community bank LLC
Abu Dhabi, UAE
01.2024 - 07.2024
- Established and implemented preventive measures for stopping fraud.
- Helped process claims for clients after closing cases.
- Enforced legal action by gathering and presenting effective, appropriate evidence.
- Liaised with fraud victims, police and court officials in progressing fraud cases with large volumes over 60 cases per day in high trends.
- Monitored accounts and transactions to detect fraudulent activities.
- Handled client-facing fraud investigations and identified cases for profiling.
TBML Specialist
First Abu Dhabi bank
Abu Dhabi
07.2024 - 08.2025
- Conducted in‑depth investigations into complex trade transactions to identify indicators of TBML, sanctions breaches, and financial crime risks.
Performed detailed analysis of trade documents (invoices, bills of lading, LC documentation) to detect price manipulation, over/under‑invoicing, phantom shipments, and dual‑use goods.
- Assessed customer trade behavior using 100% risk‑based methodologies, escalating suspicious activity through well‑structured SAR/STR reporting.
- Collaborated with compliance, sanctions, and front‑office teams to ensure adherence to regulatory expectations and internal AML frameworks.
- Utilized advanced screening and monitoring systems to identify unusual trade patterns, counterparties, and high‑risk jurisdictions.
- Supported continuous enhancement of TBML detection scenarios, red‑flag typologies, and operational procedures.
- Provided subject‑matter expertise during audits, regulatory reviews, and internal training sessions on TBML risks and controls.
Manager TBML
First Abu Dhabi Bank
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
08.2025 - Current
- Led a specialized TBML investigation team, providing coaching, performance oversight, and technical guidance to ensure high‑quality case handling and timely escalations.
- Directed complex end‑to‑end reviews of high‑risk trade finance transactions, ensuring consistent application of AML standards, regulatory expectations, and FAB’s internal risk appetite.
- Oversaw the analysis of trade documentation and supply‑chain structures to identify over/under‑invoicing, dual‑use goods, circular trading, and other TBML typologies.
- Drove continuous enhancement of TBML detection scenarios, red‑flag indicators, and monitoring rules by collaborating with analytics, compliance, and technology teams.
- Managed stakeholder relationships across front‑office, compliance, sanctions, and audit teams to resolve escalations, strengthen controls, and support enterprise‑wide AML initiatives.
- Ensured high‑quality iSTR/iSAR submissions by reviewing investigators’ findings, validating evidence, and aligning narratives with regulatory standards.
- Led thematic reviews on high‑risk trade corridors, commodities, and counterparties, producing actionable insights for senior management and governance committees.
- Raised the quality and accuracy of adjudication by 30%.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Information Security Engineering Technology
Polytechnic Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi 08.2015 - 12.2019
Skills
- Financial crime investigating
- Know Your Customer (KYC) processes
- Fraud risk analysis
- Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR)
- Suspicious Transaction Reports(STR)
- Excel Analysis
- Compliance testing knowledge
- Report writing
- Microsoft Excel
- Policy development
- Leadership
- Time management
- Communication skills
- Customer-focused
Certification
Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS): Reference number: ER-005225461
* United Nations Sanctions Obligations & FATF Recommendations Exam on
K2Integrity organized by EOCN and Central bank.
* TFS Guidelines for Fls, DNFBPs and VASPs Exam on KIntegrity organized by EOCN and Central bank.
* Participating in the workshop - CPF week- Combatting proliferation Financing and sanctions Evasion. EOCN
* Participating in the webinar: Sanctions Evasions: Typologies, Case Studies and Recommendations by ICA. EOCN
* Workshop: Sharing of information between Public and Private sector. EOCN /UN
* Internal course of Anti bribery and anti-Corruption prevention.
* Internal course of Consumer protection standards.
* Certificate of attendance for attending the summit: Countering the financing of proliferation. EOCN
Languages
English
Fluent
Arabic
Native
Spanish
Intermediate
Personal Information
- Date of birth: 09/04/1997
- Nationality: United Arab Emirates
- Completed National Service
Timeline
Manager TBML
First Abu Dhabi Bank
08.2025 - Current
TBML Specialist
First Abu Dhabi bank
07.2024 - 08.2025
Senior Fraud investigator
Al Maryah community bank LLC
01.2024 - 07.2024
Compliance officer
Al masraf bank
05.2022 - 01.2024
Bachelor of Engineering - Information Security Engineering Technology
Polytechnic Abu Dhabi
08.2015 - 12.2019