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Idris Alade Odesanya

Swansea

Summary

A meticulous and diligent Onboarding / KYC analyst, with attention to detail to spot-on of discrepancies in customers and client detail and taken a corrective measure to update, re-evaluate and escalating suspicious transaction reporting (STR) and or suspicious activities reporting (SAR) appropriate channel to prevent fraudulent transaction and fraudulent account and to protect the bank as the first line of defence while reducing the turn-around time of customer with maximum satisfaction. An articulate business and operation manager with an experience in customer focused strategy to maintain balance, and to create healthy relationship to meet customer needs as well as wealth maximization. Demonstrating strong leadership qualities with the ability to conduct, assess, supervise and ensuring strict timescale and quality standards compliance. A result driven and solution provider with ability to improvised in a tactical situation with effectiveness and dedicated conscious three years’ experience in customer management. Act with integrity and in the best interest of the stakeholders whilst ensuring compliance in line with professional ethic and code of conduct to promote good working environment.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Onboarding Analyst

Starling Bank
08.2023 - Current
  • Review and process new client applications in accordance with company policies and regulatory guidelines.
  • Collect and verify necessary documentation to establish client identities and assess risk levels.
  • Communicate with clients to gather required information and address any discrepancies or missing details via Zendesk and management.
  • Perform comprehensive KYC checks on new and existing clients to assess their risk profiles.
  • Conduct background research using various tools and databases to verify client information and identify potential red flags.
  • Ensure compliance with relevant AML, CTF, and KYC regulations, as well as internal policies and procedures.
  • Reporting of Suspicious Activities or Suspicious transaction to the appropriate channel/department.
  • Reporting of high risk address during the onboarding process to investigation team.
  • Escalation of sanction possible matched to investigation for the purpose of conducting enhance due diligent.
  • Escalation associated people and political expose people (PEP).
  • Stay updated on regulatory changes and industry best practices to continuously improve compliance processes.
  • Assist in drafting and updating compliance documentation, including policies, procedures, and risk assessment frameworks.
  • Ensure compliance with relevant AML, CTF, and KYC regulations, as well as internal policies and procedures.
  • Stay updated on regulatory changes and industry best practices to continuously improve compliance processes.
  • Assist in drafting and updating compliance documentation, including policies, procedures, and risk assessment frameworks.
  • Validated results and performed quality assurance to assess accuracy of data..
  • Installed system updates to address vulnerabilities and reduce security issues.
  • Conducted workplace compliance training to reduce liability risks and operate effectively.

Business and Strategic Manager

Fastrack Professional Services Limited
01.2019 - 12.2021

Implementation of a new marketing strategy that boosted the sales by additional 20% in million in the year under review which necessitated additional bonus to all my team member
• Implementing, monitoring and credit control of the entire customers by setting a credit limit and further discount for prompt payment which improved our debt recovery plans.
• Decentralizing budget into various business strategy unit in other to identify each key performance unit and various performance indicators.
• Conduct SWOT analysis per project and for the company to identify the potential risk and leverage on the opportunity through market scanning
• Engage in high level of negotiation, generating lucrative contracts and build beneficial partnership with customer through regular and healthy business relationship.
• Ensure management and employees full understanding of business needs, auditing compliance, tracking progress toward organizational goals, and measuring analytics on P or L plus the ROI.
• Ensure all legal and regulatory document are filed and monitors compliance with laws and regulations.
• Collaborate with other line manager to reassess the level of commitment in other to ensure conformity with the targeted plans toward achieving corporate goals.
• Attending strategy meeting and rendering stewardship to stakeholder
• Engage client and other strategy partner on the level of improvement on product standard

KYC Analyst

First City Monument Bank
09.2014 - 10.2015

Provide account service to customer, include a full range of bank services
• Accepting both cash and cheque deposit and keep a cash and cheques register daily.

  • Review and process new client applications in accordance with company policies and regulatory guidelines.
  • Collect and verify necessary documentation to establish client identities and assess risk levels.
  • Communicate with clients to gather required information and address any discrepancies or missing details.
  • Reporting of suspicious transaction/ activities
  • Upselling one of the bank fixed deposit account that help to meet the branch budget for the month by 15%.
  • Cross-selling banking products such loans, credit cards, account type and peculiarity, and other channels of banking such as online banking, and mobile banking
  • . Answering both physical and online question regarding the bank products and providing advisory services.
  • Maintaining current knowledge of banking regulations to ensure ongoing compliance of all basic and complex transaction.
  • Provide and maintain excellent customer experience through good interpersonal skill, attention to detail and prioritizing customer needs.
  • Engaging in direct/ one to one sales of other bank product based on customer need
  • Established relationship with current and new customer to boost sales.

Education

Master of Science - Business Analytics

Swansea University
Swansea, United Kingdom
01.2023

Bachelor of Science - Accounting

Federal University Of Agriculture
Abeokuta, Ogun State Nigeria
03.2018

National Diploma - Accounting

Yaba College Of Technology.
Yaba, Lagos Nigeria
06.2014

Skills

  • Data Entry
  • Organizational Skills
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Excellent communication skill
  • Team Building
  • Time Management
  • Attention to Detail
  • Process Mapping
  • Budget Management
  • Safety Audit
  • Cost Analyses
  • Environmental sensitivity
  • Time management

Certification


ICA; Specialist in Money Laundering Risk in Corresponding Banking (In view) 2024

Associate of accounting Technician. AAT. 2015

Timeline

Onboarding Analyst

Starling Bank
08.2023 - Current

Business and Strategic Manager

Fastrack Professional Services Limited
01.2019 - 12.2021

KYC Analyst

First City Monument Bank
09.2014 - 10.2015

Master of Science - Business Analytics

Swansea University

Bachelor of Science - Accounting

Federal University Of Agriculture

National Diploma - Accounting

Yaba College Of Technology.
Idris Alade Odesanya