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SIRKISSY MORAA NYAINGIRI

London,UK

Summary

Accomplished professional with expertise in trade surveillance and analysis, specialising in insider dealing detection and market abuse regulation compliance. Demonstrates proficiency in alert investigation, client onboarding, and quality assurance, ensuring adherence to financial crime prevention strategies. Skilled in AML and sanctions screening, transaction monitoring, and policy drafting, with a strong grasp of regulatory frameworks. Adept at stakeholder management and conducting thematic reviews to enhance organisational compliance. Committed to advancing career within the financial crime prevention sector by leveraging comprehensive skills in regulatory compliance and strategic policy implementation.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
4051
4051
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

Senior Risk & Compliance Consultant (Regulatory Projects – MAR, AML, KYC, Monitoring)

FDM Group
London, UK
01.2021 - 08.2025
  • Delivered multi-regulatory compliance engagements across Tier-1 institutions.
  • Led project implementations relating to AML, MAR, KYC, MiFID II and EMIR.
  • Conducted detailed regulatory gap assessments and remediation.
  • Provided advisory support on thematic reviews, risk assessments, and regulatory testing.

Compliance Team Lead – AML, KYC, MAR Surveillance

Barclays Commercial Bank – Payments
London
01.2024 - 08.2025
  • Led a team of 8 analysts delivering AML, KYC, FATCA and compliance monitoring workstreams.
  • Conducted regular KYC audits, implemented enhanced controls and rectified compliance gaps.
  • Reviewed communications for MAR indicators, escalating conduct risks.
  • Delivered CDD/EDD checks, periodic reviews, QA checks and remediation for complex clients.
  • Performed regulatory impact assessments on FCA/ESMA rule changes.

Compliance Analyst – AML, MiFID II, MAR, EMIR (Derivatives & Private Equity)

Chatham Financial
London
11.2022 - 01.2024
  • Delivered regulatory reporting including ICAAP, REP-CRIM, SMCR submissions and STOR documentation.
  • Led AML/CTF framework maintenance ensuring MLR 2017 alignment.
  • Performed horizon scanning and drafted improvements increasing control effectiveness by 30%.
  • Conducted trading activity monitoring to detect insider dealing, market abuse, and conflict-of-interest risks.

Financial Crime Compliance Analyst – AML, FATCA, Trade Monitoring

BNP Paribas CIB
London
01.2022 - 09.2022
  • Streamlined KYC and sanctions-screening processes improving detection by 25%.
  • Collaborated with QA/QC teams resulting in 30% uplift in quality assurance.
  • Supported FCA thematic reviews and remediation programmes.
  • Reviewed trade anomalies and escalated potential MAR misconduct.

AML Remediation Analyst – Markets & Securities Division

HSBC Investment Bank
London
04.2021 - 12.2021
  • Conducted suspicious activity investigations across equities trading.
  • Implemented AML policy updates aligned to FCA/PRA requirements.
  • Enhanced onboarding controls using a risk-based approach, reducing financial crime gaps by 20%.
  • Prepared SARs and escalated high-risk cases to MLRO.

Education

Regulatory Risk & Compliance - MAR, AML, MiFID, GDPR

FDM Group
London
04.2021 - 08.2025

Legal Practice Course - Corporate, Commercial, Litigation

University of Law
Manchester

LLB (Hons) Law - Financial Terrorism dissertation

University of Sunderland
Sunderland
09.2014 - 07.2017

ICA Advanced Certificate - CDD & EDD

ICA
London

Skills

  • Trade surveillance and analysis
  • Insider dealing detection
  • Market abuse regulation compliance
  • Alert investigation and reporting
  • Client onboarding and support
  • Quality assurance and control testing
  • AML and sanctions screening
  • Transaction monitoring and reviews
  • Regulatory framework knowledge
  • Financial crime prevention strategies
  • Policy drafting and implementation
  • Stakeholder management and engagement
  • Thematic reviews and horizon scanning

Signature Achievements

  • Conducted daily MAR trade surveillance and communications monitoring, supporting several STOR escalations and improving MAR breach detection accuracy.
  • Improved KYC QA performance by 30% at Barclays through enhanced controls, ORAC gap analysis, and structured analyst training.
  • Reduced AML investigation closure times by 30% at HSBC through workflow redesign and enhanced case triage.
  • Enhanced BNP Paribas’ screening and QC processes resulting in a 25% uplift in detection accuracy and significantly reducing false positives.
  • Designed and implemented AML/CTF framework improvements at Chatham Financial resulting in a 30% increase in risk-control effectiveness.
  • Successfully delivered REP-CRIM, SMCR, EMIR, MiFID II and STOR-related documentation with accuracy and regulatory alignment.

Certification

Governance, Risk & Compliance: ISO 37000, 31000, 37301 – QHSE (Expected 2026-11, London)

Timeline

Compliance Team Lead – AML, KYC, MAR Surveillance

Barclays Commercial Bank – Payments
01.2024 - 08.2025

Compliance Analyst – AML, MiFID II, MAR, EMIR (Derivatives & Private Equity)

Chatham Financial
11.2022 - 01.2024

Financial Crime Compliance Analyst – AML, FATCA, Trade Monitoring

BNP Paribas CIB
01.2022 - 09.2022

Regulatory Risk & Compliance - MAR, AML, MiFID, GDPR

FDM Group
04.2021 - 08.2025

AML Remediation Analyst – Markets & Securities Division

HSBC Investment Bank
04.2021 - 12.2021

Senior Risk & Compliance Consultant (Regulatory Projects – MAR, AML, KYC, Monitoring)

FDM Group
01.2021 - 08.2025

LLB (Hons) Law - Financial Terrorism dissertation

University of Sunderland
09.2014 - 07.2017

Legal Practice Course - Corporate, Commercial, Litigation

University of Law

ICA Advanced Certificate - CDD & EDD

ICA
SIRKISSY MORAA NYAINGIRI