Jayden Howton

Master of Commerce (Finance) degree from the University of New South Wales, Australia. A professional with a background in financial crime and compliance with Deloitte, PWC and Wells Fargo. Recently concluded a contracted role for Wells Fargo regarding financial crime testing and validation of the Asia Pacific Region. Seeking a visa sponsored role where my experience can contribute to a business’ long-term success and to expand my skills internationally because Hong Kong is a major financial hub. 

Financial Crimes | Senior Business Execution Consultant (Fixed Term Contract)                                            July 2022 – October 2022

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Hong Kong Branch                                                             

Responsibilities:      

• Develop the planning, execution, and reporting of engagements across all Lines of Business as well as Corporate Functions (OFAC Sanctions, CDD, UAR and FCRM exit relationships) and validate the Bank’s issue remediation in the APAC region.
• Execute test programs to adequately assess the effectiveness of banks control environments within APAC.
• Work with other “Second Line of Defence” functions and business units to help the team in APAC to maintain an up-to-date view on the Bank’s risk landscape in the region.
• Provide credible challenge and evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of policies, procedures, processes, and internal controls.

Specialist - Advisory                                                            July 2021 – May 2022

PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia                                                                        

Achievement:

• Pioneered a remediation project and developed processes for financial documents to be analysed by 18 interns to then have unknown transactions be linked to clients. This led to the remediation of AUD $12M to Australians who were incorrectly charged. The external client was so satisfied with the outcome they extended the contract and enlisted additional services. 

Responsibilities:

• Accountable for transaction monitoring and investigations into clients’ historical transactions. 
• Facilitated the training and success of 18 interns to collect, analyse and manage financial transactions for Australia’s largest financial advice company (IOOF).
• Responsible for the auditing of financial advice provided by AMP Financial Services to ensure advice aligns to licensee and legal requirements.
• Delivered high quality assessments within a timely manner to exceed KPI’s.
• Completing KYC checks to ensure that Anti Money Laundering (AML) requirements have been met.

Experienced Case Assessor                                                    Oct 2020 – Jul 2021

Deloitte Touché Tohmatsu Limited Australia

Responsibilities:      

• Accountable for the auditing of financial advice provided by the National Australia Bank by applying regulatory guidelines. Determined whether customers were provided unsatisfactory financial advice and therefore were eligible for monetary compensation.
• Completing KYC checks to ensure that Anti Money Laundering (AML) requirements have been met.
• Conducted transaction monitoring of investment trades to ensure they were completed correctly.
• Optimised internal operations to improve efficiency for future practice by making recommendations and streamlining procedures. 
• Facilitated the mentoring of new members of the team to complete assessments at the standard required by the National Australia Bank.

Paraplanner (Wealth Associate)                                       May 2018 – Oct 2020

Lifetime Private Wealth

• Supported the CEO in preparation for client meetings including presentations, investment research, detailed financial plans, modelling, and projections for clients.
• Managed implementation of client’s financial plans including account management (superannuation, pension & investment), super contributions, insurance, and estate planning needs.
• Attain Identification and supporting documents to ensure KYC/AML requirements have been met. 

2021                    Regulatory Compliance Specialization - University of Pennsylvania (online)

2020                    Advanced Diploma in Financial Planning (ADFP) - Kaplan Professional

2019                    Diploma in Financial Planning (DFP) - Kaplan Professional

2018                    Master of Commerce (Finance) - University of New South Wales (UNSW)

2016                    Bachelor of Environmental Science - University of Technology Sydney (UTS)