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Kayode Akinyemi

London,Greenwich

Summary

A Law graduate with three years in compliance and policy implementation. A strong passion for Blockchain technology, Compliance, and Risk Management. Leveraging my Cyber Security training, I adhere to accounting best practices and regulatory standards in financial data, contributing to financial improvements and accurate, compliant records for effective business forecasting and planning.

Overview

3
3

Years of compliance experience

Work History

AML Compliance Officer

Property Cohort
London
03.2021 - 03.2023
  • Developed and implemented Policy, maintaining effective AML compliance system to identify, assess, and manage money laundering risks.
  • Conducted regular training sessions with team to ensure awareness of money laundering risks for property buyers and investors, especially with international clients and their responsibilities in identifying and reporting suspicious activities.
  • Overseeing customer due diligence processes. This included verifying identity of new clients, understanding source of their funds
  • Ensured that proper records were kept for all transactions and customer identification documents, as required by law. This also involved deleting records after appropriate time to adhere to GDPR regulations.
  • Regularly assessing company's exposure to money laundering risks and adapting AML procedures as necessary to address changing risk profiles.
  • Conducted regular reviews of AML procedures to ensure it is effective and compliant with current laws and regulations.

Junior Compliance Associate

Just Eat
Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
03.2012 - 07.2014
  • Supported senior management in creating compliance training for all members of staff to ensure business objectives are achieved
  • Trained 100% of new customer care agents on how to use internal systems and how to handle data correctly.
  • Improved staff compliance awareness to 75% by ensuring existing staff from different departments complete compliance training.
  • Maintained accurate and detailed compliance records.
  • Ensured company policies were implemented and adhered to.
  • Identified & assessed compliance risks
  • Reported new compliance risks

Education

Anti Money Laundering Certification

Oplex Careers, London

Cyber Technician - Cyber Security

Firebrand Training, London
2023 -
  • CISMP Certified
  • Microsoft SC-900 Certified
  • CyberSafe Certified

Certificate in Higher Education - IBM Excel Basics For Data Analytics

Coursera, London

Scrum Fundamentals Certified - (957826) - Project Management

SCRUMstudy, London

Completed professional development to be a Certified Scrum Master

LLB - Law

University of Hertfordshire, Hertford, Hertfordshire
10.2013

Skills

  • AML Certified
  • Azure
  • IT security systems
  • Risk management
  • Cyber Security
  • Bi-Lingual
  • ISO Standards
  • Information Security

Timeline

Firebrand Training - Cyber Technician, Cyber Security
2023 -
AML Compliance Officer - Property Cohort
03.2021 - 03.2023
Junior Compliance Associate - Just Eat
03.2012 - 07.2014
Oplex Careers - , Anti Money Laundering Certification
Coursera - Certificate in Higher Education, IBM Excel Basics For Data Analytics
SCRUMstudy - Scrum Fundamentals Certified - (957826), Project Management
University of Hertfordshire - LLB, Law

Interests

  • Ambassador and mentor for The Paradigm Project; An early child intervention program to prevent kids in primary school on the brink of exclusion from getting involved in youth violence
  • Career workshops with children in yr 6 for Primary school and yr 9-11 for Secondary schools with Blueprint for All (Formerly the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust)
  • Acting for TV & Films, Stage, and commercials
Kayode Akinyemi