Experienced professional with expertise in payment services, investigations, compliance, KYC/AML/TBML/CDD, sanctions screening, trade finance, documents scrutiny and bank guarantees. Proven track record in effectively managing payment operations, conducting thorough investigations, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, and mitigating risks. Skilled in scrutinizing documents, facilitating trade finance transactions, and providing expert guidance. A detail-oriented individual with a strong understanding of industry standards and a commitment to delivering exceptional results.
· Handling investigations related to inward and outward local/international payments, refunds, re-effects and timely response of queries generated by correspondent banks.
· Maintaining effective coordination with all relevant business units and compliance to resolve queries within TAT.
· Creation of messages through SWIFT platform.
· Reconciliation of returned/hold payments.
· Checking bank details and validating all information (IBAN, SWIFT etc.)
· Processing outward payments local and international.
· Reviewing, investigating and closing the compliance screening alerts for inward and outward payments against sanctions, OFAC, blacklisted and watch listed individuals/entities.
· Successfully managed the team of centralized foreign trade department.
· In charge and checker of all operational activities of centralized department related to:
· Import unit: Advance payment, open account, LC opening, amendment and retirement.
· Export unit: Advance payment, collection, bills discounting, LC advising.
· Bank Guarantees unit: Issuance, amendment and cancellation.
· Foreign remittances unit: Inward and Outward.
· TBML unit: supervised screening process as per TBML/KYC/CDD/EDD/compliance parameters, pre and post basis.
· SWIFT: verifier and checker of all SWIFT messages.
· Handled the documents scrutiny process and monitoring of GL balancing.
· Collaborated in team building activities with relevant departments, being the part of new projects launching and UATs.
· Deal customers on front end and handle transactions related to import, export and foreign remittances
· Handle customer complaints, provide appropriate solutions and alternatives within the time limits, and follow up to ensure resolution
· Participated in selling credit cards, personal finance and generating successful sales leads
· Looked after SME and corporate trade business portfolio of 21 branches by achieving 100% targets and improved KPIs
· Succeeded in handling transaction execution of LC opening, retirement, Import/Export documents scrutiny, foreign remittances and regulatory reporting followed by minimal TAT
· Improved customer service satisfaction and coordination with internal departments
· Engaged in cross selling bank’s products and services such as credit cards, personal loan, housing finance and Banc assurance
· Initiate, review and recommend fresh credit proposals and renewals
· Maintained detailed record of existing credit facilities and follow-up for timely recoveries of mark-up and instalments
· Coordination with customers and head office for completion and processing of loan documentation
· To ensure smooth execution of trade transactions, Import/Export, remittance and bills financing
· Prepare accurate reporting to central bank in timely manners
· Facilitate customers by negotiating best conversion rates and regular in touch with them for strong business relations
· Acted as HR coordinator and successfully managed to address staff matters with line management and initiated hiring process of fresh employees
· Actively participated in sales and marketing activities, received acknowledgement and monetary rewards