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
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
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
Master of Science (M.S.) - Economics/Business management
Vilnius University
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) - Business Administration - Finance
Lagos State University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Banking & Finance
Lagos State 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