Ossama Bahgat

Lead AML, sanctions, and financial crime quality assurance reviews and advisory engagements; designed and optimized onboarding, transaction monitoring, screening, and CDD/EDD processes while delivering actionable recommendations to senior stakeholders.

Managed AML/CFT transaction monitoring and screening operations, prepared STRs/SARs, led QA reviews, and guided compliance analysts to ensure timely escalation and remediation of suspicious activity.

Investigated transaction-monitoring alerts and conducted CDD/EDD, sanctions/PEP and adverse media screening, escalating suspicious cases and preparing SARs for senior review.

Conducted AML and sanctions-focused QA reviews and advisory work to strengthen client onboarding, monitoring and control frameworks, and supported AML system implementations and remediation efforts.

Reviewed transaction-monitoring alerts, performed sanctions/PEP and negative-media screening, executed deep investigations and prepared SARs while onboarding high-risk customers under CDD/EDD procedures.

Monitored trade and non-commercial payment cycles, performed sanctions screening, prepared regulatory reports, followed up on branch audit findings, and ensured compliance with CBE requirements.

Attained the CAMS certification in November 2019 to demonstrate expertise in anti-money laundering practices.

Bachelor of Commerce with a major in Business Information Systems from Helwan University, completed in 2013.

Completed secondary education at Sphinx Language School.