William Swainson-Gardiner
@williamswainson-gard
AML Specialist at Westpac New Zealand conducting Enhanced Due Diligence and verifying beneficial ownership for high-risk commercial onboarding.
New ZealandWhat I'm looking for
At Westpac New Zealand, I conduct AML/CFT compliance reviews and Enhanced Due Diligence for high-risk commercial onboarding. I verify Ultimate Beneficial Ownership across complex structures and investigate Source of Wealth and Source of Funds to help mitigate financial crime risk.
My background spans telecommunications, recruitment, and commercial account management, including reconciling wholesale billing data at Chorus NZ Limited and working with customers and partners at 2degrees, Spark New Zealand, and Vodafone NZ. I’m also a final-year undergraduate student at The University of Waikato, majoring in strategic management and digital business, and I’m looking to apply my academic and professional background in the digital business sector.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
• Executed AML/CFT compliance reviews and Enhanced Due Diligence workflows for high-risk commercial onboarding.
• Mapped and verified Ultimate Beneficial Ownership across complex structures, ensuring accurate risk classification.
• Conducted Source of Wealth and Source of Funds investigations to mitigate financial crime risk.
• Identified and escalated operational anomalies and fraud indicat
• Sourced, screened, and placed technical candidates in engineering and industrial sectors.
• Managed B2B client relationships, ensuring alignment with hiring demands and service delivery.
• Negotiated service arrangements while maintaining compliance with commercial KPIs and employment law.
• Managed and reconciled complex wholesale billing data structures for high-value network accounts.
• Resolved data discrepancies and billing disputes under tight commercial timeframes.
• Collaborated with technical teams to enhance database reporting mechanisms, improving workflow accuracy.
Worked as Business Account Manager at Spark New Zealand.
Worked as Business Development Manager at Vodafone New Zealand.
Worked as Customer Escalations Manager at Vodafone New Zealand.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
The University of Waikato
Bachelor of Business, Double Major in Strategic Management & Digital Business
2020 - 2023
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
New ZealandAuthorized to work in
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