Mehmet Ünüvar
Director and Senior Project Manager
Experience
Director and Senior Project Manager
Peak Suisse
- Managing and steering consulting and implementation projects in the financial services sector
- Responsible for project scope, budget, and resources
- Coordinating with clients and stakeholders in Zug and Zurich
Senior Consultant / Project Manager
Peak Management Consulting
- Support in founding an asset management company in Switzerland (SRO)
- Reviewing regulatory requirements, aligning business and IT
- Implementing an investment and trade settlement system
- Assisting with regulatory requirements according to UCITS
- Providing accounting services up to preparing annual financial statements and balance sheets
Senior Consultant
PwC
- Transition to a fully licensed bank (Sberbank): Executed the organizational plan, documented applications and frameworks including manuals and KYC documentation for frontline, risk, compliance, and IT units
- Audit and AML assessment for Deutsche Bank: Reviewed the balance sheet, evaluated frameworks, manuals, and policies for operational risks, as well as measures for fraud prevention and AML compliance
- Regulatory reporting requirements for Western Union International Bank: Checked data quality regarding COREP/FINREP/VERA, coordinated and integrated to address challenges
- FATCA implementation roadmap for Unicredit: Assessed the current state of core banking software vendors, evaluated reporting obligations, and developed an implementation roadmap
Senior Consultant for Endur / Findur trade settlement
OpenLink
- Consulting and implementation of Endur and Findur for trading, risk management, and settlement
Lead Consultant / Business Analyst / Project Manager
Thomson Reuters / Risk
- Implementation of treasury management for FX, equities, debt, and structured products
- Executing corporate actions, accounting, SWIFT payments, and reconciliation processes
Finance and Accounting Lead Consultant
- Business analysis for accounting and trading settlement systems in energy and commodity trading
- Reviewing and optimizing processes for trading, payments, and reconciliations for products such as gasoline, diesel, LPG, VGO, PPF
- Implementation of the Abacus trading and accounting system and preparation of audits and annual financial statements
Risk and Compliance, Asset Management
- Meeting FINMA requirements for regulated asset managers
- Closing gaps identified in regulatory findings
Senior Accountant, Consulting
- Full accounting including cash management, bank and payment solutions
- Budgeting, forecasting, and tax reporting (VAT)
- Preparation of annual financial statements and balance sheets including accrual entries
Senior Project Manager and Lead Business Analyst for Risk & Compliance
Bitcoin Suisse
- Implementation of a core banking system and cryptocurrency platform including AML, trading, and accounting modules
- Functional specification and technical implementation under regulatory requirements
- Deployment of an AML compliance module with KYC, sanctions screening, and transaction monitoring
- Conducting control walkthroughs with the 1st Line of Defense and designing effective controls
- Specification and analysis of ISO20022 formats (camt.052, camt.053) and XML data analysis
- Stakeholder management at C-level
Task Force Lead for Remediating Inadequate Client Documentation Requirements
Bitcoin Suisse
- Leading compliance teams for retail clients, HNWIs, and corporate clients to meet KYC, AML, and SAR requirements
- Stakeholder management and coordination at the C-level
- Use of Excel, XML, DevOps, and in-house solutions
PMO / Co-Program Lead for FATCA/QI Implementation and US Monitoring
Credit Suisse
- Governance and planning with successful group-wide handover to RTB
- Defining milestones and distributing tasks across streams
- Communicating and reporting to the board, executive management, and internal audit
- Budget and resource responsibility
- Analyzing US Monitor and FINMA measures with internal audit
- Reviewing units with local COOs for regulatory requirements
Expert Business Analyst for Energy Trading and Risk Management (ION)
Neste
Business analysis and requirements definition for the Allegro integration with SAP for options and futures (exchange-traded and OTC)
Creating specifications for reconciliations and margin calls (initial and variation margin) in line with exchange and ISDA agreements
Analyzing financial products, optimizing trade processing, minimizing risks, and accounting in SAP
Managing front-office and back-office trading operations, reconciliations, and accounting
Monitoring credit and liquidity risks through analytical insights into product performance
Defining, planning, and executing end-to-end and user acceptance tests using HP QC ALM and Polarion
Team Lead and Scrum Master – Product Development and Launch (Mastercard Debit)
PostFinance
- Coaching development teams and facilitating Big Room Planning (PI)
- Improving processes and implementing an agile credit card payment solution
- Planning, coordinating, and launching across multiple teams and applications
Project Manager and Business Analyst for Treasury and Investment Management Systems
RFS Paris / Raiffeisen / Samba / HSH Nordbank
- Expert role in treasury and investment management, trade processing, and risk management
- Managing front- and back-office processes across the entire deal lifecycle (ISDA confirmations, SWIFT MT3x, MT20x, MT21x, MT580)
- Configuring and mapping messages (MT300/MT299), XSL mapping, and email definitions
- Cash management, corporate actions, position reconciliation, settlement, and accounting
- Trading options, securities, futures, and derivatives
Senior Compliance Consultant for AML and MROS
UBS Bank
- Conducting risk assessments and preparing MROS suspicious activity reports for private and corporate clients with a focus on AML, KYC, sanctions screening, and corruption prevention
- Ensuring compliance with Swiss regulatory requirements through transaction analyses and customer due diligence (CDD/EDD)
- Creating and structurally submitting SAR/STR reports via goAML, including optimizing reporting processes
- Collaborating with compliance and IT teams to enhance monitoring processes and reduce risks
Industries Experience
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Experienced in Banking and Finance (16.5 years) and Energy (0.5 years).
Business Areas Experience
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Experienced in Project Management (16 years), Accounting (5.5 years), Finance (3.5 years), Information Technology (3 years), Audit (0.5 years), and Legal (0.5 years).
Summary
With over 17 years of cross-functional leadership experience in the financial services sector, I have deep expertise as a business analyst and compliance advisor – especially in banking, asset management, and digital assets. I focus on translating regulatory requirements into technical and operational solutions that are compliant, agile, and efficient. My core areas include anti-money laundering (AML), sanctions, and KYC, complemented by implementing complex systems and processes in both traditional and digital finance environments.
Regulatory expertise in digital finance & AML: As part of my consulting work, I have successfully executed extensive business analyses and compliance solutions under Swiss and international regulatory frameworks. I led AML/KYC remediation projects, managed the preparation and submission of suspicious activity reports (SAR/STR) via GoAML, and ensured full compliance with regulations such as the AML Act (GwG), Criminal Code (StGB), FATCA, and QI. My contributions to transaction monitoring, KYC onboarding processes, sanctions screening, and audit trails directly supported risk mitigation and regulatory assurance.
Product and process implementation: With solid experience in business analysis, process management, and requirements management, I regularly act as a bridge between business units, IT, and external vendors. I have rolled out core banking, trading, and crypto platforms, integrated AML frameworks into modern trading systems, and supported the implementation of technical standards such as SWIFT and ISO20022. My work includes designing control systems, payment and accounting processes, and leading cross-functional project teams. A key example is the successful launch of a core banking and crypto platform that combined regulatory compliance with innovative trading solutions.
Leadership in finance & digital transformation: I have extensive hands-on experience in developing offerings for digital assets as well as financial process integration. My role often involved building bridges between traditional banking processes and modern trading/crypto systems, actively driving digital transformation.
Intercultural team leadership & agile coaching: I lead multicultural, high-performing teams, promote agile practices and DevOps maturity, and actively support building collaborative team cultures. My mentoring experience covers complex technology projects – including blockchain-based systems and crypto financial service solutions.
Communication skills: I am practiced at conveying complex technical, functional, and regulatory content appropriately – both to technical project teams and to regulators and executives. My communication style is solution-focused, clearly structured, and always aimed at achieving shared goals.
Skills
- Ms Office Including Excel, Access, Word
- Core Banking Systems, Investment And Trading Systems, Accounting, Reporting
- Devops, Jira, Confluence, Sql, Erp
- Allegro, Openlink, Kondor, Bancs, Abacus, Banana, Bexio
Languages
Education
University of Vienna
Master's in International Business Administration, Banking, Investment Analysis, Accounting · International Business Administration · Vienna, Austria
Certifications & licenses
CAS Crypto Finance & Cryptocurrencies
HSLU
Cryptocurrency Investigator
Blockchain Intelligence Group
Licensed Accountant
Professional Scrum Master
Scrum.org
SAFe Agilist
Scaled Agile
State-Certified Auditor
Austria
Certified Cryptocurrency Investigator
Blockchain Intelligence Group
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