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Gintare Guokaite

Klaipeda

Summary

Motivated Quality Assurance Specialist and a certified AML/CTF analyst with a strong background in AML (Anti-Money Laundering), CTF (Counter-Terrorism Financing), Sanctions Screening as well as risk management, and compliance. Experienced in conducting quality assurance reviews, fraud detection, transaction monitoring, regulatory compliance assessments and money laundering reporting. With extensive experience in finance, banking, and compliance, I have developed strong research, investigative, and problem-solving skills. My role includes ensuring regulatory compliance with evolving industry standards, conducting quality assurance audits, and enhancing fraud detection methodologies. Passionate about mitigating financial crime risks, I continuously work toward improving internal processes and maintaining high compliance standards.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Quality Assurance Specialist

Paystrax
Klaipeda
11.2024 - Current
  • Conducting quality assurance reviews of transaction monitoring alerts, investigations, and Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) to ensure compliance with AML/CTF regulations.
  • Conducting regular audits and reviews of the Transaction Monitoring (TM) team’s fraud detection systems and sanction screening processes to ensure effectiveness, accuracy, and ongoing regulatory compliance.
  • Assessing and enhancing internal fraud prevention guidelines to align with regional, and international regulatory requirements (e.g., PSD2/PSD3, FCA, BoL, and EBA Guidelines).
  • Conducting gap analysis to identify non-compliance areas and improve fraud, transaction monitoring, and sanction screening processes.
  • Identifying recurring quality issues and suggest process improvements to enhance transaction monitoring controls.
  • Performing testing and back-testing scenarios for fraud detection, sanction screening, and chargeback management.

Money Laundering Reporting Officer (Part- Time)

MYKOBO
Vilnius, Remote
03.2024 - 01.2025
  • Timely and accurate reporting of suspicious transactions, threshold transactions, and all required disclosures to FNTT. Identify, assess, and report suspicious transactions or activities to FNTT.
  • Developing, implementing, and maintaining effective Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter-Terrorism Financing (CTF) frameworks tailored to the crypto business, ensuring compliance with Lithuanian and EU laws (e.g., 6th AML Directive). Sanction screening implementation in the procedures.
  • Ensuring proper application of Know Your Customer (KYC) measures, including enhanced due diligence (EDD) for high-risk customers or transactions, particularly for anonymous or privacy-focused cryptocurrencies.
  • Acting as the point of contact for Lithuanian regulators (e.g., Bank of Lithuania, FNTT), responding to audits, inspections, and requests for information, and ensuring the company meets all AML compliance obligations.
  • Conducting regular AML training for staff, keeping them informed of red flags in crypto transactions, updates to regulatory frameworks, and internal escalation procedures.

Transaction Monitoring Analyst

Paystrax
Klaipeda
02.2024 - 11.2024
  • Reviewing and analyzing transaction monitoring alerts to detect potential money laundering, terrorist financing, and other suspicious activities.
  • Preparing and submitting Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) or Unusual Activity Reports (UARs) to comply with regulatory requirements.
  • Ensuring all transaction monitoring reviews comply with AML, CTF, and sanctions regulations (e.g., EU AML Directives, FATF, OFAC, and FCA Guidelines).
  • Evaluating the effectiveness of transaction monitoring rules and detection models, and suggesting improvements where necessary.
  • Monitoring transactions for fraud indicators, including account takeovers, synthetic identity fraud, chargeback fraud, and card-not-present (CNP) fraud.

AML/CTF TM Business Analyst

Revolut
Vilnius
11.2021 - 01.2024
  • Performing risk assessment of complex financial crime cases.
  • Being responsible for procedures to ensure alignment with external regulations and internal policies.
  • Assessing and validating financial crime risks associated with high risk customers.
  • Working closely with team leads of a respective team helping to achieve the goals.
  • Preparation of the procedure and implementation of a project for employee quality testing.
  • Providing expertise for the high risk cases which are escalated from the business.
  • Involvement in a new CRA project with product team.
  • Provide high quality services according to KPIs, agreed controls, policies and procedures, etc.

Senior Accounts Payable Specialist

Citco
Vilnius
04.2021 - 07.2021
  • Processing invoices for the assigned company codes, in a timely manner according to the standard procedures and the company guidelines.
  • Handling requests sent to the mail boxes for the company codes assigned.
  • Participating in period-close procedures, audit activities.
  • Supporting teamwork, collaboration and consistency across all sites and functions.
  • Participating and support improvements projects, changes implementation, new ERP systems and tools implementation, misc.
  • Continuously and accurately documenting service-related business knowledge: DTPs, process maps and other related documents.

Accounts Assistant

McCarthy Marland
Bristol
07.2018 - 01.2021
  • Processing all invoices on Sage for all UK customers.
  • Completion and preparation Month end balance sheet reconciliations, controls, and preparation.
  • Assisting with analyzing and preparing monthly margin analysis with commercial interpretation of the numbers.
  • Providing cover for Management Accountants, and other members of the Finance team where applicable.
  • Setting up a new customer profiles, credit checks and KYC process.
  • In absence covering credit control and accounts payable department.

Sales Administrator

Blackburns Metals
Bristol
04.2014 - 07.2018
  • Supporting sales representatives with scheduling client meetings and coordinating travel for sales presentations, travel expenses.
  • Tracking and recording monthly sales department expense reports and credit card statements.
  • Attending and documenting sales meeting minutes, distributed meeting notes and assigned follow-up activities.
  • Working closely with accounts department: month end balance sheet completion, petty cash and bank reconciliation procedures.
  • Administration duties: stationary orders, mail sorting, emails etc.

Education

Accountancy -

Kaunas Accounting School
Kaunas, Lithuania
12.2020

English Language -

Siauliai University
Siauliai, Lithuania
06.2005

Skills

  • Regulatory compliance
  • Transaction monitoring
  • Fraud detection
  • AML frameworks
  • Risk assessment
  • KYC procedures
  • Quality assurance
  • Sanction screening
  • Suspicious activity reporting
  • Analytical thinking

Timeline

Quality Assurance Specialist

Paystrax
11.2024 - Current

Money Laundering Reporting Officer (Part- Time)

MYKOBO
03.2024 - 01.2025

Transaction Monitoring Analyst

Paystrax
02.2024 - 11.2024

AML/CTF TM Business Analyst

Revolut
11.2021 - 01.2024

Senior Accounts Payable Specialist

Citco
04.2021 - 07.2021

Accounts Assistant

McCarthy Marland
07.2018 - 01.2021

Sales Administrator

Blackburns Metals
04.2014 - 07.2018

Accountancy -

Kaunas Accounting School

English Language -

Siauliai University

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