Adedokun Daniel

Led comprehensive KYC analysis and AML compliance initiatives, including SAR preparation and sanctions screening, to ensure adherence to regulatory standards for a global financial services firm.

• Authored and submitted accurate Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) and addressed sanctions alerts in strict compliance with regulatory expectations and internal procedures.
• Provided critical day-to-day support and oversight for OFAC/sanctions issues, contributing to robust risk management and regulatory adherence.
• Conducted Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) activities and monitored transactional data for accuracy, identifying and escalating potential suspicious activities efficiently.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams and clients to streamline onboarding processes and optimize operational workflows, enhancing overall compliance efficiency.
• Ensured stringent compliance with Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Anti-Money Laundering (AML), OFAC, and USA PATRIOT Act regulations by meticulously reviewing system-generated alerts and documenting research findings.

Served as a BSA Analyst, specializing in KYC and onboarding, managing high-value client accounts and ensuring stringent compliance with AML regulations for a leading financial institution.

• Managed KYC and onboarding for approximately 20-30 new and existing multi-million-dollar individual and business accounts monthly, ensuring compliance with evolving regulatory requirements.
• Conducted thorough investigations of escalated AML/KYC alerts and OFAC sanction cases, providing clear documentation and actionable recommendations to mitigate risk.
• Enhanced client satisfaction by efficiently resolving complex AML/KYC issues and improving communication workflows, resulting in smoother onboarding experiences.
• Advised senior management on critical policy strategies to reduce liability and prevent financial loss, contributing to a more robust compliance framework.
• Trained team members on frontline KYC risk identification and control, ensuring consistent application of company procedures and regulatory policies.

Conducted in-depth financial crime investigations for a leading financial institution, focusing on suspicious activity, transaction patterns, and emerging trends in cryptocurrency.

• Led end-to-end complex investigations to identify financial crime patterns and typologies impacting global user communities, including those on PayPal and Uphold platforms.
• Authored and submitted time-sensitive Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)/Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) with factual accuracy to fulfill critical regulatory obligations.
• Researched and analyzed current and emerging trends in blockchain cryptocurrency and digital assets, contributing to the development of robust compliance policies.
• Provided essential support in the remediation of documentation and managed high-level security access, ensuring data integrity and ethical compliance.

Analyzed and reported on fraudulent activities and suspicious transactions, ensuring robust AML/KYC compliance and risk mitigation for a major financial institution.

• Managed and reported on fraudulent activities identified through AML systems, efficiently closing alerts or escalating them to active investigations within the case management system.
• Developed and updated customer risk rating criteria in collaboration with KYC management, enhancing procedures for both consumer and corporate clients.
• Performed comprehensive KYC screenings and verified CIP/CDD for account openings, ensuring adherence to global KYC procedures.
• Conducted in-depth due diligence investigations using public and private databases to prevent operational and reputational risks in accordance with AML, BSA, and other regulatory standards.
• Prepared and presented detailed analytical summaries and disposition recommendations for suspicious accounts, leveraging the BSA E-filing platform for OFAC screening.

Investigated complex transaction alerts and conducted comprehensive AML/Fraud analyses, ensuring regulatory compliance and risk mitigation for a leading financial institution.

• Analyzed complex transaction alerts from various sources to identify potential suspicious activity, supporting AML/Fraud investigations in adherence to legal and regulatory standards.
• Conducted thorough sanction and Politically Exposed Persons (PEP) screenings, identifying and investigating associated risks to protect against financial crime.
• Utilized advanced research tools, including Actimize, Lexis-Nexis, and FINRA, to gather critical intelligence on adverse news and background information for comprehensive risk assessments.
• Prepared and filed accurate Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) with FinCEN across multiple banking units, including correspondent, retail, sanctions, and fraud.
• Authored detailed investigation reports, articulating findings and ensuring all research and analysis were meticulously documented within case management systems.

Card Service Management; it’s an organization’s credit and debit card programs. Develop policies and processes to ensure card operation comply with internal procedures and government regulatory requirements/standards. Being a card service manager plan and overseas new card products or services. Support promotion and advertising effort to increase customer’s awareness, satisfaction and participation. Monitored application process and cardholder inquiries and request to identify process and products improvement. Detecting and preventing fraudulent transactions, analyzing transaction patterns, and investigating suspicious activity. Document and report case reviews/investigation findings and prepare case files for review, conduct research over available bank systems, the internet and databases consistent with the resolution of investigations.