Haris Ansell, CGSS

Experience

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  Royal Bank of Scotland

  Aug 2012 - Mar 2014

  AML Associate Duties:• To be aware of suspicious activity and alert relevant departments• Processing payments against sanctions list • To alert and identify potential money laundering • To be pro active in ensuring appropriate procedures are followed by completing quarterly assessments• Full understanding of money laundering and sanctions• Researching risk elements that are flagged up in payments• Filtering payments quickly and efficiently to a high standard • Good working knowledge of back office and Avaloq• Working on my own initiative and proven ability to make decisions• Worked with Heldover payments, investigations, FOLS and Mailbox.• Client screening Show less

  • AML Team Manager

    Jan 2014 - Mar 2014

  • Project Leader

    Aug 2013 - Dec 2013

  • AML associate

    Aug 2012 - Dec 2013
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  RBS

  Nov 2014 - Sept 2015

  The purpose of this role is to make RBSG resistant to abuse by money launders, terrorists, financiers of terrorism and other perpetrators of financial crime by the effective management of alerts to identify: Potential Money laundering and terrorist activityEntities and individuals affected by financial sanctions and terrorism legislation including Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) My Responsibilities include: * Timely and effective management of alerts, ensuring potential suspicious activity is identified* Demonstration of sound decision making to ensure only appropriate payments are released* Effective use of investigative tools including the internet and selected intelligence sources such as World Check to ensure an appropriate balance between volume and quality of investigations* Development of a sound understanding of sanctions legislation Maintenance of case records to include complimentary on actions taken and audit trail of decision made using Fircosoft* Provisions of training and support to colleagues were necessary Show less

  • Senior AML Analyst

    Dec 2013 - Sept 2015

  • KYC Team Manager

    Nov 2014 - Jun 2015
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  HSBC

  Sept 2015 - Mar 2017

  Sanctions Assistant Manager

  Level 3 Sanctions screening• Support delivery of effective and consistent approach to sanctions• Compiling evidence for sanctions heads for exemptions to policy• Gathering evidence for screening against sanctions lists• Provide advice on sanctions/compliance including policy as a subject matter expert.• Reporting/escalating sanctions policy, regulatory breaches and any gaps within sanctionsscreening• Making key contributions to the resolution of DPA (Deferred Prosecution Agreement) and internalaudit issues• Ensuring reporting issues are completed in a timely manner through close work with Advisoryteam.• Ensuring robust systems and processes are instilled to hand over to the sanctions team inEdinburgh Show less

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  ICBC Standard Bank Plc

  Mar 2018 - Jun 2022

  • Sanctions Team Lead

    Jul 2020 - Jun 2022

  • Senior Sanctions Screening Analyst

    Mar 2018 - Jul 2020
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  Silicon Valley Bank

  Jul 2022 - Jul 2023

  Manager, Sanctions Compliance
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  Citi

  Jul 2023 - Sept 2024

  EMEA Treasury & Trade Solutions Financial Crimes Risk Manager - Vice President
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  Haleon

  Sept 2024 - now

  Global Sanctions Compliance Manager