Highlights:

Skills:accounting, excel, due diligence, detail oriented, microsoft office, customer service, auditing, enhanced due diligence, fincen, bsa

Honor:• Summa Cum Laude (3.93) • Honors in Major & Minor - Fraud Examination & Financial Forensics; Economics • John Jay Honors Program • Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society • Omicron Delta Epsilon – International Economics Honor Society

Sanctions Advisory 02/2023 - current
Societe Generale, , United States
• Ensures compliance with OFAC, E.U., and other applicable regimes; • Reviews alerts-transactions and static data for matches to the OFAC, E.U., and any other applicable lists; • Investigates potential matches and reports blocked property or rejected transactions to OFAC; • Reviews clients, associated parties, and prospective transactions having a sanctions nexus; • Examines and drafts Voluntary Self-Disclosures to OFAC.
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KYC Advisory 06/2022 - 02/2023
Societe Generale, New York, New York United States
Industry: Banking
• Reviews, analyzes, and approves KYC files of higher-risk regional and global clients; • Assists with gathering and formatting KYC-related metrics and reports via Excel for Financial Crime Compliance Management; • Prepares regulatory reports (SARs) to ensure compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act and the USA Patriot Act
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Senior Remittance Officer 11/2012 - 01/2018
Scotiabank, Kingstown, Saint Vincent
Industry: Banking
• Conducted Standard and Enhanced Due Diligence on customers during onboarding and periodic reviews; • Reviewed customer activities for ML/TF risks against KYC and AML policies; • Trained and supervised 10 junior staff members • Performed cash reconciliation procedures • Provided internal & external customer service
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John Jay College of Criminal Justice 01/2018 - 05/2022
New York, NY, United States
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major:Fraud Examination & Financial Forensics
Minor:Economics
An interdisciplinary program of study that seeks to integrate accounting knowledge with law, criminal, civil, and social justice. Key classes: intro accounting; intermediate ACC 1&2; auditing; forensic economics; data analysis; forensic accounting 1&2; financial analysis; public organization fraud, waste, abuse & corruption; corporate white color crime; digital forensics; economic analysis of crime.

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