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John Cullen
Driving compliance, AML, and financial crime excellence in financial services.
Gibraltar, GI
Full time
On-site/Hybrid/Remote
Senior Compliance and Financial Crime professional experienced across AML/CTF, KYC, EDD, sanctions, PEPs, fraud, governance, and internal controls within...
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My Career Journey
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1/9
Lloyds Banking Group | TSB | Financial Services Consulting
Various Positions
- Present | N/A
Metropolitan Global Finance
Head of Internal Audit & Compliance Officer
Aug 2025 - Nov 2025 | 3m
Led internal audit and compliance oversight covering AML/CTF, KYC, and transaction monitoring. Developed and tested policies and controls for GFSC regulatory needs. Oversaw due diligence, monitored transactions,...
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IDT Finance Ltd & JustBank
Financial Crime Prevention Team Manager
Feb 2023 - Apr 2025 | 2y 2m
Managed financial crime operations for banking and e-money entities. Oversaw transaction monitoring, SAR evaluation, and regulatory escalations. Designed new processes for corporate banking. Tuned monitoring...
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KPMG Managed Services
CDD / EDD QC Analyst / QC Team Manager (Contract)
Aug 2021 - Feb 2023 | 1y 6m
Performed quality assurance on KYC remediation programmes, managed a QC team, identified process gaps and regulatory risks, provided feedback and staff development, and reported findings to senior lea...
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Handelsbanken (via Allegis Group)
AML / KYC SME Analyst (Contract)
Mar 2021 - May 2021 | 2m
Conducted QC reviews on remediation cases, provided specialist guidance, ensured adherence to regulatory standards, and escalated operational issues.
TSB Bank
KYC / KYB High-Risk Remediation Analyst (Contract)
Jul 2020 - Nov 2020 | 4m
Handled high-risk KYC/KYB reviews for commercial customers, performed enhanced due diligence, and escalated risk indicators.
Deloitte UK
QC Reviewer – Forensic Financial Crime (Contract)
Apr 2019 - Apr 2020 | 1y
Delivered QA reviews of complex KYC files across jurisdictions, signed off high-risk reviews, mentored junior analysts, and identified compliance gaps.
NFU Mutual
Financial Crime Specialist (Contract)
Oct 2018 - Jan 2019 | 3m
Investigated high-risk transactions, supported law enforcement, and enhanced financial crime policies and training.
Barclays Bank
AML Financial Crime Investigator (Contract)
Jan 2018 - Jul 2018 | 6m
SAR Investigating Officer, led complex transaction investigations, acted as SME for financial crime risks.
Leadership
Management
Quality Assurance
Analytical Skills
Support Colleagues
Communications
Ability To Meet Deadlines
Planning
Recognizing Strengths
Delegation Skills
Most proud of (2/3)
1st
Diagnosed causes of 20,000+ alert backlog and authored regulator-agreed remediation strategy within three weeks.
2nd
Led execution to clear a 20,000+ alert investigation backlog and met the regulator-agreed three-month deadline.
My values
Collaboration
Teamwork
Team Empowerment
Recognition
Education
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Birmingham City University
Postgraduate Diploma in Management Studies
Ongoing
Certifications & Qualifications
CeMAP Qualified
2026
Financial Planning Certificate 1
2026
Language(s) I speak
English
Fluent