
Karim Hassaan Zawawi
Senior AML Specialist| Financial Crime Unit at PricewaterhouseCoopers
Giza, EgyptWork Experience
Production Lead| Financial Crime UnitFull Time
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Mar 2021 - Present -4 yrs, 3 months
Canada , London
- Job Details:- Led the US Region Global Markets remediation team by providing leadership, mentoring, training and knowledge to team and stakeholders. - Performed quality assessment checks on analyst’s production ensuring files are compliant with the regional requirements. - Managed and assigned work within the team, conducted weekly meetings and process updates for Wave 3 and BAU population in 2021. - Provided coaching/training and for the newly hired.
Senior AML Specialist| Financial Crime UnitFull Time
PricewaterhouseCoopers
May 2020 - Present -5 yrs, 1 month
Canada , London
- Job Details:- Completed market intelligence/data gathering, research on entity key personnel, and summarizes findings in required systems in accordance with remediation standards. - Successfully remediated AML Assessment packages, bringing them up to regulatory and compliance standards within tight deadlines. - Assisted the manager with overseeing the day-to-day operations and supervision - Assisted the manager with providing trainings to new hires and provided continuous improvement coaching session to analysts.
ANTI ‐MONEY LAUNDERING INVESTIGATOR| Financial Intelligence UnitFull Time
Bank of Montreal
Mar 2019 - May 2020 -1 yr, 2 months
Canada , Toronto
- Job Details:- Analyzed customer account activities, account information to determine whether the typology may indicate reasonable grounds to suspect money laundering activities or terrorist financing. - Performed additional research to supplement background information, including using various vendor information databases, open source search and other research sources to find useful material. - Gathered, organized, and interpreted data to formulate conclusions and recommended risk mitigation actions and next steps at the conclusion of FIU investigations. - Effectively documented findings, rationale to support analysis and findings. - Evaluated high-risk customers and (PEPs & PEFPs), identified risk factors, recommendations, and escalated / obtained management approval as appropriate per policies and procedures. - Communicated with Line of business to obtain further information, supporting documentation to support in making an informed decision.
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Administration
Sadat Academy for Management Sciences (SAMS)Jan 2000 - Jan 2004 - 4 yr
High School - Thanaweya Amma
Manor House SchoolJan 2000
Languages
Arabic
FluentEnglish
Advanced
Training & Certifications
Compensation & Benefits Workshop
Egyptian Council for Training and Development·2014OBIEE (Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition) - Oracle
Oracle ·2014Financial Modeling (CIB)
DC Garnder Financial Training·2013Financial statement analysis & investment (credit Course)
Commercial international bank·2010