About Blessing Ajayi:
Experienced and driven Compliance Officer with a proven track record of helping to lead companies by ensuring they are functioning in complete compliance with all national and international rules and regulations. I possess excellent communication skills, allowing for the cultivation of positive and mutually beneficial business relationships, while keeping strong ethics at the forefront of my goals. I bring forth a superior knowledge of compliance laws and regulations, as well as standard business law.
Experience
IBM Promontory ( Coinbase Cryptocurrency) – 6 months Contract
Customer Experience/AML Officer 2021 – 2022
Responsibilities:
- Performed the required EDD/KYC screenings on customers documenting the information obtained in compliance notes for onboarding
- Obtained ground floor knowledge of regulatory expectations as applied to one of the largest Cryptocurrency Exchange
- Gained and applied understanding of the rapidly changing OFAC and international sanctions against individuals and countries associated with the Russia invasion of Ukraine
- Utilized the Salesforce case management tool to review applicants and existing customers for acceptable risk, creating customer summaries, and presenting recommendations
- Collated the reports of other units for quality assurance and onward approval
- Conducted internet searches, Refinitive ( World Check ) and CLEAR screening tools, reviewed applicants, customers and associated parties for negative news, PEP associations, and sanctions related connections
- Reviewed system alerts and impact on EDD processes, researched and documented results
- Prepared Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR) for accounts which have been identified to have carried out possible structuring
- Conducted quality check reviews on team members compliance recommendations and from various investigation units
- Investigated international and domestic wire transfers for suspicious activity, terrorist financing and money laundering for high risk alerted transactions
- Analyzed Crypto currency wallets from multiple sources, and documenting findings for onward approval
AML/EDD Compliance Officer 2018 – 2021
T9 Consulting (Afro Global Payment)
- Reviewing, analyzing, and documenting risk ratings of customers in regards to money
- Communicated with Provincial Regulators, upper management and clients on new or existing rule issues
- Developed action plans to address all regulatory risks
- Formalized strategical roadmaps and process flows to satisfy OSFI, FINTRAC regulatory requirements
- Led a team of Anti Money Laundering Business Analysts, Project Managers, IT Engineers and Developers
- Formalized enterprise policy (Know Your Customer (KYC), Customer Identification Program (CIP)) to ensure systems and processes meet regulatory requirements
- Ensured that compliance risks are adequately identified, assessed, monitored and reported including working with stakeholders to ensure corrective action plans are implemented
- Maintained quality control/satisfaction records, constantly seeking new ways to improve services
- Optimized operational systems to maintain effective budgets and accurate documentation for permanent records
- Investigated and resolved store inquiries and complaints in a timely and empathetic manner
- Wrote and edited policy and procedure directives and updates to the company’s CRM
- Ensured that the compliance testing program standards for provincial/federal regulatory bodies were met
- Analyzed records, reports, payments, regulations and operating procedures, made recommendations to client based upon findings
AML/KYC/EDD Compliance Officer 2013 - 2018
Zenith Bank Limited
- Used transactional and customer records, external data, publicly- available information, and other information to identify suspicious or unusual activity
- Performed detailed analyses to detect patterns, trends, anomalies and schemes in transactions and relationships across multiple businesses/products
- Participated on the Audit Team assigned to complete an international bank merger
- Reviewed internal control and procedures to ensure that business activities ( new and existing) conform to established business control unit guidelines
- Ensured payment risk is mitigated, while fostering Bank`s principles such as Know Your Customer(KYC), Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) and Customer Due Diligence(CDD)
- Interacted with Bank management on suspicious transactions conducted by customers
- Ensured all sales tools such as sales force automation and lead generation processes are executed effectively
- Excellent time management skills and the ability to manage competing priorities while meeting deadlines
- Researched, wrote, and reviewed Suspicious Activity Reports on a daily basis while ensuring compliance with federal regulations
- Cross-trained key members of New Accounts department on AML on-boarding policies
- Assisted advertising departments and formulated customers’ analysis reports
- Reviewed all new accounts for compliance with regulatory requirements for the Investment Advisers Act and guidance, including Bank Secrecy Act(BSA)&AML/KYC/EDD requirements
Education
Bachelor of Science University 2010
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