Sachin KS
Chikkamagaluru,KA
Summary
Professional and prepared compliance specialist with strong background in KYC processes and regulatory requirements. Known for keen ability to identify and mitigate potential risks, ensuring compliance with evolving industry standards. Effective collaborator, consistently delivering results through teamwork and adaptability. Highly skilled in data analysis, customer due diligence, and maintaining robust documentation. Reliable asset in dynamic environments.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
KYC Analyst
KPMG
04.2023 - Current
- High-Quality KYC Reviews : Delivered exceptional corporate renewal reviews, adhering to client policies and procedures
- Corporate Structure Expertise : Analyzed various corporate structures (private/public companies, trusts, partnerships) to assess KYC documentation needs
- Proactive Issue Resolution : Resolved referrals and queries, escalating to experts/clients as needed
- Effective Caseload Management : Successfully managed a high-volume caseload from end-to-end, meeting deadlines and maintaining a timely process workflow
- Performance Optimization : Monitored and adjusted work flows to meet business objectives
- Accurate Data Management : Sourced and transferred data from multiple systems with high accuracy.
- Performed quality assurance checks on completed customer files, ensuring accuracy and completeness before submission for review or approval.
- Provided training to new team members on KYC procedures, resulting in increased productivity and effectiveness.
- Prepared high-risk reviews with results and recommendations for customer onboarding, closure and retention.
- Managed a high volume of client data, maintaining strict confidentiality and adhering to internal policies for information handling.
- Refined tools and practices to optimize manual reviews.
- Established strong working relationships with stakeholders across departments to facilitate seamless communication during client onboarding activities.
- Assisted in the development of new KYC-related tools and systems, contributing to a more efficient and effective AML program.
- Conducted thorough reviews for high risk clients based on stratified risk level guidelines.
- Performed periodic reviews and reports on merchants to comply with rules, regulations and KYC requirements.
- Adjusted end-to-end KYC process needs to align with workforce capabilities.
- Analyzed and investigated clients to conduct detailed customer due diligence and enhanced due diligence review.
- Participated in process improvement initiatives, contributing ideas that led to increased efficiency and reduced operational costs.
- Actively participated in regular meetings with regional and global team members to discuss ongoing cases and share best practices.
- Collaborated closely with regional managers to maintain progress on CIP Rolling Review case review targets and ensure timely completion of assigned workload.
Associate
WNS
04.2023 - 03.2024
- Conducted research and data analysis on
- Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria
- Transaction Monitoring: Verified customer identities for unusual transactions, filed SARs as needed, and resolved sanctions alerts in adherence to AML protocols
- Risk & Compliance : Identified unusual customer behavior in retail and assessed risk events, and raised
- SARs/unusual activity reports as needed
- Customer Due Diligence : Verified customer documents and transactions raised SARs for suspicious activity/fraud
- Reporting & Escalation : Reviewed SARs from branches and mitigated risks; Reported suspicious activities to
- MLRO; and Monitored customer names for red flags
- Client Lifecycle Management : Handled KYC data and document management, Coordinated onboarding and updated KYC records.
- AML/KYC – FINANCIAL INTILLIGENCE UNIT - Examining fraud reports from banking partners and internal reports from Financial Technology Company and taking necessary precautions to Report/prevent fraudulent transactions.
- Filing SARs (Suspicious Activity Reports), facilitating refunds to the customers, address sanctions alerts and other applicable AML (Anti Money Laundering) process in accordance with regulations and time limitations.
- Reporting worried and suspicious activities to MLRO (Money Laundering Reporting Officer)
- Conducting identity verification for customers who perform transactions outside the specified rules and scenarios.
- To show maximum performance for the company to act in accordance with laws and regulations.
- Specialized in the identification of unusual customer behavior of the customer segments in Retails, Commercial and screening the customer and raising suspicious activity reports and unusual activity reports if required.
- Assess risk events, created by the monitoring systems or created manually, to identify customer behavior and screening the customer and raising suspicious activity reports and unusual activity reports if required.
- Verifying the documents of the customer, and KYC, monitoring the transactions of the customer. If any unusual or fraud documents, unusual account activity founded in verification, raising SAR. And if necessary, raising SAR and report to NCA, FNTT Regulatory bodies.
Education
Bachelor of Technology -
Sir M. Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology
Bengaluru, India2022
Skills
- Excel proficiency
- Anti-money laundering
- Know your customer
- Sanctions screening
- Document review
- Account Verification
- Compliance reporting
- Due diligence
- Policy adherence
- Customer identification
- Client onboarding
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Problem-solving
- Time management
- Excellent communication
- Decision-making
- Analytical thinking
- Risk assessment
- Enhanced due diligence
- Transaction monitoring
Certification
- Certified Investment Banking Operations Professional. (2022 - 2023).
- Communication foundation – LinkedIn.
- Excel Essential Training – LinkedIn.
Interests
- Reading books(only non-fiction).
- Trucking is something I have a fondness for.
- I play football to keep my body agile and in good condition.
Languages
English
kannada
Hindi
Timeline
KYC Analyst
KPMG
04.2023 - Current
Associate
WNS
04.2023 - 03.2024
Bachelor of Technology -
Sir M. Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology
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