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OREBIYI OLAJIDE

Essex,Southend On Sea

Summary

Highly skilled professional with expertise in KYC processes and AML regulations. Demonstrates strong analytical and observational skills, ensuring meticulous attention to detail. Excellent communication abilities, coupled with effective time management and organisational skills. A self-starter and team player committed to achieving compliance excellence and operational efficiency.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
2026
2026
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Senior Financial Crime Analyst

RBS UK
04.2023 - 11.2023
  • Onboarding new customers such as Individuals (Retail and High Networth) and across a variety of legal entity types (Financial Institution, Large Corporate, Trust, Foundation, and Charities)
  • Conducting customer risk classification using the Risk based approach (Low, Medium and High risk)
  • Conducting name screening and searches using Lexis Nexis, World check and Google search string to screen for Sanctions, Adverse media and PEPs
  • Discounting false positives and providing appropriate rationale. Where required, escalate to compliance for disposition.
  • Reviewing client's complex ownership structure
  • Identification of PEP and conducting PEP due diligence
  • Conducting enhanced due diligence (EDD) based on customer risk and seeking senior management approval
  • Engaging with the Relationship Managers to discuss and provide advice on the approach around resolution of cases with deficiencies, either by following up with the clients and Global Relationship Managers or seeking dispensation/exemption from the MLRO through the compliance team
  • Conducted account activity review on customer account to ensure transaction is as expected, where an unusual pattern is identified, further investigation is conducted through RFI and where required a Suspicious Activity report is submitted.
  • Conducting Periodic review on customers KYC anniversary and engaging in KYC remediation project
  • Managing Customer exit and off boarding Process

Unit Manager

Mutual Benefit Life Assurance Limited
03.2019 - 03.2023
  • As the Unit Manager, I manage a Team of five (5) marketers to achieve Policy sales targets set for the unit by the Business Development Manager.
  • I am also responsible for the supervision of all Customer Due Diligence activities within my business unit to ensure top quality output prior to submission of KYC/KYB files to the Compliance Operations Team for quality assurance.
  • Ensure that the work carried out is in line with regulations and compliance.
  • Oversee a team of marketers and provide support to individual team members toward achieving set targets and company goals.
  • Identify execution gaps in processes and proffer solutions.
  • Work closely with the team as well as with the public and external agencies.
  • Make critical decisions towards meeting Clients' expectations.
  • Organize training for Marketers and staff members.
  • Prepare reports, and making sure the company meets its goals.
  • Conduct regular meetings with the unit to inform them of new targets and goals as well as changes and any upcoming events.
  • Keep accurate records of productivity and outcomes of system process changes.

Marketing Executive

Mutual Benefit Life Assurance Limited
04.2017 - 03.2019
  • Manage all marketing strategies and campaigns by working with insurance agents, sales agents, and marketing team members.
  • Support insurance sales and brand awareness goals through events and other marketing initiatives that foster new and engage existing members of target audience groups.
  • Test, report on, and optimize content marketing campaigns, digital sponsorships, paid media buys, speaking engagements, events, and more to ensure a positive cost-per-lead ratio that drives Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs)
  • Proactively monitor emerging trends within the insurance and marketing industry, flagging relevant reports to managers, as needed.
  • Work in tandem with creative staff on the graphic design team to ensure completion of marketing campaign and promotional materials and other collateral.

Senior Analyst - Compliance Operations

Mutual Benefit Life Assurance Limited
04.2015 - 03.2017
  • The Compliance Operations Team is responsible for performing quality assurance on all due diligence activities conducted by the Client Services Team.
  • In my role as a Senior Analyst, I perform quality checks on analysts work and also carry out customers' periodic (KYB) reviews.
  • Undertake due diligence file reviews of customers (natural or legal person), Insurance Brokers and Underwriters in accordance with the company's Customer Identification Program (CIP).
  • Perform quality checks on Analysts reviews of all onboarding requests by ensuring all KYC documentation are complete, independently validated and incomplete documentation gaps escalated to line supervisor, where necessary.
  • Ensure screening of customers and any related parties for PEPs, Sanctions have been accurately performed using Worldcheck screening tool and that any false positives have been appropriately discounted.
  • Ensure Adverse Media Search on new and existing customers (natural and legal person) / related parties, are accurately assessed for potentially negative information and positive matches are escalated to Compliance Department for decision.
  • Ensure accurate use of the Customer Risk Assessment tool to determine the risk Policy Holders (natural and legal person) pose to the organization and perform periodic reviews on existing clients based on their risk profiles.
  • Perform regular reviews of all clients to check for changes in information / static data and to confirm the continuing accuracy of customers' due diligence records and data.

Customer Services Executive

Mutual Benefit Life Assurance Limited
04.2013 - 03.2015
  • Attend to customers' requests and enquiries.
  • Process customer (natural or legal person) onboarding requests by ensuring all KYC documentation are complete and accurate, in line with the Customer Onboarding Procedure of the organization.
  • Conducting PEP and Sanction Checks on customers and related parties using Worldcheck screening tool and recording PEP matches in a PEP Register.
  • Adverse Media Search on entities/key account parties of new and existing clients, based on the information collected (including assessment of potentially negative information); and escalation to Head of Clients Services who further escalates to Compliance Department for approval.
  • Assess customer risks by completing the risk assessment template to generate customer risk level based on information obtained in the onboarding form.
  • Perform customers' files / records management.
  • Conduct Policy Holders' record / static data updates through circulation of customer update forms for completion and perform system updates upon receipt of data changes.

Associate Consultant

DataPro Limited
01.2010 - 03.2013
  • Company Overview: DataPro is a Nigerian company with extensive and comprehensive background in Compliance Consulting. DataPro is licensed by the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) as a Credit Rating Company, and also licensed and authorised by the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) to provide Data Protection Compliance Services.
  • As an Associate Consultant in DataPro, I provided support to Senior Consultants and Associate Directors in carrying out due diligence support services, including Address Verification services, Third Party Verification services and Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) services on existing or potential clients anywhere in the world within five (5) working days.
  • Interfaced with Financial Institution clients' Operation Functions in conducting customer address verification.
  • Assign verification portfolios to corporate dispatch companies.
  • Review verification reports received from dispatch companies and prepared customers' reports for sign-off by my supervisors.
  • Conduct EDD and related activities assigned by Senior Consultants and Associate Directors, including:
  • Adverse media screening on individual and corporate entities, including UBOs of Financial Institutions corporate clients.
  • Conducting PEP and Sanctions screening using Worldcheck (now Refinitiv).
  • Conducting Information Searches on corporate names using Dun & Bradstreet and generating Compliance and Ownership Reports for analysis by the Senior Consultants.
  • Conducting KYB Review Projects in clients' sites (GTBank, Skye Bank, Sterling Bank) under the supervision of Senior Consultants.
  • Supporting Senior Consultants in facilitating AML/CFT trainings.
  • DataPro is a Nigerian company with extensive and comprehensive background in Compliance Consulting. DataPro is licensed by the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) as a Credit Rating Company, and also licensed and authorised by the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) to provide Data Protection Compliance Services.

Education

Certificate - Anti-Money Laundering

ICA

Member - undefined

Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria

MSC - Public Administration

Postgraduate Diploma - Public Administration

Higher National Diploma (HND) - Banking and Finance

National Diploma (ND) - Banking and Finance

Skills

  • KYC processes
  • AML regulations
  • Analytical skills
  • Observational skills
  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Time management
  • Organizational skills
  • Self-starter
  • Team player

Timeline

Senior Financial Crime Analyst

RBS UK
04.2023 - 11.2023

Unit Manager

Mutual Benefit Life Assurance Limited
03.2019 - 03.2023

Marketing Executive

Mutual Benefit Life Assurance Limited
04.2017 - 03.2019

Senior Analyst - Compliance Operations

Mutual Benefit Life Assurance Limited
04.2015 - 03.2017

Customer Services Executive

Mutual Benefit Life Assurance Limited
04.2013 - 03.2015

Associate Consultant

DataPro Limited
01.2010 - 03.2013

Member - undefined

Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria

MSC - Public Administration

Postgraduate Diploma - Public Administration

Higher National Diploma (HND) - Banking and Finance

National Diploma (ND) - Banking and Finance

Certificate - Anti-Money Laundering

ICA

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