A dedicated professional with nearly 13 years of experience in spearheading Client Lifecycle Management, Due Diligence, Sanction Screening, FATCA and offboarding, client data management, legal agreement onboarding(ISDA, VM/IM CSA, GMLSA) function of investment Banking Industry.
Strength and success in strategizing at a macro and micro level to develop improvement plans & enhancements to the AML and Compliance Programs in assistance with senior managers, deliver on process SLAs and foster employee satisfaction and engagement.
Multitasking individual with diverse range of exposure in people management, Reengineering & process management; conducted Primary Audit Checks in liaison with the internal auditing team
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
KYC Reviewer / Client On-Boarding Specialist
UBS
Pune
02.2020 - Current
Leading, mentoring and guiding the team of 12 analyst, setting up team goals and monitoring the KPIs for while directly reporting to Associate Director.
Reviewing and ensuring achievement of all required AML / KYC Regulatory requirements for Low, Medium, High and Higher risk classified clients across the globe within regulatory timelines in support of Investment Banking Operations
Analyzing client data, documentation and negative news in order to determine Client Risk Profile as established under the Global KYC Procedures
Coordinating & collecting client specific information and completing the documentation to assist in the on-boarding of new clients and reporting to various stakeholders.
Conducting regular audits of the reports produced by the team members to give constructive feedback and guidance on any omissions and/or errors found.
Liaising with stakeholders at different locations to obtain relevant documentation pertaining to clients including KYC information and supporting Documents.
Focusing on accuracy and KYC cycle time on a regular basis; focusing on streamlining process standards and introducing best practices.
Liaising with offboarding team for onboarding and Periodic review team for bulk offboarding resubmission, process improvement.
Liaising with Client maintenances team to handle merger, name change,account data change request.
Financial Advisor
Future Generali
Kolhapur
05.2010 - 12.2024
Investigated suspicious or fraudulent insurance claims as needed.
Prepared reports on claims processing performance metrics.
Processed payments for approved insurance claims within established timelines.
Adhered to company protocols when handling sensitive personal information.
Subject Matter Expert
Cognizant technology Solutions Ltd
Pune
01.2017 - 02.2020
Developed reports for senior management regarding KYC performance metrics.
Provided guidance to junior staff members on best practices related to KYC processes.
Communicated effectively with both internal teams and external customers regarding KYC matters.
Evaluated new technologies or solutions related to KYC initiatives.
Worked closely with legal counsel when dealing with complex cases involving potential fraud or criminal activities.
Prepared periodic reports summarizing the results of ongoing KYC reviews.
Collaborated with other departments within the organization to ensure that all relevant information is gathered prior to onboarding a new customer.
Subject Matter Expert
Cognizant technology Solutions Poland
Crakow
10.2015 - 01.2017
Liaised with the legal team for performing legal checks on
counterparty (to understand the legal capacity to enter derivatives contracts ) delivered regulatory –driven projects worth rigorous deadlines.
Comprehended ISDA and other major agreement (GMRA, IMA, prime Brokerage Agreement )clauses and tapped major attributes from agreement for further coding in system regulatory requirements.
Lead UAT testing resolved defects/errors for the development team
and deployed them in the system.
Updated records, database for relevant counterparts including
funds with necessary remediate for existing data.
Transaction officer
Mphasis Limited
09.2014 - 09.2015
Documentation & Verification of Consumer and Business Banking account.
Performing KYC as Per Regional Regulations. OFAC verification.
Performing Reuters / Bloomberg/ Business week check as part of media search,where detailed study of the Personnel / Entity found in negative news section is made and then entity is referred to compliance.
Detail study on Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) and High Risk Entities.
Identified gap analysis with regards to compliance &AML awareness & adhered policies as per US & Canadian region.
Maintained updated knowledge through continuing education and advanced training.
Financial Analyst
eClerx Services Private Limited
Pune
05.2011 - 05.2014
Coordinate and management of KYC projects & special events.
Ensuring clients onboarding post necessary due diligence as per
the local country regulatory requirements.
Maintaining and Understanding of firm's KYC /AML policies and
procedures those need to be complied with also the KYC system and databases that hold KYC informa on and records.
Reviewing the completeness of a client's KYC documental
on,information and identifying missing documentation /informa
on.
Documenng a Joint Process Flow Diagram for India Branch
Support and escalaons Matrix.
Operation Manger
KM Shah Investments
Pune
12.2010 - 05.2011
Opened new accounts for new and excising customers and
assisted customers in compiling all application forms.
Administered account transactions and responded to customer
inquiries concerning financial products.
Maintained knowledge of new investment products and assisted
in developing sales strategies.
Corresponded with various other departments, discussing
company plans and agreeing on future paths to be taken.