Matt Singh

About Matt Singh

Expert Compliance and Anti-Money Laundering professional with over 20 years experience in the compliance and finance field.Conduct accurate and timely reviews of accounts and transactions to ensure that all AML, KYC, USA Patriot Act, Bank Secrecy Act, SAR writing and filing, OFAC and other compliance regulations and standards are followedExperienced with high-risk AML investigations, Retail and private banking, Corresponding banking, Alert Closure, KYC On-boarding, macro-data analysis, Sanctions, OFAC screening, bank and securities fraud investigations. Trained to assess gaps in process controls, provide risk-mitigation analysis, and submit policy recommendationsData management and PC skills including Fiserv, Norkom, Mantas, MIS, Finet, OFAC, World-check, Accuity, RDC, Factiva, LexisNexis, Broad-ridge, World Compliance, Lotus, Word, PowerPoint, Excel and OutlookAssisted management in identifying and containing compliance risk, monitoring, reporting, training staff, certification, fostering a compliance culture and optimizing relations with regulators

Experience

1. Team Lead Manager

   Standard Chartered

   Feb 2016 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Managed the workstream for a team of investigators in the United States/Poland and reviewed their work for submission to the regulator • Created a CAR team in Poland for handling the US workstream overflow-Worked in retail/private banking Jersey UK on the case investigation backlog and created a case management system to streamline MI • Worked on the Supplemental SAR procedure for Poland and trained Poland/U.S. Intel teams on the Supplemental SAR process • Created a case management system to streamline the case overflow from excessive excel use • Reduced data leakage by stakeholders via the introduction of a key for the SAR document • Evaluated alerted transactions and customer relationships for money laundering activities identify red flag issues and escalate within the AML framework for further investigation • Review current case transactions for unusual activity in multiple work streams including fraud, major cases, legal, sanctions and trade finance. • Maintain familiarity with appropriate investigation techniques to support AML activities, including research utilizing bank systems, intranet, internet and external vendor solutions as appropriate • Coordinated with law enforcement investigations, subpoenas, and inquiries. • Monitored activities within the AML Compliance Office to ensure compliance with applicable sanctions, internal policies and procedures and external regulations • Performed research taking into consideration various AML risk factors and indicators to determine if a Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) requires completion • Trained new hires and new analysts on the principles of AML investigations, typologies, policies and procedure • Performed quality assurance on escalated cases by consultants (SAR critiquing, Investigation results, etc.) • Draft and review SARs, Supplemental activity, subpoenas and 314(b) requests. • Conducted testing on new investigative tools and case management systems.

Education

• University of Greenwich

  Bachelor of Science Degree, Applied Chemistry; Analytical and Statistics

• New York Institute of Finance

  Technical analysis

Skills

• Bank Secrecy Act
• Finra
• Banking
• Risk Management
• USA Patriot Act
• Anti Money Laundering
• Securities
• Investments
• Settlement
• Due Diligence
• Hedge Funds
• Aml
• Fixed Income
• Portfolio Management
• Financial Markets
• Trading
• Financial Risk
• Bonds
• Financial Services
• Finance
• Bloomberg
• Back Office
• Kyc
• Ofac
• Market Risk
• Capital Markets
• Equities