ADEDEJI RAHMAN
Compliance Professional
Lagos,LA
Summary
Compliance Professional with 9+ years of expertise in the financial services sector. As a Team Lead for Financial Crimes and Transaction Monitoring, I possess an end-to-end understanding of every desk within the department. Dedicated to safeguarding the organization against exploitation by actively fighting financial crime and ensuring diligent reporting to maintain the highest levels of institutional integrity.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Team Lead, Fin. Crimes and Transaction Monitoring
UNION BANK OF NIGERIA
Marina, Lagos
06.2024 - Current
- Lead and perform hands-on review of transaction monitoring alerts across NGN and FX channels in line with AML/CFT requirements
- Review investigations conducted by analysts and provide quality assurance on alert disposition and risk assessments
- Guide the team on identifying suspicious patterns involving PEPs, NGOs/NPOs, high-risk and high-volume accounts
- Review and approve Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) prior to filing with the NFIU via GoAML
- Support the team in obtaining, reviewing, and validating account packages and customer information required for investigations
- Identify recurring control gaps, data quality issues, and system limitations impacting monitoring effectiveness and escalate for remediation
- Collaborate with compliance, operations, and branch teams to resolve investigation gaps and control deficiencies
- Support audits, regulatory reviews, and continuous improvement of transaction monitoring processes
- Delegated daily tasks to team members to optimize group productivity.
Cluster Control/Compliance Officer
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC
01.2019 - 05.2024
- Ensure compliance with regulatory standards across cluster branches.
- Review and monitor internal controls to prevent fraud and ensure operational efficiency.
- Conduct general ledger reviews for accuracy and compliance.
- Monitor and investigate high-risk transactions for AML/CTF compliance.
- Oversee customer due diligence (CDD) and enhanced due diligence (EDD).
- Coordinate and support internal and external audits.
- Conduct compliance training for branch staff.
- Identify and mitigate compliance and operational risks.
- Liaise with regulatory bodies for compliance matters.
- Recommend process improvements to enhance controls and efficiency.
- Monitor and prevent fraud through transaction oversight.
- Ensure proper financial documentation and reporting standards.
Cluster Compliance Officer
WEMA BANK PLC
11.2016 - 12.2018
- Sensitization of branches on recent regulatory circulars to avoid regulatory sanctions.
- Ensuring all DNFB - (Designated non-financial businesses have proper documentations).
- Sensitization of branches on the bank's KYC policy in developing the bank's annual audit programs and implemented plans by initiating audit action strategies and establishing schedules for audit bank wide.
- Monitoring of KYC deficient accounts for prompt resolution.
- Ensuring strict adherence to internal and external bank policies governing account opening documentations - Thorough review of account opening documentations and resolution of their outstanding.
- Ensuring full implementation of the bank's policy and statutory regulations on compliance and money laundering activities.
Inventory Manager
CRYSTAL COMMODITY WAREHOUSE LTD
05.2016 - 10.2016
- Devising ways to optimize inventory control procedures.
- Inspecting the levels of business supplies to identify shortages.
- Ensuring product stock is adequate for all distribution channels and can cover direct demands from customers.
- Recording daily deliveries and sales to reconcile inventory.
- Place orders to replenish stock and avoiding insufficient or excessive supplies.
- Collaborate with warehouse employees and other staff to ensure business goals are met.
- Follow up to ensure goods get to the right customer.
- Report to management on stock level.
Education
MBA - Finance
Obafemi Awolowo University, School of Management Accounting
Ife, Nigeria 09.2022 - 05.2024
BSc. (Ed) - Economics Education
Osun State University
NigeriaSkills
- Risk Analysis
- Pattern Recognition
- Case Review
- Regulatory Interpretation
- Root Cause Analysis
- Control Assessment
- Risk Escalation
- Team Coaching
- Stakeholder Collaboration
- Regulatory compliance
- Analytical thinking
- Problem-solving
- Critical thinking
- Attention to detail
- Effective communication
- AML/CFT regulations
- Suspicious transaction reporting
Certification
Compliance Institute of Nigeria - Designate Compliance Professional
Securities and Exchange Commission - Sponsored Compliance Officer
Additional Trainings
- United Bank for Africa PLC, Control & Audit Skills Enhancement Programme, 2020
- ISO 9001:2015, certified audit training, 2021
- CIBN- Professional Conduct and Ethics Certification, 2022
Languages
English
Advanced
C1
Yoruba
Proficient
C2
Timeline
Team Lead, Fin. Crimes and Transaction Monitoring
UNION BANK OF NIGERIA
06.2024 - Current
MBA - Finance
Obafemi Awolowo University, School of Management Accounting
09.2022 - 05.2024
Cluster Control/Compliance Officer
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC
01.2019 - 05.2024
Cluster Compliance Officer
WEMA BANK PLC
11.2016 - 12.2018
Inventory Manager
CRYSTAL COMMODITY WAREHOUSE LTD
05.2016 - 10.2016
BSc. (Ed) - Economics Education
Osun State University