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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
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Bibi Souraiya DHUNEEAH

Bibi Souraiya DHUNEEAH

Summary

Reliable business professional with experience in project management, process improvement and financial analysis. Proven track record of successfully streamlining business operations and reducing costs. Adept at analyzing data to identify trends and developing strategies to improve efficiency. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education

Work History

Anti Money Laundering Officer

SBM Bank (Mauritius) Ltd
2024.04 - Current

Start of April 2024, i joined the team of Compliance and has been assigned to:

1. Attend to queries from authorities such as FIU and FCC

2. Daily ATM Auditing

3. Assist in designing a process for Defunct Companies

4. Analysis of the new Financial Crime Commission Act 2023

Litigation and Administrative Officer

SBM Bank (Mauritius) Ltd
2021.01 - 2024.03

1. In-charge for training to Retail Banking on Legal Aspect of Banking in 2022 and was supervising Legal Retail Banking Portfolio within the team.

2. In-charge for statutory report drafting on a monthly and quarterly basis before signing off by Head of Dept both Bank and Holding.

3. Principal point of contact for attending audit request for the department ensuring timely and quality submission satisfactorily.

4. In-charge of Civil Litigation Management including and not limited to case and witness preparation, information gathering and processing legal fees & liaison person for all Attorney and Barristers. And attending Court as Bank representatives

Assisting staffs in gathering information before giving statement to Court, ICAC and any other authority.

5. Setting up and coordinate appointments, meeting and conference calls, including booking meeting rooms, creating schedules and timetables when required.

6. Preparation of Budget, Management of Legal fees and other costs.

7. Liaison person for Complaint handling and operation from legal side.

8. Preparing Notes to be submitted by Head to higher management and ensure all filing, both electronic and paper based is complete and kept up-to-date.

9. Established and maintain effective reminder system for the Head of Dept and assist in managing the overall functioning of the legal department.

10. Establish and maintain personal and professional files on behalf of Head and any other miscellaneous administrative and secretariat tasks as and when required.


  • Business Risk Coordinator for the department – helping the Risk Management Team to identifying and locating risk in terms of reputational, legal and financial risk that might occur within the department.

Legal Officer

SBM Bank (Mauritius) Ltd
2017.07 - 2021.01

1. Sign off Legal Vetting and Advice for operational retail issues and compliance matters as regards to on-boarding of customers.

2. Supervising for another junior legal officer not limited to training of Juniors and reviewing their works.

3. Issued guidelines on certain matters in retail banking.

4. Assisting in litigation management with Senior Officer including and not limited to case and witness preparation for court deposition or to any other authority, information gathering and processing legal fees to committees.

5. Deal with queries both internal and external in the absence or unavailability of Head and act as key Support of the Legal team.

6. Preparation of Budget, Management of Legal fees and other costs.

7. Establish and maintain personal and professional files on behalf of Head, established and maintain effective reminder system for team and any other miscellaneous administrative and secretariat tasks as and when required.

Legal Assistant & Junior Legal Officer

SBM Bank (Mauritius) Ltd
2010.07 - 2016.06

1. Drafting of Legal Vetting for account opening for corporate and individual.

2. Drafted and effectively use of Daily Monitoring System of all documents, queries and legal advice received and dispatched from both internal and external.

3. Training of Juniors

4. Assisting in drafting of reports.

5. Act as key Support of the Legal team.

6. Coordinating any activity within the department.

7. Any other miscellaneous administrative and secretariat tasks as and when required.

Education

Post Graduate Diploma in Laws - Financial Services Law

Queen Mary College University of London
London
08.2023

Post Graduate Certificate - Banking And Finance Law

Queen Mary College University of London
London
12.2021

Bachelor of Science - Management With Law

Open University of Mauritius
Reduit, Mauritius
02.2019

Certificate - Certificate Financial And Investment Planning

Knowledge of Art
Quatre Bornes, Mauritius
06.2013

Certificate - Certificate Banking Operation And Management

Knowledge of Art
Quatre Bornes, Mauritius
12.2012

Level 1 - Accounting

ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Account)
London
01.2010

International Graduate Diploma in Financial Crime Compliance - Crime Compliance

Financial Services Institute Mauritius
Eben
2023.10 - Current

Skills

  • Work Coordination
  • Report Writing
  • Strategic Planning
  • Innovation and Creativity
  • Report Preparation
  • Emergency Response
  • Process Improvement

Timeline

Anti Money Laundering Officer

SBM Bank (Mauritius) Ltd
2024.04 - Current

International Graduate Diploma in Financial Crime Compliance - Crime Compliance

Financial Services Institute Mauritius
2023.10 - Current

Litigation and Administrative Officer

SBM Bank (Mauritius) Ltd
2021.01 - 2024.03

Legal Officer

SBM Bank (Mauritius) Ltd
2017.07 - 2021.01

Legal Assistant & Junior Legal Officer

SBM Bank (Mauritius) Ltd
2010.07 - 2016.06

Post Graduate Diploma in Laws - Financial Services Law

Queen Mary College University of London

Post Graduate Certificate - Banking And Finance Law

Queen Mary College University of London

Bachelor of Science - Management With Law

Open University of Mauritius

Certificate - Certificate Financial And Investment Planning

Knowledge of Art

Certificate - Certificate Banking Operation And Management

Knowledge of Art

Level 1 - Accounting

ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Account)
Bibi Souraiya DHUNEEAH