Helder AFONSO

Senior Compliance Officer | AML & KYC

Salary / Daily rate

Paris, France

Mobility: Paris, Nantes, ...

Freelance, open to permanent contract

Can come onsite

Skills

LegalFinance

Languages

French (Native)Portuguese (Native)Spanish (Fluent)English

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.

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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

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