Alexius Ndudi Nwankwo

Head, Investigations And Fraud Management at Heritage Bank Plc

Alexius Ndudi Nwankwo has a diverse work experience in the banking industry. Alexius started their career at BankPHB Plc as a Cluster Head - Internal Control, where they supervised and trained control officers while ensuring compliance with policies and regulations. Alexius then moved on to Keystone Bank Limited, where they served as a Service Manager, responsible for delivering effective customer service and overseeing branch operations. In 2013, they joined Heritage Bank Plc as a Team Lead, Regulatory Compliance and Intelligence, where they developed compliance policies and programs and ensured their implementation. At Heritage Bank Plc, they also served as a Team Lead for Anti-Money Laundering/Terrorism Financing Monitoring and Reporting, providing regular reports on compliance and performing investigative functions. Currently, they hold the position of Head, Investigations and Fraud Management, where they lead investigations into allegations and complaints and plans investigation objectives and resources.

Alexius Ndudi Nwankwo has a diverse education history spanning multiple institutions and degrees. From 1993 to 1998, they attended Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria, where they earned their Higher National Diploma in Accounting. Following this, they pursued a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in Accounting at Imo State University from 2001 to 2004.

In the year 2000, Alexius began their Master of Business Administration (MBA) studies in Financial Management at the University of Calabar, completing the degree in 2003. Additionally, they earned another MBA from the same institution, specializing in Management - Financial Management, during the same period.

Alexius also obtained an M.Sc. in Financial Management from the University of Calabar, Nigeria. However, the specific start and end years for this degree are not provided.

Aside from their formal educational background, Alexius Ndudi Nwankwo has acquired several certifications. Alexius became a Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA) through the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria in November 2005. Alexius is also an Associate member (ACTI) of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) since May 2011.

Furthermore, they hold certifications in ISO/IEC 27035 LEAD INCIDENT MANAGER from the Professional Evaluation and Certification Board (PECB) in January 2022, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor - Information Security Certification (obtained from an unspecified institution) in June 2015, and Associate of the Compliance Institute, Nigeria (ACIN) from the Compliance Institute, Nigeria in December 2017.

Although the obtained month and year for their certifications as a CERTIFIED ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING SPECIALIST (CAMS) and CERTIFIED FRAUD EXAMINER (CFE) are not provided, it is known that these certifications are offered by the ASSOCIATION OF CERTIFIED ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING SPECIALISTS and the ASSOCIATION OF CERTIFIED FRAUD EXAMINERS (ACFE), respectively.

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  • Head, Investigations And Fraud Management

    December, 2019 - present

  • TEAM LEAD ANTI Money Laundering Terrorism Financing Monitoring AND Reporting

    January, 2018

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