Iyobe Leguesse

Client contact point for compliance on behalf of bankers regarding compliance issues: Periodic reviews, onboarding, new banking products. Implementation and maintenance of a robust AML-FT control environment within the franchise. Coordinate monitoring and advisory activities on AML-FT policies, sanctions, global, regional, and local embargoes. Ensure continuous leadership by liaising with business lines, clients, and internal back-office for timely processing of client files (3 months for reviews, less than 1 month for onboarding) to ensure the franchise complies with international sanctions, AMF, and Bank of France regulations.

Analysis, drafting, and reporting of suspicious activity reports (SAR) to British (NCA), French (Tracfin), and Lithuanian (FNTT) authorities on suspicious cases of fraud, money laundering typologies, and terrorist financing. Analysis of client transactions using risk-based investigation models and internal protocols. Works as support to the French MLRO on sensitive money laundering and tax evasion cases.

Compliance risk assessments completed during onboarding and renewal KYC: Compliance with current regulations. Performing full CDD (Customer Due Diligence) and EDD (Enhanced Due Diligence) to determine beneficial owners exercising direct or indirect control. Creation of an effective KYC model to improve productivity and be used for all KYC client relationships, resulting in improved SLAs and on-time task completion rates.