CHIDIEBERE MICHAEL

Experience

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  Inlaks Computers Limited

  Sept 2000 - Jul 2005

  Asst. Software Professional (ACP)

  -Working on Nigerian Automated Clearing System (NACS) at Equatorial Trust Bank in Lagos-Supporting MICR (Encoding) machines at Citibank (Nigerian International Bank), V/i, Lagos -Supporting Globus Applications (Letter of Credit) at Wema & Omega Bank etc

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  Unity Bank Plc

  Jan 2008 - now

   Ensure branches comply with Know Your Customer (KYC) and conduct Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) processes / Procedures on all High Risk Customers.  Compilation of Branch Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) List and rendition of Monthly report to Compliance Group. Ensure the opening of all PEP accounts is duly approved by the Regional Manager and the Chief Compliance Officer and the approval form is duly filed in the respective PEP Mandate file.  Ensure all Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions Institutions (DNFBPs) Customers register and obtain Certificate of Registration from Special Control Unit against Money Laundering (SCUML). Show less  Application Support & Administration of SoftAML Solution (Anti-Money Laundering Solution) and Soft Watch Filtration Suite (Bank’s Customer Identity Management System used to screen potential and current customers against Individual, Group and Organizations on the targeted, sanctioned and blacklisted FATF , United Nations and other International and Local watch-lists.  Coordination of all processes that lead to the processing, generation, analysis and rendition of statutory AML Reports to Regulatory Authorities on timely basis. Coordination of the processes that lead to the processing, generation, analysis and rendition of Risk Based Supervision Report to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) on timely basis Monitoring the implementation of Know Your Customer (including 3 Tier KYC Customer requirements) and Account Opening related Know Your Customer (KYC) Exceptions in various Branches. Collaborating with Branches and other Stakeholders to ensure that exceptions are regularized as soon as possible (ASAP) Configuration & Monitoring of the SWIFT Sanction Screening Solution. The SWIFT Sanction Screening Solution is a service that makes it simple for Banks and other Financial Institutions to screen all SWIFT related transactions, thereby protecting the Bank from being used as conduits by targeted terrorist financiers.  Testing, Monitoring & Identification of deficiencies inherent in all AML / CFT processes and procedures in the Bank for immediate remediation. Reporting same to the Chief Compliance Officer / Top Management & appropriate Regulatory Authorities.. Ensuring that all regulatory enquiries and requests from the Branches are promptly responded to. Ensuring that the Bank complies with all the provisions of MLPA 2011 (as amended), EFCC Act 2004, CBN AML/CFT Regulation 2013 and other guidelines from Regulatory Authorities.  Show less  Application Support & Administration of SoftAML Solution (Anti-Money Laundering Solution) and Soft Watch Filtration Suite (Bank’s Customer Identity Management System used to screen potential and current customers against Individual, Group and Organizations on the targeted, sanctioned and blacklisted FATF , United Nations and other International and Local watch-lists.  Coordination of all processes that lead to the processing, generation, analysis and rendition of statutory AML Reports to Regulatory Authorities on timely basis. Coordination of the processes that lead to the processing, generation, analysis and rendition of Risk Based Supervision Report to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) on timely basis Monitoring the implementation of Know Your Customer (including 3 Tier KYC Customer requirements) and Account Opening related Know Your Customer (KYC) Exceptions in various Branches. Collaborating with Branches and other Stakeholders to ensure that exceptions are regularized as soon as possible (ASAP) Configuration & Monitoring of the SWIFT Sanction Screening Solution. The SWIFT Sanction Screening Solution is a service that makes it simple for Banks and other Financial Institutions to screen all SWIFT related transactions, thereby protecting the Bank from being used as conduits by targeted terrorist financiers.  Testing, Monitoring & Identification of deficiencies inherent in all AML / CFT processes and procedures in the Bank for immediate remediation. Reporting same to the Chief Compliance Officer / Top Management & appropriate Regulatory Authorities.. Show less

  • Monitoring & Cluster Compliance Officer

    Jan 2019 - now

  • Mr

    Jan 2008 - now

  • Head, Anti-Money Laundering / Combating the Financing of Terrorism Unit

    Jan 2008 - Feb 2019
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  TAJBank Ltd.

  Feb 2019 - now

  Monitoring & Cluster Compliance Officer / Operations Risk & Business Continuity Champion