Taseer Javed

Made final, fair, and impartial decisions on complex legal complaints under delegated authority, assessing evidence and relevant legislation to determine proportionate remedies. Drafted well-reasoned decision outcomes, mentored investigators, and contributed to policy and process improvements by identifying emerging risks and control weaknesses.

Led development and embedding of first-line financial crime and enterprise risk policies, procedures, and controls aligned to the Group Enterprise Risk Management Framework. Managed a financial crime and KYC team, performed RCSAs, supported audits, and drove investigations and regulatory engagement alongside training and management information reporting.

Provided high-risk AML/CTF, sanctions, bribery & corruption, and tax evasion risk assessments for customers and transactions. Conducted enhanced due diligence, advised senior stakeholders on mitigation, escalated cases to the Nominated Officer, and supported SAR preparation with compliant documentation.

Acted as an SME for transaction monitoring investigations, providing expert guidance on complex AML cases. Supported AML policy and methodology enhancements, performed MSS-based trend analysis and AML system effectiveness reviews, and delivered QA and training while liaising with internal stakeholders and the NCA on controlled accounts.

Served as KYC/CDD and EDD SME, advising on complex due diligence decisions and appropriate escalation for customer risk exposures. Designed and implemented KYC/CDD/EDD policies and controls, performed onboarding and diligence across entity types, reviewed sanctions screening alerts, and established source of wealth and funds using documentation and SBI codes.

Managed end-to-end AML/CTF and fraud investigations by analysing transaction monitoring alerts and submitting SARs for suspicious activity. Investigated sanctions, PEP, and adverse media alerts, optimized processes with SAS Financial Crime Analytics, and provided SME guidance, training, and escalations to teams.

Completed A-Levels in Business and Urdu at Bradford College.

Grade: 2.1

Completed a BSc (Hons) in Business and Management (2.1) at the University of Bradford.