Harrison Ozah
Vilnius
Summary
A well driven analytical mindset, problem-solving, and a dynamic Money Laundering Reporting Officer with over 5 years of comprehensive experience in risk management, compliance, and financial oversight with expertise in developing and implementing AML policies set rules and procedures, alongside a strong ability to conduct thorough transaction monitoring and KYC updates. Very passionate about bringing integrity to the financial systems through meticulous oversight and proactive strategies
Overview
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1
Certification
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
MLRO & Sanction Officer
GreatIdea UAB
12.2024 - Current
- Ensure adequate processes for internal and external management of fraud prevention are in place for staff to adhere.
- Educate and train staff on the preventions of ML/TF and detecting of other suspicious activities.
- Formulate policy and rule Implementation on Aunti-money laundering/ Terrorism financing/suspicious activities documents to mitigate risk.
- Perform AML investigation on suspicious activities and report to regulatory bodies.
- Report statutory transactions within and above threshold and suspicious in real time to regulatory body.
- Sanction Screening and reporting
- Report periodically on client risk and other Anti-money laundering activities to the Board.
- Liaise with compliance team on statutory requirements on AML/ compliance related issues
- Monitoring of daily transactions and review to analyze the inherent associated client's risk
- Building and designing process charts
MLRO & Sanction Officer
Greatidee UAB
02.2023 - 12.2024
- Ensure adequate processes for internal and external management of fraud prevention are in place for staff to adhere.
- Educate and train staff on the preventions of ML/TF and detecting of other suspicious activities.
- Formulate policy and rule Implementation on aunti-money laundering/ Terrorism financing/suspicious activities documents to mitigate risk.
- Perform AML investigation on suspicious activities and report to regulatory bodies.
- Report statutory transactions within and above threshold and suspicious in real time to regulatory body.
- Report periodically on client risk and other Anti-money laundering activities to the Board.
- Liaise with compliance team on statutory requirements on AML/ compliance related issues
- Monitoring of daily transactions and review to analyze the inherent associated client's risk
Aunti- Money Laundering Reporting Officer
Goat Finance
11.2022 - 02.2023
- Reporting of statutory transactions within and above threshold/ suspicious activities to regulatory bodies.
- Investigate suspicious activities and review the risk/business relationship to the Board.
- Training of employees on AML/CTF/Suspicious activities prevention.
- Liaise with compliance on policy document and formulation.
- Set rules and AML policy document to mitigate client risk.
- Monitoring of transaction and analyzing clients risk.
Internship-Account Receivable
Citco
03.2022 - 06.2022
- Processing of client payments
- Monitoring of client transaction
- Reconciling of client cash account and Bank statement
- Posting of client payment to client cash book account and reconciling client's suspense account.
Risk and Compliance Manager
Springboard Trust and Investment Limited
03.2018 - 09.2020
- Assist in developing corrective action plans after audit report.
- Conduct periodic internal reviews/audits to verify compliance procedures.
- Analyze current systems for identifying areas where additional controls may be necessary.
- Develop strategies for mitigating risks associated with non-compliance.
- Monitor compliance systems to ensure effectiveness.
- Collaborate with other departments to ensure adherence to organizational procedures.
- Report audit review to the Board of Director
- Participate in meetings with regulators to discuss findings from audit reports.
Anti-Money Laundering Analyst
Springboard Trust & Investment Limited
02.2008 - 02.2018
- Perform AML report on all flagged threshold
- Conduct follow-up reviews on previously filed SARs to analyze the business relationship risk
- Perform AML investigations on suspicious activities and report to the compliance for necessary filling with regulatory body.
- Liaise with compliance on client ongoing transactions monitoring and KYC documentation.
- Analyze clients risk from ongoing clients transaction monitoring and determine the business risk level and client.
Education
Master of Science (M.S.) - Cybersecurity Management Candidate
Mykolas Remoras University
Vilnius02.2025
Master of Science (M.S.) - Economics/Business management
Vilnius University
Vilnius07.2022
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) - Business Administration - Finance
Lagos State University
Lagos, Nigeria07.2011
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Banking & Finance
Lagos State University
Lagos, Nigeria08.2003
Skills
- Problem solving
- Good communication
- Multitasking
- Time management
- Critical thinking
- Dependable and responsible
- Team collaboration
Accomplishments
Partnered with team members to develop and deliver a winning solution for intern project.
Certification
- Advanced Cert. Anti-Money laundering Reporting Officer (ICA)
- Managing Risk and Sanction (ICA)
- Advanced Transaction Monitoring (Sumsub)
- Navigating crypto regulation and travel rules (Sumsub)
Additional Information
Passionate about reading and watching movies and committed to continuous self-development by keeping current with industry changes through courses, news and professional networking
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Timeline
MLRO & Sanction Officer
GreatIdea UAB
12.2024 - Current
MLRO & Sanction Officer
Greatidee UAB
02.2023 - 12.2024
Aunti- Money Laundering Reporting Officer
Goat Finance
11.2022 - 02.2023
Internship-Account Receivable
Citco
03.2022 - 06.2022
Risk and Compliance Manager
Springboard Trust and Investment Limited
03.2018 - 09.2020
Anti-Money Laundering Analyst
Springboard Trust & Investment Limited
02.2008 - 02.2018
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Banking & Finance
Lagos State University
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) - Business Administration - Finance
Lagos State University
Master of Science (M.S.) - Economics/Business management
Vilnius University
Master of Science (M.S.) - Cybersecurity Management Candidate
Mykolas Remoras University
PUBLICATIONS
The use of Artificial intelligence in managing cyber fraud incidents in the Nigerian Financial Sector. Published in Vol 12 issue10, October 2025.TIJER-ORG.
The impact of privatization on State-Owned enterprise in Nigeria. Published 2022, epublications.vu.lt