Shakthi Jayathilake

I am a highly skilled professional with progressive experience in the banking/finance field specialized in compliance, AML, fraud and CFT.

I have a career spanning more than 8 years with HSBC with more than 5 years in customer screening and more than 3 years in transaction monitoring and Investigative Reporting. I am experienced in handling high volume of work against strict deadlines in various business areas in Middle East and North Africa, UK, Europe and Asia Pacific Lanka. I am well versed in analyzing transactions and detecting anomalies in account behavior using multitude of monitoring programs as well as search engines. My experience also includes suspicious activity report writing, liaising with onshore stakeholders regarding enquiries, conducting training to new staff and developing methods to improve teamwide quality and production. I am adept at functioning as a single investigator as well as collaborating among colleagues towards achieving group objectives. While specializing in AML investigations, I have been recognized for my exceptional investigative skills regarding identifying and monitoring activity relating to fraud as well as organized crime gangs.
I am a certified anti-money laundering specialist (CAMS) and I am currently working towards being certified as a forensic accountant. I am proficient in MS Outlook and other MS office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Spreadsheets) as well as many other internal and external systems used to aid in compliance monitoring including Google, World Check, Oracal and Norkom. I also have outstanding organizational skills and the ability to make recommendations for improving policies to reduce risks. I am calm and focused while working in high pressure and fast-paced environment. I also have the skills to pay close attention to detail and to change priorities when needed.

Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (ACAMS)