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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Websites
Certification
Languages
References
Timeline
BENOY MATHEW

BENOY MATHEW

Bengaluru

Summary

Championing financial integrity and customer satisfaction, my role as a Personal Banker at HDFC Bank revolves around delivering top-notch service in a bustling sales environment. Mastering regulatory frameworks such as FATF, KYC, and AML, I ensure compliance and build trust with every interaction. My recent tenure has sharpened my ability to navigate complex projects and foster relationships with both management and clientele.

Skilled in analyzing financial transactions for patterns of potential fraud or money laundering. Experience includes monitoring and investigating suspicious activities, enforcing compliance with regulatory standards, and providing thorough documentation of findings. Strong analytical skills combined with knowledge of banking regulations and anti-money laundering protocols have resulted in improved detection rates and prevention strategies. Adept at using software tools to enhance efficiency and accuracy in transaction monitoring processes.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
10
10

Certifications

Work History

Personal Banker

HDFC Bank
Bengaluru
04.2023 - Current
  • Championing financial integrity and customer satisfaction, my role as a Personal Banker at HDFC Bank revolves around delivering top-notch service in a bustling sales environment
  • Mastering regulatory frameworks such as FATF, KYC, and AML, I ensure compliance and build trust with every interaction
  • Our team consistently meets account opening targets and excels in cross-selling products, demonstrating a steadfast commitment to the bank's objectives and our customers' fiscal success
  • My recent tenure has sharpened my ability to navigate complex projects and foster relationships with both management and clientele
  • This includes undertaking detailed due diligence and seamlessly executing inter-departmental tasks, vital for sustaining operational excellence
  • The skills acquired in these high-stakes settings empower me to contribute effectively to HDFC Bank's vision, while tirelessly pursuing our collective mission of enriching clients' financial journeys

Territory Manager

Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance
Bengaluru
07.2022 - 01.2023

Operations Manager

Splenta Systems
Bengaluru
07.2021 - 03.2022

Customer Service Executive

Transguard Group
09.2019 - 06.2020
  • Provide exceptional and world class customer service while working in a high volume, sales environment
  • Follow established policies in accordance with the bank and the supervisor's direction
  • Regularly following up on Portfolio Customer's by meeting them and calling them and attending their queries, handling new account opening goals as assigned by upper management
  • Perform regulatory and operational checklists for KYC, AML and due diligence while account opening and Re-Kyc processes
  • Liaising with mid and senior management and customers for executing complex inter departmental co-related works

Insurance Specialist

Nexus Insurance Brokers LLC
10.2018 - 07.2019
  • Adept in account opening for savings, current, cross sell of Third-party products including Insurance, Mutual Funds, Demat and Trading accounts and not limited to these
  • Handled business development and hiring of sub agents and sales of Life insurance and term insurances
  • Handled the Business development and marketing and operations for a food vending machine startup Vebloom
  • This was an ambitious project which was aimed at high rise apartments and educational institutions and iT campuses
  • Working under Transguard Group for client AXA Insurance Gulf for HSBC
  • Insurance Specialist handling portfolio customers handling life insurance for Indian diaspora in UAE

Assistant Sales Manager

Arabian Global Sources
Jubail
08.2014 - 02.2016

Finance Associate

Randstad
Bengaluru
09.2011 - 12.2012

Education

Master's degree - Commerce

Kristu Jayanti College Autonomous, Bangalore
06.2011

B.com - Accounting & Auditing

Kristu Jayanti College Autonomous, Bangalore
06.2009

Skills

  • AML
  • Business Relationship Management
  • Client Onboarding
  • Counter-Terrorist Financing
  • Customer Due Diligence (CDD)
  • Easily Adaptable
  • Economic Sanctions
  • EDD
  • FATF
  • Financial Crimes Investigations
  • Financial fraud
  • Financial Inclusion
  • Financial sanctions
  • KYC
  • Oral Communication
  • Personal Banking
  • Presentation Skills
  • Sanction

Certification

  • Third Party Risk Management (TPRM) Complete Course, 02/2025, Present, Udemy
  • Financial Crime: Processes & Technology - Masterclass, 02/2025, Present, Udemy
  • Mastering Transaction Monitoring: A Comprehensive Guide, 01/2025, 01/2028, Udemy
  • Ultimate AML Sanctions Compliance : The Complete Package, 02/2025, 02/2028, The Elite Compliance Group
  • The Fundamental Principles to Anti Money Laundering, 07/2024, Present, Alison
  • Combating Terrorism Financing, 03/2024, Present, Basel Institute on Governance
  • Diploma in Fraud Management & Anti-Money Laundering Awareness, 03/2024, Present, Alison
  • Introduction to Anti-Money Laundering Regulations, 03/2024, Present, Alison
  • Operational Analysis of Suspicious Transaction Reports, 03/2024, Present, Basel Institute on Governance
  • Source and Application of Fund Analysis, 03/2024, Present, Basel Institute on Governance
  • Personal and Financial Planning, 01/2019, Present, Yale university | Coursera
  • Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination, 12/2018, Present, West Virginia University
  • Finance fundamentals: Investment theory and Practices, 10/2018, Present, The Open University
  • NISM SERIES V-A MUTUAL FUND DISTRIBUTORS CERTIFICATE, 07/2023, 07/2026, National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM)
  • Enhancing Financial Inclusion with a Risk-Based Approach, 05/2024, 05/2025, ACAMS
  • Introduction to International Investments and Securities, 04/2018, 04/2021, The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (The CISI)

Languages

Malayalam
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Intermediate (B1)
B1
Tamil
Intermediate
B1

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Personal Banker - HDFC Bank
04.2023 - Current
Territory Manager - Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance
07.2022 - 01.2023
Operations Manager - Splenta Systems
07.2021 - 03.2022
Customer Service Executive - Transguard Group
09.2019 - 06.2020
Insurance Specialist - Nexus Insurance Brokers LLC
10.2018 - 07.2019
Assistant Sales Manager - Arabian Global Sources
08.2014 - 02.2016
Finance Associate - Randstad
09.2011 - 12.2012
Kristu Jayanti College Autonomous - Master's degree, Commerce
Kristu Jayanti College Autonomous - B.com, Accounting & Auditing
BENOY MATHEW