概要

I am a committed professional having more than 16 years of banking experience. Having work experience in branch banking of 12 years, I worked as Teller, General Banking Officer, Teller Services Supervisor & Manager Operations. Due to my extensive set of skills, I was elevated in UBL as Internal Controls Monitoring Officer (ICMO). I then joined MCB Bank Ltd as Manager - Proofs & Verification, Currently I am working in Sanctions Screening Unit-AML Department of MCB Bank Ltd. 

工作经历

公司标识
Manager - Sanctions Screening Unit
MCB Bank Limited
May 2019 - 代表 | Lahore, Pakistan

1. Review, oversight and monitoring of screening hits resolved by a team of screening officers.
2. Prior screening and opinion on highlighted business transactions pertaining to/from Sanctioned / High risk Countries in order to prevent sanctions breaches and regulatory violations
3. Timely response to OFAC/BSA queries pertaining to SWIFT remittances of all international locations to ensure remitter / beneficiary are not on any  sanctioned list.
4. To ensure timely preparation of STRs for further review by AML Head beforesubmission to FMU (Financial Monitoring Unit). Additionally, facilitate Analysts  for timely resolution of FMU queries and those received from LEAs.
5. Actively participate in bank-wide awareness trainings for AML/CFT to strengthen the Compliance culture within the Bank either as a trainer or attendee.
6. Take necessary initiative to apprise AML staff about changing industry trends and best practices.
7. To develop and implement continuous improvement strategies in existing AML processes in conjunction with Line Management.
8. To ensure updation of latest names of Proscribed Individuals as communicated & uploading latest SDN lists in system and bank’s portal on periodic basis; also ensuring proper assets freezing/unfreezing of specific individuals as per instructions received from time to time.

9. Lead, direct and motivate Screening Officers to ensure clarity of purpose and  work towards common goals with a focus towards talent retention along with management of work load on weekends and holidays.

公司标识
Manager - Proofs & Verification
MCB Bank Limited
Jun 2018 - Apr 2019 | Lahore, Pakistan

• Monitoring of critical Control Heads of assigned branches. Ensuring proper balancing of outstanding balances and timely adjustment of outstanding entries in these GL Heads.
• Review of Account opening requirements of Salary / Pension accounts (Sample Basis).
• Monitor and identify compliance risks, coordinate control improvements and check implementation status.
• Assistance in development of compliance training materials as required.
• Communicate sensitive information across departments.
• Review and investigation of actions that trigger flags in various review systems.
• Perform all aspects of a thorough investigation process due diligence on all assigned allegations, develop the investigation plans, determining objectives of the investigation, conducting the investigations, and documenting and retaining investigation reports and evidence.
• Deal with the investigation from government bureaus, support the investigation activities including but not limited to document collection, interview arrangement, etc.
• Working closely with Management team to ensure that compliance allegations/issues within the organization are being appropriately and timely evaluated, investigated and resolved.
• Provide regular updates to Management team about the investigation status.
• Support the Chief Compliance Officer to foster ethical behavior. Ensure all internal stakeholders understand and follow compliance policy requirements.

公司标识
Internal Controls Monitoring Officer
United Bank Limited (UBL)
Jan 2017 - May 2018 | Lahore, Pakistan

• Monitoring of designated branches with respect to Audit/SBP & procedural compliance.
• Performing periodic visits of designated branches in order to check their operational working & ensuring on-job training of staff along with identification & rectifications of the operational lapses.
• Responsible for increased Audit rating of assigned branches.
• Submitting a consolidated report of visited branches at month end to management.

公司标识
Manager Operations
United Bank Limited (UBL)
Aug 2015 - Dec 2016 | Lahore, Pakistan

• Fully responsible for smoothly managing operations of branch & ensuring quality customer services.
• Supervision of Cash staff regarding Cash in hand limit and maintenance of books.
• Supervision of the Cheque books balancing, ATM Cards & clearing of the branch.
• Ensuring minimum 97% uptime of branch ATM.
• Supervision of Branch Expenses with regarding to proper posting & within limit as per financial powers of the branch.
• Looking after matters regarding Deceased cases till disbursement.
• Lockers Management regarding issuance & balancing of key deposit & recovery of overdue locker rent from customers.
• Supervision of Account opening & related formalities.
• Helping the branch in cross-sell & deposit addition.
• Timely reporting regarding operations of the branch.
• Ensure Audit and Compliance requirements as per Bank’s/regulators policy and guidelines.

公司标识
Branch Supervisor
MCB Bank Limited
Jul 2004 - Aug 2015 | Lahore, Pakistan

• Fully responsible for smoothly managing operations of branch & ensuring quality customer services.
• Supervision of Cash staff regarding Cash in hand limit and maintenance of books.
• Supervision of the Cheque books balancing, ATM Cards & clearing of the branch.
• Ensuring minimum 97% uptime of branch ATM.
• Supervision of Branch Expenses with regarding to proper posting & within limit as per financial powers of the branch.
• Looking after matters regarding Deceased cases till disbursement.
• Lockers Management regarding issuance & balancing of key deposit & recovery of overdue locker rent from customers.
• Supervision of Account opening & related formalities.
• Helping the branch in cross-sell & deposit addition.
• Timely reporting regarding to operations of the branch.
• Ensure Audit and Compliance requirements as per Bank’s/regulators policy and guidelines.

学历

University of Management & Technology (UMT)
硕士, , Masters in Business Administration‎
Banking & Finance
CGPA 3.2/4
2009
University of the Punjab
学士, , B.Com‎
所占比重 57%
2003
BISE
中级/A级, , F.A General Science‎
所占比重 60%
1998
BISE
大学入学/0级, , Matric in Science‎
所占比重 70%
1996

技能

中级 Anti-money laundering AML
中级 CFT
熟练 Commercial Retail Banking
中级 Compliance
中级 Compliance Assurance
中级 Partnerships
中级 Sanctions Screening

语言

中级 旁遮普语
熟练 乌尔都语
熟练 英语

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