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Karim Hassaan Zawawi

Senior AML Specialist| Financial Crime Unit at PricewaterhouseCoopers

Giza, Egypt

Work 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.
  • Banking AdvisorFull Time

    Royal Bank of Canada

    Jul 2017 - Mar 2019 -1 yr, 8 months

    Canada , Toronto

    • 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 School

        Jan 2000 

      Skills

      • Microsoft Office
      • Automotive
      • Accounting
      • Financial Analysis
      • Oracle discoverer

      Languages

      • Arabic

        Fluent
      • English

        Advanced

      Training & Certifications

      • Compensation & Benefits Workshop

        Egyptian Council for Training and Development·2014
      • OBIEE (Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition) - Oracle

        Oracle ·2014
      • Financial Modeling (CIB)

        DC Garnder Financial Training·2013
      • Financial statement analysis & investment (credit Course)

        Commercial international bank·2010
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