PABLO CUBI
CERTIFIED ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING SPECIALIST
** ***** ****** *****, *** Windsor,
New York 12553
845-***-**** (Home)
908-***-**** (Cell)
E-mail: ab9i36@r.postjobfree.com
AML Compliance professional seeking a position to further advance career in
the financial industry with emphasis on customer on-boarding, CIP/KYC
quality assurance, risk assessments, and overall compliance with the Bank
Secrecy Act, OFAC, U.S. Treasury Guidance (FinCen), and other related
regulations governing financial institutions.
EXPERIENCE:
Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation ("DTCC"), New York, NY
March 1987 - April 2012
Manager - Due Diligence Team (August 2007 -
April 2012)
. Recruited internally by DTCC's Compliance Department as a customer on-
boarding subject matter expert to help establish a robust Customer
Identification Program (CIP) and Know Your Customer (KYC) Program subject
to the full requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act. This project included
identifying all DTCC customers; conducting a remediation of existing
files and build of new KYC customer files; providing business units with
CIP/KYC compliance oversight, advisory, quality assurance and Enhanced
Due Diligence functions.
. Collected CIP/KYC documents which included IRS tax forms, organizational
and registration documents, Beneficial Ownership, Regulator and Exchange
Listings, and AML questionnaires. Performed "negative news" searches,
Politically Exposed Person (PEP) research, Enhanced Due Diligence for
"High Risk" customers, OFAC searches, reviews of Patriot Act Certificates
(PACs), Section 311 Special Measures notifications, and investigations
and pre-SAR memos of customers subject to transaction monitoring alerts.
. Collaborated on the initial Customer AML Risk Assessment model for DTCC's
banking subsidiary to measure inherent AML risk which led to the
development of an automated Customer Due Diligence solution to calculate
the AML risk rating for each customer utilizing technology acquired from
Norkom Technologies.
. Designed the conceptual framework for an enterprise-wide Customer AML
Risk Assessment model for all of the DTCC subsidiaries by taking
advantage of the existing methodology and technology to reduce
implementation costs.
. Drafted AML CIP/KYC compliance policies and procedures and conducted the
"final" layer of quality assurance reviews and risk rating validations of
over 1000 KYC customer accounts.
. Performed Product and Services and Business Unit AML Risk Assessments,
OFAC risk assessments, and Geography (Country) Risk, which resulted in
applying risk rankings to determine the overall composite AML risk to the
organization.
. Met all of the deliverables under a federal regulator action plan to
establish the CIP and KYC Programs from the ground up for DTCC and its
U.S. and U.K. subsidiaries, meeting all internal, external and regulatory
requirements reducing AML and operational risk to the organization.
Manager - Account Administration ("Customer On-boarding Team") (November
2000 - August 2007)
. Managed the daily operational function of the DTCC Customer On-boarding
Team, working closely with DTCC's Legal and Compliance Departments,
Relationship Management, and Enterprise Risk Management groups to on-
board equity, fixed income, mortgage back securities, mutual funds,
transfer agents, alternative investment products, and derivatives
customer accounts.
. On-boarding process included establishing and monitoring "new customer"
registration portal, collecting and reviewing membership agreements,
financial statements, legal opinions, IRS tax forms, regulatory history,
performing OFAC searches on international clients transacting in
derivatives products, and interfacing with government regulators and
designated examining authorities.
. Coordinated and delegated work assignments, evaluated performance,
established area goals and managed overall customer expectations and
deliverables.
. Represented and lead department in internal and company-wide initiatives
to develop on-boarding process for new customers domestically and
internationally for expanding products and services; and improved client
on-boarding experience by reducing and consolidating application
paperwork and creating process efficiencies to reduce overall on-boarding
time.
. Designated as the department's AML Compliance Liaison in 2005 to provide
subject matter expertise and lead departmental efforts to initiate and
establish the beginnings of a CIP and KYC Program.
Legal Assistant, Compliance Analyst, Supervisor
(March 1987 - November 2000)
. Held various positions and received job promotions in Corporate
Compliance (Legal) and Membership Operations; performing regulatory
compliance, SRO rules enforcement, credit risk analysis, risk management,
customer on-boarding, IRS tax form reconciliations, account exit
facilitations, account surveillance, account maintenance, and master file
system updates.
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, New York, NY October
1984 - March 1987
Corporate Law Paralegal - Performed all aspects of securities registration
and compliance under State's "Blue Sky" Laws; participated in the
preparation of materials for public and private offerings; mergers and
acquisitions; and conducted general due diligence and corporate
housekeeping.
EDUCATION:
Adelphi University, Garden City, NY
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
Adelphi University, Garden City, NY
Certificate of Paralegal Studies in Corporate Law - Lawyers Assistant
Program - ABA Approved
CERTIFICATION: Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS)
KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook; Lotus Notes,
Bankers Almanac, World Check, Lexis Nexis, SharePoint,
Norkom - Customer Due Diligence Application, Accuity
(OFAC Checks)