Yohan Wijesinghe - MBA, CFE, FDE, PDIB

Experience

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  HSBC

  Sept 2005 - Oct 2013

  Senior Banking Associate | Banking Associate
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  Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank

  May 2014 - Jan 2018

  Fraud and Risk Analyst

  • Managing bank’s susceptibility to fraud risks cautiously whilst red-flagging to employees & stakeholders.• Devise & sustain proactive fraud prevention processes and programs across the group.• Penning effective reports pertaining to fraud & documenting all data concerned along with the entities in question.• Perform fraud awareness & prevention training.• Excogitate & implement a fraud analytical database.• Maintain & reviewing the monthly delinquency MI.• Prep FRMU Monthly Newsletter & presentation.• Prepare monthly letters & fraud-related MI’s required by the senior management• Identify control weaknesses by conducting vigilance checks constantly. Show less

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  RAKBANK

  Feb 2018 - Jan 2022

  • Direct unbiased and apropos investigations into allegations of fraud, waste or abuse committed by clients against the organization.• Scrutinize & explore evidence/ documents to analyze the overall fact pattern of the claim and synthesize data into a professional report with recommendations.• Manage & give precedence to large/ varied caseload effectively & efficiently to attain optimal outcomes.• Interrogate Internal & external clients in collusion.• Collaborate & render backend assistance to law enforcement agencies to trammel perpetrators.• Surveil fraud via the SAS Enterprise Online fraud monitoring platform.• Previse new fraud trends & remediate existing rules & devise new rules within the engine.• Render additional analysis were needed to regulate inefficiencies.• Obviate financial implications to the organization via in-depth scrutiny and early espial.• Discern demeanor patterns and classify risk scenarios accordingly.• Detect early & mitigate losses via probing dubious transactions generated by transaction monitoring systems. Show less

  • Officer Fraud Investigations

    Mar 2019 - Jan 2022

  • Fraud Analyst FMU

    Feb 2018 - Mar 2019
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  DOHA BANK

  Feb 2022 - Feb 2023

  Fraud investigations & Risk Management

  • Conduct thorough internal and external fraud investigations, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of potential risks.• Perform risk and control self-assessments, contributing to the overall risk management strategy.• Collaborate with Audit, Compliance, and Risk committees, providing detailed resolution reporting.• Analyze and report on key risk indicators, offering actionable insights to mitigate potential threats.• Handle department MIS, dashboards & fraud risk awareness trainings.• Implement fraud monitoring systems & perform risk/ control self-assessments & internal/ external fraud investigations.• Manage audits, compliance & risk committee resolution reporting & key risk indicator analysis & reporting. Show less

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  ADIB - Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank

  Feb 2023 - now

  Senior Fraud Investigations

  • Set the vision & strategy for the enterprise risk function working in conjunction with all senior leaders across the organization whilst identifying, developing & providing secure, reliable, & scalable fraud eradication systems & processes• Responsible for the creation, testing, implementation, & execution of the bank's internal & external fraud policies, procedures, & systems.• Perform forensics document analysis & mitigate risks associated with external/ internal frauds, risks & escalate appropriate matters.• Handle high-level complex investigations’ & manage the fraud investigation staff through setting priorities, providing work direction, & monitoring performance.• Lead the team through coaching, training, empowerment & development methods to foster a positive work environment where all feel valued & included.• Driving the fraud investigation case management & solution implementation closely with the external vendors, handling the current department’s business continuity management.• Conduct unbiased investigations into allegations of fraud, waste, or abuse by clients against the organization & handle STR/ SAR reporting.• Scrutinize & explore evidence/ documents to analyze the overall fact pattern of claims & conduct Interviews/ interrogations.• Synthesize data into professional reports with clear recommendations & perform key risk indicator analysis to proactively identify potential issues.• Implement digital tools for efficient & effective fraud investigations & utilize forensic document analysis techniques to uncover critical insights. Show less