Zuhaib Pirzada, CAMS

Experience

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  American Express

  May 2005 - Sept 2008

  • Managed Institutional banking customers and their transactions involving remittances, trades, and treasury products.• Marketed Letter of Credits (LCs) business including Import/Export LCs involving advising, confirmations, negotiations, and collections.• Marketed different currencies’ nostro accounts including USD, EURO, JPY, RMB, CNY and channelized customers’ remittances business through AMEX international footprints.• Investigated OFAC sanction alerts triggered in SWIFT payments related to trade & remittances.• Collaborated effectively across Trade, Legal, International Banking, Risk, Compliance and Cash Management Department.• Detailed credit reports for proposing credit lines for institutional customers.• Nostro Reconciliation, MIS, and revenue calculations. Show less

  • Customer Relationship Officer - Financial Institutions Group

    Jul 2005 - Sept 2008

  • Intern

    May 2005 - Jun 2005
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  UBL - United Bank Limited

  Sept 2008 - Nov 2012

  Senior Relationship Manager - Financial Institutions Group

  • Managed relationships with government entities, financial institutions and NBFIs.• Managed UBL’s inbound and outbound remittance business including relationship with MoneyGram & Western Union. • Provided Vostro account services to international remitters for channelizing incoming international remittances via UBL’s local footprint. • Collaborated with trade department to accommodate foreign trade transactions through different correspondent banks for large corporates.• Promoted behaviors and culture to support AML/CTF, AB&C & Sanctions awareness and compliance across the bank.• Devised Institutional Banking’s Policies & Procedures including AML/CTF guidelines. • Managed relationships with correspondent banks for channelizing global transactions services.• Performed credit analysis on various capital market transactions including Commercial Papers and Term Finance Certificates.• Coached staff about AML/Compliance Policies and Procedures. Show less

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  Faysal Bank Limited

  Nov 2012 - Jun 2013

  Relationship Manager - Financial Institutions Group

  • Managed business needs including cash, trade and treasury requirements for corporates, government entities, and financial institutions.• Reviewed and recommended countries risk ratings for trade lines. • Managed end to end process of credit proposals for Banks, Non-Banking Financial Institutions (NBFIs), Insurance and Remitting companies.• Ensured compliance with all relevant Financial Crime regulatory requirements across the bank.• Engaged with branches and correspondent banks in relation to AML/CTF related queries on underlined trades, remittances, and treasury payments. Show less

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  IIPD - International Institute for Professional Development

  Nov 2013 - Nov 2014

  Training Coordinator

  • Managed VET Fee Help Assistance (VFHA) program.• Assisted trainers for their administrative needs.• Assisted student counsel officers & trainers in students' enrolments.• Prepared Training Plans & Assessment Tools.

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  Citi

  Dec 2014 - May 2016

  AML Analyst

  • Conducted investigations and escalations for payment filtered sanction alerts.• Identified, prepared, and maintained documents for new-to-bank and existing Global Consumer Bank customers that meet the PEP criteria.• Provided strategic advice on sanction process and outcomes.• Periodic reviews on customers meeting PEP criteria. • Conducted training sessions and quality assurance checks on alert cases. • Reviewed sanction alerts related to real time payments including Real Time Gross Settlements (RTGS) and Telegraphic Transfers (TTs) and provided risk decisions. Show less

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  American Express

  May 2016 - Aug 2016

  ANZ AML/KYC Analyst

  • Investigated payment filtered alerts including Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) & Sanction concerns.• Escalated true matches as per Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to Group Sanctions Officer.• Conducted Enhanced Due Diligence on high-risk customers.• Reviewed end-to-end sanctions alerts and properly documented risk decisions.

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  ANZ

  Aug 2016 - Nov 2016

  Senior Analyst Client Solutions - Global Markets

  • Managed onboarding project for Institutional customers located in Australia, UK, and USA.• Worked closely with Global Markets sales team.• Coordination with customers for smooth account implementation.• Configured correct trading platforms that meets clients’ trading needs.

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  Westpac Group

  Dec 2016 - Aug 2020

  As a Team Manager in Financial Crime & Fraud Prevention (FC&FP), I was managing a team of Senior Risk Analysts who were involved in analysing and reporting Suspicious Matter Reports (SMRs) to Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC). As a Support Lead, I was assisting my Team Manager by providing training to onshore and offshore new starters, updating Policies & Procedures (P&Ps), performing trend analysis on cases, point of contact for all escalated matters and managing Service Level Agreements (SLAs). As a Senior Risk Analyst, my primary focus included analysis of end-to-end alerts/cases, thorough investigations and proper documentation of risk decisions on escalated matters. Subsequently, submission of Suspicious Matter Reports (SMRs) to Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC).

  • Team Manager - Monitoring & Reporting Unit - Financial Crime & Fraud Prevention

    Dec 2019 - Aug 2020

  • Support Lead - Monitoring & Reporting Unit - Financial Crime & Fraud Prevention

    Aug 2019 - Dec 2019

  • Senior Risk Analyst - Monitoring & Reporting Unit - Financial Crime & Fraud Prevention

    Dec 2016 - Aug 2019
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  Westpac Institutional Bank

  Aug 2020 - Jun 2022

  Manager Business Controls & Monitoring - Financial Crime (1LOD)

  As a Manager Financial Crime in Global Transaction Services (GTS) division of Westpac Institutional Bank (WIB), my role was to provide advisory in relation to Anti Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing (AML/CTF) and Economic & Trade Sanctions. Key area of focus was Regulatory Reporting, Product & Channel Risk Assessments, review of associated Transaction Monitoring detection scenario controls and advisory support to the Sales and Product business teams on new customer engagements and products. Show less

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  Colonial First State

  Jul 2022 - May 2023

  Lead - Financial Crime Intelligence Function

  I was managing Financial Crime Intelligence function for Colonial First State. Primarily responsible for developing, maintaining and delivering tactical and strategic intelligence to support the operation of an intelligence lead AML/CTF Program.

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  Bank of Queensland

  May 2023 - now

  Partner - Financial Crime Compliance (2LOD)