AIMEN's CV
Profile summary
Trilingual AML and client onboarding professional with 16 years of experience steering regulatory compliance, KYC operations, and risk identification across banking institutions. Fluent in English, Urdu, and Arabic, bringing extensive expertise in sanctions screening, transaction monitoring, and enhanced due diligence. Committed to maintaining operational integrity and supporting seamless onboarding workflows.
Career highlights
Client Onboarding and Due Diligence: Reviewed new client onboarding requests and account approvals while performing KYC, AML, and tax risk identification at Bank Of Singapore.
Transaction Monitoring and Sanctions: Reviewed FCRM alerts and potential high-risk cases for investigations while validating and screening client transactions for sanctions at Citibank.
Team Supervision and Operations: Managed inflow and outflow of daily received cases and supported processing escalation management to ensure business continuity at Barclay's Bank.
Professional Certifications: Earned professional credentials including the Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist designation and completed specialized courses in anti-corruption and suspicious transaction reporting.
Key skills
Professional experience
Directs client onboarding and due diligence operations, steering risk identification across new accounts and existing relationships. Partners with front office and compliance stakeholders to maintain regulatory alignment and operational efficiency. Guides team members on know-your-customer standards and investigation procedures.
- Evaluates new onboarding requests and business relationships with independent asset managers and intermediaries.
- Conducts periodic reviews and handles customer database screening alerts for high-risk accounts.
- Investigates suspicious activities and formulates recommendations for senior management.
- Answers audit inquiries and updates periodic review processes to meet regulatory standards.
- Prepares management information reports and organizes training sessions for the front office.
Shaped financial crime risk management and operational compliance processes across wealth operations, directing regulatory investigations, quality control protocols, and sanction screening frameworks. Aligned internal teams with regulatory standards while overseeing transaction monitoring, client onboarding due diligence, and periodic risk assessments.
- Executed user acceptance testing for name screening, sanction screening, and transaction alert setups, coordinating test plans with front end, operations, and IT teams.
- Investigated regulatory reporting cases internally and coordinated directly with external regulators for civil case inquiries.
- Conducted enhanced due diligence and anti-money laundering reviews on high-risk prospects and existing clients following company policies.
Managed daily inflow and outflow of PIL and CC cases while ensuring operational continuity and meeting business targets. Handled processing support and escalation management for the contact point verification team. Maintained system closures of written off accounts and processed rescheduling and restructuring cases as a recovery administrative officer. Acted as an alternate record management officer for the collection and recovery department.
- Processed settlements end to end and maintained system closures of written off accounts.
- Acted as an alternate record management officer for the entire collection and recovery department.
Education
- 2025 -currently pursuing
Certifications
Languages
English · Professional
Urdu · Native
Arabic · Professional