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Omar Ali

AML and Compliance Expert

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Work Experience

  • Senior Compliance OfficerFull Time

    Digital Commerce Bank

    Jan 2023 - Present -2 yrs, 5 months

    Canada , Toronto

    • Job Details:• Acts as an escalation point for compliance related questions and unusual transaction reports from different stakeholders such as the customer service and banking operations teams. • Provides ongoing training and coaching to compliance team junior members and new hires. • Acts as subject matter expert to different teams including banking services, sales and other stakeholders • Conducts investigations on high complexity accounts to identify any reportable activity and files suspicious transaction reports as applicable. • Prepares and files suspicious transactions reports, electronic funds transfer reports, terrorist property reports. • Prepares and update policies and procedures in conjunction with other senior compliance officers and the Chief Compliance Officer • Managed the successful implementation of an update to existing identification verification tools, as well as subsequent improvements and fixes to the tool.
  • Senior KYC Refresh AnalystFull Time

    RBC Capital Markets

    Aug 2020 - Jan 2023 -2 yrs, 5 months

    Canada , Toronto

    • Job Details:• Worked on KYC Refresh for Capital Markets clients, KYC refresh is completed depending on the booking point jurisdiction and can cover regulatory requirements in the following jurisdictions Canada, US, UK, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Australia, Barbados and Bahamas. • Liaised with different stakeholders to obtain required documents and obtain approvals for identified Negative News, PEP hits, Sanctions hits, etc. • Worked on Corporate Actions requests to conduct remapping of products, closure of clients that have gone through dissolutions, mergers, spin-offs, etc. • Liaised with account management, on-boarding and front office teams in order to complete product remappings for surviving entities as a result of Corporate Actions • Received multiple recognitions for successfully completing ad-hoc requirements to meet deadlines.
  • Assistant Relationship ManagerFull Time

    AlexBank - Intesa SanPaolo SpA

    Jan 2011 - Jul 2013 -2 yrs, 6 months

    Egypt , Cairo

    • Job Details:Management of a portfolio of Corporate Clients starting with client acquisition, credit analysis, preparation of credit proposals, activation of facilities and management of daily banking operations. • Acquired new clients in co-operation with the Senior Relationship Manager amounting USD 33 Million in new loans and facilities in 2013. • Provided exceptional customer service resulting in increases in existing clients’ facilities portfolio by USD 10 Million. • Member of the top performing team out of 10 teams in terms of low account expiry, most prompt clients with no past due exceeding 30 days, new client acquisition and overall customer satisfaction. • Selected out of a department of 40 senior relationship managers to collect and analyze client, portfolio and profitability data to prepare comprehensive presentations on the Corporate Banking Division’s performance, outlook and forecasts for the Board of Directors and Parent Company. • Maintained previous responsibilities for weekly reports and budget forecasts, directly reporting to the Head of Corporate Banking.
  • Credit AnalystFull Time

    AlexBank - Intesa SanPaolo SpA

    Sep 2009 - Jan 2011 -1 yr, 4 months

    Egypt , Cairo

    • Job Details:Prepare credit proposals and conduct full credit analysis of corporate clients under the management of a Relationship Manager. • Provided comprehensive credit analysis proposals and advice to the Relationship Manager resulting in a credit portfolio with minimal problematic accounts and no expiries. • Awarded a Certificate of Excellence by the Chairman of the Board for exemplary performance. • Selected out of a department of 40 senior relationship managers to conduct weekly reports and analysis on the total Corporate Banking portfolio directly reporting to the Head of Corporate Banking. • Selected out of a department of 40 senior relationship managers to conduct the budget forecasts for Corporate Banking and target setting for the Division.
  • Education

    • MBA in MBA

      Hult International Business School

      Jan 2013 - Jan 2014 - 1 Year

    • BBA in International Business Administration

      Sadat Academy for Management Sciences (SAMS)

      Jan 2004 - Jan 2008 - 4 yr

    • BBA in International Business Administration

      university of new brunswick

      Jan 2004 - Jan 2008 - 4 yr

    • High School - American diploma

      Narmer American College

      Jan 2004 

    Achievements

    Founded the Hult International Business School Public Speaking Club. As part of a HultPrize.org competing team won the local round in Dubai and participated in the Regional competition.

    Skills

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    Languages

    • English

      Fluent
    • Arabic

      Fluent

    Training & Certifications

    • Advanced Financial Modeling

      American University in Cairo·2010
    • Credit Course Certification

      Egyptian Banking Institute (Central Bank of Egypt)·2010
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