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Get in Touch
T: +44 20 3695 9251
E: info@grtconsult.com
71-75 Shelton Street Covent Garden, London, WC2H 9JQ
With over fourteen years of regulatory experience, Sheahara has strong subject matter expertise in the regulatory and legal requirements around Anti-Money Laundering and ‘Know Your Customer’ checks across retail, corporate, investment banking and wealth management firms. Her wide ranging experience has included writing, reviewing, socialising and implementing financial crime policies and procedures, recruiting and managing teams to run both review and remediation projects, and undertaking training of Financial Crime Compliance teams.
Most recently she acted as a senior assessment lead for assurance within a global bank’s Global Standards Programme, having already completed other financial crime assignments for the bank, and worked at another firm to support the Global Head of Financial Crime Compliance.
Provided in-depth assessment and review activity for key Global Standard initiatives across the programme, projects and lines of business.
Designed and provided training on topics relevant to KYC and EDD such as source of wealth, funds and various entity types.
Supported the Global Head of Financial Crime Compliance in discharging responsibility for financial crime compliance oversight across global locations.
Gap Analysis, pilot implementation and management of high risk remediation.
Worked in central change to ensure that policies, procedures, forms, training and other operational support documents were kept up to date and maintained within the defined governance framework.
MI reporting and collation for upward management and tracked project progress delivery on various workstreams.
Designed and implemented a Training and Awareness Programme and Desk Top Procedures for the team and new starters to include sanction screening, obtaining payment history and alert handling where required.
Ensuring Financial Crime Compliance standards, policies and procedures for the UK regulated businesses met regulatory requirements and are clearly understood by stakeholders.
Advised on the design and delivery of the methodology and approach of the principles to embedding financial crime change across the organisation and industry best practices for client remediation after a Section 166.
AML Data Analytics
Practical systems experience including; World-Check, KYC360, Bloomberg, LexisNexis, Dow Jones Factiva and Goldtier.
Created AML/CTF training plan for the board and team members across the group for Private Banks, Wealth Management and Wholesale Banking.
Established AML frameworks and appropriate reporting templates.
Identified and implemented gaps and recommendations made in an Enterprise-wide risk assessment.
Ensured adherence to updated AML/CTF guidelines appropriate to specific group entities.
Language Skills:
English (Fluent)
