LOH PUI WOON
AML Due Diligence Analyst
Kuala Lumpur,14
Summary
Certified Anti-Money Laundering analyst & Due Diligence researcher with strong research skills, multilingual ability and supervisory experience
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
4
4
Languages
Work History
Research Supervisor, Enhanced Due Diligence
Thomson Reuters Penang (formerly IntegraScreen (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, Currently Refinitiv)
10.2016 - 08.2018
- Managing and leading a team of analysts, providing them guidance in research methodology and producing due diligence reports of various levels and types
- Ensuring report quality, findings consistency and information accuracy as well as timely delivery in the reports prepared by analysts
- Guiding analysts in tackling issues encountered during research and coordinating with other research parties to address concerns and queries
- Identify and develop talents within team; expose them to various opportunities and enable growth by giving support and coaching whenever needed
- Training new analysts and helping them to build foundation in their research skills
- Participating in process enhancement efforts and projects to improve research workflow and operations
- Involved in planning of batch report delivery and gathering resources to meet delivery needs
- Refinitiv is a global provider of financial market data and infrastructure. Website: Not provided.
Research Analyst, Enhanced Due Diligence
Thomson Reuters Penang (formerly IntegraScreen (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, Currently Refinitiv)
08.2014 - 09.2016
- Adding to the primary roles and tasks of a research analyst, a lead analyst is required to master research projects with extensive profiles and complex client requirements
- Volunteering to handle trial reports for new or potential clients
- Working closely and coordinating with various supporting teams, operations team and external vendors in ensuring that all outsourcing and supporting information is duly allocated and received
- Other additional roles also include assisting Research Supervisor in performing first-level reviews on different types of reports, conducting trainings or acting as buddies for new recruits, participating in additional efforts to refine existing research methodology and supporting knowledge management team in research improvement efforts
- Conduct extensive research on companies and individuals to prepare enhanced due diligence reports
- Conducting detailed and comprehensive searches as well as creating in-depth analysis on assigned research projects
- Researching and extracting data from all applicable sources, ensuring accuracy and quality of findings by complying with relevant research guidelines, policies and applicable legislations
- Developing appropriate search queries to maximize research results as well as gathering the right intelligent information from external sources and internal proprietary sources
- Analyzing and summarizing research data in an objective and accurate manner
- Working fluently in English, Mandarin Chinese and Malay languages as well as translating non-English language findings and documents
- Providing regular communication to clients and regular status updates on research projects to manager
- Effectively managing workload within defined deadlines and budgets
- Ability to apply critical thinking to examine issues reported in news media, pay attention to details and deliver reports on timely manner is of utmost importance during the course of research
- Other required capacities include managing multiple tasks and activities simultaneously; demonstrating effective communication skills, written and verbal; being proficient in using Microsoft applications as well as handling high level of confidentiality with sensitive information
Research Executive, Qualitative
InsightAsia Research Malaysia Sdn Bhd
01.2014 - 07.2014
- Involved in conducting market research studies and managing projects while engaging the use of various qualitative methodologies and approaches
- Actively participated in behavioral studies, usage and attitude studies, as well as communications evaluations
- Obtained the opportunity to work very closely with senior market researchers to prep up skills in both project management and qualitative analyses
- Responsible for managing many qualitative projects which were awarded by clients of various industries, such as Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), Consumer Electronics as well as Finance and Banking
- InsightAsia is a market research company specializing in qualitative research methodologies. Website: http://www.insightasia.com
Education
Advanced Diploma - Social Science (Psychology)
Tunku Abdul Rahman College (TARC)
Kuala Lumpur01.2010
Diploma - Social Science (Counseling)
Tunku Abdul Rahman College (TARC)
Kuala Lumpur01.2008
Skills
Investigation & Research
Regulatory Knowledge
Knowledge of Know Your Customer (KYC) and Customer Due Diligence (CDD) procedures
Risk Assessment
Report Writing & Editing
Certification
ICA International Certificate in Anti Money Laundering
Other Work Experience
- Retail Sales and Operations with luxury beauty brands including Estee Lauder, Fresh and L'Occitane, with over 7 years of managing retail stores operations and team performance, particularly in driving sales and managing customer service excellence
- Part Time Makeup Artist and Sales Assistant, providing sales consultation and serving retail customers as well as performing store operating tasks
- Temporary Secondary School Teacher, responsible for teaching linguistic syllabus to secondary school students, in particular, Malay and Mandarin Chinese languages; other responsibilities also include writing daily reports and preparing candidates for secondary school examination, Penilaian Menengah Rendah (PMR), in addition to drafting final examination questions for students from Remove to Form 2 classes
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Chinese (Mandarin)
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Chinese (Cantonese)
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Malay
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Timeline
Research Supervisor, Enhanced Due Diligence
Thomson Reuters Penang (formerly IntegraScreen (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, Currently Refinitiv)
10.2016 - 08.2018
Research Analyst, Enhanced Due Diligence
Thomson Reuters Penang (formerly IntegraScreen (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, Currently Refinitiv)
08.2014 - 09.2016
Research Executive, Qualitative
InsightAsia Research Malaysia Sdn Bhd
01.2014 - 07.2014
Diploma - Social Science (Counseling)
Tunku Abdul Rahman College (TARC)
Advanced Diploma - Social Science (Psychology)
Tunku Abdul Rahman College (TARC)