Sarah Samou

• Conducted KYC remediation including periodic review of high-risk files, risk assessment, and client screening to ensure compliance with regulations. • Analyzed transaction alerts and investor profiles for validity, leading to accurate transaction monitoring. • Collaborated with Client Acceptance committee to review client files triggered by unexpected events.

Periodic Review and PEP Clean-up Tasks: • Review and assessment of screening alerts through EIB’s own screening tool and completion of Bank’s PEP Questionnaire • Review of identified KYC risks in order to calculate the risk rating of the counterparties • Completion of compliance memo for escalation where applicable • Review cases operated by various Bank’s teams within 1st and 2nd lines of defence • Provide support to on-going review and assessment of various screening alerts through Bank’s own automated screening tool

Transfer Agent – On-boarding Tasks : Account opening for the investors of UCITS funds BNP is administrator/ Transfer agent for, direct contact with the investors. Draft the KYC list of requirements regarding the structure of the investors, analyse the documentation, operate the screening, treat the alerts, escalate adverse information if any, evaluate the risk and open the accounts.

KYC remediation The purpose of this mission at CACEIS and BNP (next position) was to update the clients’ files with the 4th AML Directive. KYC review and update of clients’ investor’s files. The main tasks: encode and analyse files of legal entities investing in the funds administrated by the Bank. Draft memos and escalation to senior management officers and Compliance any suspicious case. Contact investors to gather missing documentation for KYC completion and update clients’ files following the latest European AML Directives. On-boarding Transfer Agent – On-boarding Tasks : Account opening for the investors of PERE funds CACEIS is administrator/ Transfer agent for, direct contact with the client (management company). Draft the KYC list of requirements for the investors, analyse the documentation, screen all parties, treat the alerts, escalate adverse information if any to compliance team then ManCo compliance, evaluate the risk and open the accounts.

• Led a team of four analysts in KYC remediation for over 2000 accounts in an international Private Bank, focusing on high-risk jurisdictions. • Managed complex structures for individuals, corporates, funds, securitization funds, and trusts, ensuring compliance with AML regulations. • Collaborated with various stakeholders to streamline processes and enhance efficiency in KYC/AML procedures.

Compliance officer for SEGL (Secrétariat Général de la Société Générale) Main tasks: • KYC (Know Your Consumer) due diligence • AML (Anti-Money Laundering) due diligence • Redaction of memorandum for high-risked profil (determine if a client could represent a risk for the company, what type of risk, identify the ultimate beneficiary) • Filtering embargos alerts (when we receive alerts, determine wether or not those are real alerts) • Reporting

Treatment of suppliers invoices Using SAGE software Moyen de Payement (Mean of Payment) Send payment (by cheques, wire transfer)

Treasury, Accounting

Réalisation de fichier regroupant tous les investissements passés et en cours de l'entreprise (calcul de cash flow, mise en évidence des obligations de l'entreprise, traitement des contrats de prêts).