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MUHAMMAD OMAR HASHIM

FINANCIAL CRIME RISK SPECIALIST
HONG KONG ,Hong Kong

Summary

Financial Compliance Risk Expert with deep knowledge & experience in AML, KYC/CDD, Financial Crime investigations and Sanctions Compliance. I am an excellent team leader, with passions & capabilities to unite the team to achieve the goals and to motivate the team progress. Meanwhile, as a subject expert, always a good helper and a reliable solution provider to the senior management and businesses in Organization.

Overview

3
3
Certifications
15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Associate Director, AML & SANCTION SERVICES

KPMG CHINA
, Hong Kong
03.2019 - Current
  • Delivering forensic and financial crime prevention, investigation and advisory services to top tier clients.
  • Developing, coordinating and leading multi-disciplinary teams.
  • Working as Subject Matter Expert (SME) and helping clients with the review, development and/or design of relevant AML, CDD and other financial crime initiatives including risk assessments, policy/process/controls/technology, regulatory response and projects.
  • Advise on design, enhancement, implementation and review of anti-money laundering/Sanction detection and regulatory programs.
  • Assist clients in understanding and meeting regulatory requirements, including responding to the findings of regulatory examinations.
  • Provision of AML/CDD compliance, risk assessment, business process controls and operational projects, including the development of project plans and approach.
  • Leading and developing proposals for new client projects and supporting marketing campaigns and initiatives.

Deputy Head of Compliance

Habib Bank AG Zurich
, Hong Kong
10.2017 - 02.2019
  • Develop strategy and draw a compliance policy framework that supports the bank’s business plan by ensuring that the bank is in full compliance, local regulatory and internal policies and procedures.
  • Develop implement and manage compliance monitoring tools and control processes for ensuring that the bank’s legal and regulatory obligations are met.
  • Inform the management immediately for non-compliance in local regulations and internal policies or any other code of conduct.
  • Responsible for the money laundering reporting and facilitate regulators for inspection and resolve queries.
  • Developing and maintaining sound Compliance/AML framework and specific Risk Management & internal controls in the major fields that supports the business plans and banking operation.
  • This includes risk assessment, data collection, sample testing/checking and detecting/addressing compliance/AML risks.
  • Review the business’s compliance monitoring, activities in accordance with a plan agreed with top management.
  • Conduct cross checking of monitoring activities carried out by business units, escalating weaknesses if identified.
  • Ensure compliance with AML / KYC by providing advice, guidance, decision support and approval to business on complex AML & Sanctions related issues.
  • Assist in new business initiatives and product due diligence work and provide input from Regulatory compliance/AML perspectives.
  • Coordinate and following up with specific requirement by the Regulators, Auditors and Group Office during the course of any reviews, examination or off-site surveillance.
  • Ensure that staff are trained and aware of the latest compliance, AML policies procedures, as well as regulatory trends as per international best practice.

Head of Group Compliance & Business Advisory

Habib Metropolitan Bank Ltd.
Karachi , Pakistan
07.2014 - 09.2017
  • To review and outlook Compliance Monitoring Activities and Risk Assessment in country.
  • To ensure regulatory issues are highlighted and tracked down in respective Governance forums.
  • To keep close oversight on Group & local regulatory reforms and visit the Central Bank in resolving and claiming any dispensations for the business.
  • To track and formulate renewal of Compliance Policies and Programs and suggest improvements in the process level controls in light of any regulatory requirements.
  • Review Company policies, product programs, services, etc.
  • Are compliant with regulatory requirements.
  • Design Compliance Monitoring program by embedding all new/existing regulatory requirements in the Regulatory & Risk Control Book; finalize control measures and risk grading of these regulations and also keep the control book updated.
  • Perform follow-up reviews to verify the implementation of recommendation from regulators, external auditors and internal auditors, to resolve compliance related findings/issues identified by them.
  • To advise business support functions, promote culture and practice of compliance related queries; formulate compliance related policies and procedures.
  • Responding to queries raised by all branches and support functions on relevant compliance matters/issues.
  • Responsible for implementing and managing FATCA & Common Reporting Standard (CRS) regulation requirement throughout the bank.
  • To provide Regulatory and FATCA/CRS advisory across business functions and branches in an effective and efficient manner.
  • To supervise training activities relating to Compliance, AML, Sanctions, FATCA policies, procedures and IT systems across the Bank.
  • To certify regulatory certifications where required by the Central Bank to be performed by Compliance.
  • Keep abreast of the latest regulatory requirements and promote compliance awareness and compliance culture within the Company including development and delivery of compliance & AML training programs.
  • Responsible for Compliance Committee Secretarial role and prepare presentation reporting on the progress and findings to senior management.

Head of AML & Sanctions

Habib Metropolitan Bank Ltd.
Karachi, Pakistan
07.2009 - 06.2014
  • Managing Bank’s compliance with AML & Sanctions requirements.
  • Driving the Bank's Money Laundering Program for complying with all relevant regulations on AML, CFT and projects.
  • Liaising with Regulators, Auditors and Law Enforcement Agencies.
  • Lead a team of 15 financial crime experts, setting local policy.
  • Provide second line advisory to business segments on all financial crime matters.
  • Deal with Central Bank Orders/Legal Orders, SARs/STRs and CTRs.
  • Managing financial crime governance for the Bank.
  • Liaising with Region and Group FC functions as appropriate.
  • Ensure Sanctions within the bank and its subsidiaries.
  • Manage a sizeable team in advisory, policies development, CDD, investigation, monitoring and regulatory reporting.
  • Ensure and help the Business with all new projects and new products and send to regulator for approvals.
  • Manage strategic AML or compliance.
  • Working with business units to solve all regulators requirements.
  • Built Monitoring program for all regulation and compliance policies.

Internal Control Manager

Habib Metropolitan Bank Ltd.
Karachi , Pakistan
07.2007 - 06.2009
  • Team Lead to establish the Internal Control Department.
  • Recommended Enterprise-wide Internal Controls and prepared Enterprise wide risk based audit program.
  • Led and managed Enterprise Risk Management Project, conducted walkthrough and developed process level workflow, risk control matrix, identified key controls, developed testing plan, documented test result, Gap Analysis and Remediation Plan.
  • Documented COSO through policy review, designed workflows, prepared risk control matrix, performed testing and remediation plan.
  • Assisted the Senior management in risk assessment and development of the COSO assessment plan.
  • Prepared internal control reports for Management and Board.
  • Monitored, reported and followed-up an outstanding audit observation.

Internal Auditor

Habib Metropolitan Bank Ltd.
Karachi , Pakistan
06.2005 - 07.2007
  • Successful completion of 200 plus branch & department audits.
  • Executing & managing all audit fieldwork according to established schedule and documenting the results.
  • Finalizing audit reports on the condition/adequacy of the bank’s control environment.
  • Recommending internal controls improvement, compliance conformance and business process improvements.
  • Communicate audit findings and recommendations to improve the overall effectiveness of the company’s internal controls and compliance environment to management and business owners.
  • Monitoring the status of management/business corrective action plans to ensure that significant process and control issues have been remediated.
  • Monitoring the self-assessment checklist from branches and departments to ensure that significant process and control issues have been remediated.

Education

MBA - Finance

Greenwhich University
Pakistan

Bachelor of Science - Computing

Staffordshire University
UK

Skills

    Project Management

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Accomplishments

    1. Successfully completion of KYC Remediation project.

    2. Supervise team of 25 to resolve Trade Transactions Discounting & Investigations.

    3. Development of KYC Operations Solution.

    4. Implementation of Sanctions Screening system - Fircosoft.

    5. Document & tested AML Risk Assessment of a major bank.

    6. Basel II Implementation project.

    7. FATCA Compliance Implementation project.

    8. Collaborated with the team of 20 to complete KYC integration project using data analytics.

    9. Sanction Implementation project

Certification

Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS)

Timeline

Project Management Professional (PMP)

09-2020

Certified AML Professional (CAMLP)

08-2019

Associate Director, AML & SANCTION SERVICES

KPMG CHINA
03.2019 - Current

Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS)

07-2018

Deputy Head of Compliance

Habib Bank AG Zurich
10.2017 - 02.2019

Head of Group Compliance & Business Advisory

Habib Metropolitan Bank Ltd.
07.2014 - 09.2017

Head of AML & Sanctions

Habib Metropolitan Bank Ltd.
07.2009 - 06.2014

Internal Control Manager

Habib Metropolitan Bank Ltd.
07.2007 - 06.2009

Internal Auditor

Habib Metropolitan Bank Ltd.
06.2005 - 07.2007

Bachelor of Science - Computing

Staffordshire University

MBA - Finance

Greenwhich University

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