Oladimeji Aina

I’m a FinCrime & Sanctions Compliance Analyst with 3+ years of experience in transaction monitoring, suspicious activity analysis, and SAR/STR preparation within a high-growth global fintech. I focus on reviewing, validating, and finalising SAR narratives with clear reasoning for why activity is suspicious, while applying a risk-based approach to challenge unnecessary submissions.

I investigate and adjudicate 80–120+ daily sanctions alerts from automated screening systems, identifying true matches against OFAC SDN and EU/UK consolidated sanctions lists. I monitor for patterns linked to money laundering, terrorist financing (CTF), and sanctions evasion— including transfers involving crypto wallets and exchanges across multiple platforms.

I strengthen decisions with in-depth customer due diligence (CDD/EDD) on high-risk accounts and Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs), requesting additional information where required and maintaining audit-ready documentation. I draft and contribute to SAR/STR narratives that support submissions across multiple jurisdictions, including the NCA (UK), FinCEN (US), NBB (EU), and FSRA (UAE).

I also collaborate cross-functionally with compliance, legal, and operations to ensure consistent application of internal policies—escalating confirmed matches and high-risk cases per protocol. In remote environments, I operate independently while maintaining high QA standards and helping reduce false positives through structured feedback on screening algorithms.