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MOHAMMED ABDULLAH

ABU DHABI

Summary

Diligent and analytical individual with a strong foundation in financial regulations and over 3 years of experience, seeking an AML Analyst position to apply my knowledge of anti-money laundering protocols and keen eye for detail to help a financial institution mitigate risk and ensure compliance with legal standards.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

AML Compliance Analyst

BANIYAS EXCHANGE
ABU DHABI
03.2025 - Current
  • Monitored transactions for suspicious activities and potential money laundering risks.
  • Maintained detailed documentation of all compliance-related activities and findings.
  • Utilized compliance software to track and report potential AML violations effectively.
  • Review and independently assess cases derived from Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) suspicious activity monitoring, and Economic Sanctions/Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) screening conducted by Treliant or the client.
  • Review and independently assess Customer Due Diligence (CDD) and Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) cases derived from customer profile monitoring to ensure complete and accurate Know Your Customer (KYC) profiles, and Customer Identification Program (CIP) requirements.
  • Compare observed activity with client KYC, and expected activity profiles for potentially suspicious transactions or behaviors.
  • Interact with client compliance and operational staff, customer service areas, and management in conducting reviews.
  • Determine whether suspicious activity reports (SARs) should be filed based on case investigations.
  • Experience in a Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) or a similar investigative setting, including former law enforcement.
  • Coordinate with the Supervisory Authority and FIU, providing them with all the necessary data to help fight ML/TF risks.

AML Compliance Analyst

AL JAZIRA EXCHANGE
ABU DHABI
07.2024 - 02.2025
  • Review and analyze customer transactions and financial activities to detect unusual patterns or behaviors.
  • Utilize various tools and systems to identify potentially suspicious activities based on established risk factors and thresholds.
  • Investigate alerts triggered by the transaction monitoring system, and identify legitimate reasons for flagged transactions.
  • Stay up to date with AML regulations, guidelines, and industry best practices.
  • Prepare detailed reports and documentation of investigation findings, including supporting evidence, and recommendations for escalation if necessary.
  • Review and assess adherence to sections, compliance policies, and procedures.
  • Assist in maintaining and establishing controls to test compliance with these policies.
  • Inspected audit reports of internal and external auditors to monitor adequacy of scope of reports or discover specific weaknesses in internal routines.

Branch Compliance Officer

AL JAZIRA EXCHANGE
ABU DHABI
09.2022 - 06.2024
  • Greet customers upon entering the branch with enthusiasm.
  • Assisted in preparing compliance reports for management review.
  • Planned and executed compliance audits to check company policies, procedures and controls.
  • Identified gaps in existing controls and recommended corrective actions as needed.
  • Manage and handle the cash and cheque transactions, and ensure the delivery of service.
  • Conducted risk assessments to identify potential compliance issues.
  • Maintaining routine processing is done according to procedures, and central bank guidelines are carried out with respect to money laundering and other regulatory requirements.
  • Updating customer details in the systems, and accurate inputs of transactions.
  • Maintaining routine processing is done according to procedures, and central bank guidelines are carried out with respect to money laundering and other regulatory requirements.
  • Processing payments through cash, check, online transfer, etc.

Education

BBA - Banking And Finance

OSMANIA UNIVERSITY
HYDERABAD, INDIA
12-2021

Skills

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills are a must to work effectively with all levels of consultants and client staff
  • Ability to work well with others, as well as independently, and with minimal supervision
  • Strong organizational and time management skills, and the ability to handle multiple tasks/projects simultaneously
  • Proficient in various software applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, email, banking systems, and transaction monitoring or case management software
  • Experience writing SARs and alert/case narratives summarizing the results of investigations and selecting requisite supporting documentation
  • Experience with historical transaction analyses (ie, 'lookbacks') is preferred, including conducting flow of funds analysis and compiling associated supporting documentation
  • transaction monitoring, risk assessment, financial analysis, customer due diligence and AML regulations etc

Languages

Urdu
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Proficient (C2)
C2
Arabic
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2
Telugu
Advanced (C1)
C1

Certification

  • COUNTERFEIT TRAINING (Issued by AL JAZIRA EXCHANGE) January 03, 2023.
  • AML CFT TRAINING (Issued by AL JAZIRA EXCHANGE) AUGUST 12, 2023.
  • INTERNAL COMPLIANCE TRAINING (Issued by AL JAZIRA EXCHANGE) March 06, 2023.
  • RISK & FRAUD PREVENTION TRAINING (Issued by AL JAZIRA EXCHANGE) November 09, 2022.
  • ANTI MONEY LAUNDERING SEMINAR (Issued by AL JAZIRA EXCHANGE) February 27, 2024.

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

AML Compliance Analyst

BANIYAS EXCHANGE
03.2025 - Current

AML Compliance Analyst

AL JAZIRA EXCHANGE
07.2024 - 02.2025

Branch Compliance Officer

AL JAZIRA EXCHANGE
09.2022 - 06.2024

BBA - Banking And Finance

OSMANIA UNIVERSITY

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