Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Projects
Accomplishments
Affiliations
Timeline
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Bhawana Bora

Haldwani

Summary

Experienced AML Analyst with comprehensive knowledge in anti-money laundering regulations, compliance, financial crime prevention and transaction monitoring. Strong investigative skills paired with ability to analyze complex data sets and identify suspicious activities. Proven track record of implementing successful risk mitigation strategies and enhancing existing compliance programs. Demonstrated leadership through collaboration across departments to ensure consistent adherence to regulatory standards.

Overview

2
years of professional experience

Work History

PWC India
Bengaluru

Associate 2
08.2022 - Current

Job overview

  • -Working in an FCC team for AML & KYC (End to End) process. Performing periodic reviews of the entities for the Client Onboarding (NTB), Event-driven review, and Ongoing (ETB). Verifies all aspects of the Client Identification Program (CIP) and necessary account opening documents are provided and in accordance with Know Your Customer (KYC).
  • -Keenly reviewing identification and verification of documents, and relating them to their business profiles. Working closely with internal teams to ensure smooth completion of all activities with respect to the issuance of policies and follow guidelines of internal audit.
  • -Coordinating with the FCC team to notify the High Risk and PEP Customers. Performed the required KYC screening on customers, documenting the information obtained on the clients as required by global KYC Procedures.
  • -Coordinating with Relationship managers (ACO) for additional documentation and segment-related issues. Performing complete alert investigation from end to end in order to observe ML activity in the transaction. Ensuring profile review is completed timely and within quality expectations, including review conclusions that are clear, complete, and supported by the information in the file.
  • -Responsible for reviewing and ensuring all required AML/ KYC Regulatory requirements for new clients are met. The risk that requires escalation to senior management for direction on resolution, Reviewing potential negative news hits on Fircosoft, Lexis Nexis & RDC (Regulatory Data Crop).
  • -Raising SARs and UARs for extremely high- and High-risk customers depending on the activities found in transaction history. Performing the investigation based no the Alerts and Activities and through the identified red flags. Raising RFI's to get required information from the client.
  • -Review and analyze underlying data gathered opposite Anti-Money Laundering(AML).HUman trafficking and other Red-flags to assess whether the alert should be recommended for escalation or to be closed with no further action.
  • -Ensure to review the fraudulent activities about the local entity and the counterparties bye the sources of Public domain search, Adverse Media Search and etc. Fully document all alerts, including supporting data, analysis as well as escalation or close recommendation rationale within the case management system in a timely
    manner and consistent with the firm quality standards.
  • Leading detailed analysis with the lined staff and wider ops groups to proactively identify, analyze, and quantify manual inefficiencies and determine how processes can be improved with available resources and tools. The main focus of this role is to be an active part of the quality team, learning and checking all applicable regulatory programs and performing the necessary control functions.

Education

8.75

MBA from Finance,Business Analytics
07-2022

7.47

Bachelor of Technology from Computer Science
07-2020

Skills

  • Enhanced due diligence
  • Transaction monitoring
  • Risk Assessment procedures
  • Customer Handling

Projects

  • Equity Researcher(2021)
    Company: Bajaj Allianz
    Description: Learned the concept of Technical and Fundamental Analysis.
    Tools: Trading view, Zerodha, Money Control, Streak

Accomplishments

  • Awarded as Knowledge accelerator in PWC for the month of Q4 2023.

Affiliations

  • Senior-NATIONAL LEVEL Basketball Player.
  • Attended different workshops to learn the concept of Trading. These workshops likely provided an introduction to financial markets, trading strategies, and risk management techniques.
  • Organized a 3-day techno-cultural fest of DITU -Youthopia on the campus at the university level with a turnover of around 10 lakhs and having more than 3000+ registrations from different universities. Also praised by our university president and honorable V.C Sir and got an opportunity to host Sports fest Sphurti 2019-2020 with the same excitement.
  • Actively Participated in the World Clean-up Drive organized by AlESEC, this event aims to promote environmental sustainability and cleanliness by mobilizing volunteers to remove waste from public areas.

Timeline

Associate 2

PWC India
08.2022 - Current

8.75

MBA from Finance,Business Analytics

7.47

Bachelor of Technology from Computer Science

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