
Helder AFONSO
Senior Compliance Officer | AML & KYC
Salary / Daily rate
Paris, France
Mobility: Paris, Nantes, ...
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Can come onsite
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Senior Compliance Officer with 15+ years in AML/KYC and financial crime prevention at Société Générale Private Banking. Expert in UHNWI client due diligence, suspicious activity detection, and regulatory compliance for complex offshore structures. Specialized in risk assessment and fraud prevention to ensure seamless regulatory adherence for financial institutions.
Work experience
Litigation Recovery Lawyer
Crédit Mutuel
Apr 2025 - Jun 2025
3 months
53000 Laval, France
• Litigation and amicable management of debt collection cases (individuals and businesses), collective proceedings and personal bankruptcy, • Relations with lawyers and bailiffs, legal analysis and verification of lawyers' conclusions, • Administrative and accounting follow-up of debt collections.
Conseiller en gestion de patrimoine
Groupe Euodia 🌱Freelance
Jan 2023 - Feb 2025
2 years 2 months
Remote
• Developed and maintained a client portfolio, • Carrying out in-depth studies and delivering sustainable strategies, • Initiating partnerships useful to the business, • Regular client follow-up.
Societe Generale Private Banking - SGPB
Jan 2013 - Jan 2022
9 years 1 month
Geneva, Switzerland
Senior Compliance Officer
Jan 2020 - Jan 2022
2 years 1 month
Geneva, Switzerland
Processing of KYC Annual reviews (UHNWI and HNWI offshore and onshore clients, international and complex structures) : Analysis of the Due diligence realized and the level of KYC, The corroboration provided, Reputation researches, Verification of account transactions, Enhanced Vigilance (in particular with regard to politically exposed persons), Preparation of the committees dedicated to annual reviews, Detection and fight against fraud and money laundering through KYC reviews and Alert Monitoring process.
Senior Compliance Officer
Jan 2013 - Dec 2019
7 years
Paris et périphérie
AML/KYC referent for the CRM dedicated to UHNWI clients - Detection and fight against fraud and money laundering, redaction and transmission of Suspicious Activities Reports, related to AML/FT and Market Abuse, to the Authority (TRACFIN), Preparation and Animation of the committees for accounts opening and acceptance of business introducers, processing of due diligence (KYC studies, World-Check and FACTIVA research, analysis of account transactions), Enhanced Vigilance (in particular with regard to politically exposed persons), Advice to CRM, Issuance of attestation of origin of funds (life insurance), formalized supervision, reporting.
Société Générale
Jun 2004 - Jan 2013
8 years 8 months
Paris, France
Risk Supervisor
Jul 2008 - Jan 2013
4 years 7 months
Paris, France
Detection and fight against fraud and money laundering, Analysis of openings and account transactions, Establishment of suspicious reports, Compliance checks, Monitoring of operational risks, Monitoring of risks and loans (individuals, professionals, SMEs), Detection of counterparties in a situation of credit risk (individuals and companies) and implementation of corrective measures, Development, coordination and monitoring of Credit Risk Committees, Post-Audit, Advice to agencies.
Litigation Recovery Business Manager
Jun 2004 - Jul 2008
4 years 2 months
Cergy, France
Litigation and amicable management of the recovery files (assignments, collective procedures, development of transactional protocols, administrative and accounting follow-up) on both the business and individual markets, Relations with lawyers (lawyers, bailiffs), Legal assistance to the recoverers.
Trainee legal - Direction de la Prévention Commerciale et du Recouvrement
Société Générale
Sep 2002 - Mar 2003
7 months
Région de Paris, France
Administrative management of recovery files, Assignations, Establishment of memoranda of understanding.
Trainee legal - Service Juridique et Contentieux
Société Générale
May 2002 - Jul 2002
3 months
Région de Paris, France
Administrative management of recovery files, Assignations, Establishment of memoranda of understanding.
Education
CY Cergy Paris Université
DEA
2000 - 2001
1 year 1 month