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Harish Attem

Harish Attem

Hyderabad

Summary

Accomplished Senior Analyst with extensive experience in KYC, and AML operations, specializing in high-risk account reviews and customer relationship management. Expertise in evaluating management data, conducting thorough KYC analyses, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards consistently drives success. Passionate about leveraging analytical skills to minimize financial risks and enhance operational efficiency within the banking sector.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Business Process Lead

Tata Consultancy Services
12.2023 - Current
  • Contributed to business growth by ensuring timely completion of client reviews, minimizing potential delays in transaction processing.
  • Mitigated financial risks by identifying suspicious transactions and reporting them to relevant authorities.
  • Verification of source and utilization of wealth of the customers.
  • Negative News Screening reviewing publicly available information and media sources for adverse news about individual or entities.
  • Sanctions Screening checking customer information against global sanctions lists like OFAC, UN, EU and others.
  • Utilized compliance tools and platforms (e.g. World-Check, LexisNexis, or equivalent) for identifying and assessing PEPs and associated risks.
  • Provided guidance and training to junior analysts, fostering a culture of continuous learning within the team.

Senior KYC Analyst

Genpact India Private Limited
03.2021 - 11.2023
  • Reviewed new prospect KYC documents to meet requirements and determine business model risk.
  • Supported KYC processes for prospective and existing customers.
  • Performing transaction analysis of clients accounts to check for any financial risk involved.
  • Ensuring the plausibility & legitimacy of all the transactions to mitigate all the kinds of risks.
  • Conducting review on Sanctions, Adverse Media screening alerts through Dow Jones & Factiva.
  • Review on customer Source of wealth and Source of funds.
  • Initiate and coordinate client outreach to fetch client documentation when required.
  • Conducted high-risk reviews providing results and recommendations for customer onboarding, closure, and retention.

KYC Analyst

HSBC Electronic Data Processing Private Ltd
11.2018 - 02.2021
  • Process mainly comprises of Remediation, Trigger and Periodic reviews for Commercial banking existing customers.
  • Review end-to-end KYC applications for Soletrader, Partnership firms, business entities and Non-Profit Organizations.
  • Reviews for customer profiles to identify possible patterns of money laundering and Terrorist financing activity, ensuring compliance with applicable internal policies and Procedures and external regulations.
  • Identify possible patterns of Negative news by using RDC & Search engine (Google) ensuring the customer is not into any negative news.
  • Identifying and Verifying the customer using ID&V documents provided by the customer.
  • Provide supporting role to on-shore business partners.
  • Given support as OJT to new batch from December 2020 to March 2021 till their learning curve is completed.

Senior Associate

Optum Global Solutions
01.2015 - 11.2018
  • Provide expertise or general claims support by reviewing, researching, investigating, Negotiating, Processing and Adjusting claims.
  • Conducts data entry and re-work, Analyze and identify trends and provide reports as necessary.
  • Authorizes appropriate payments or refers claims to investigations for further review.
  • Consistently meet established productivity and quality standards.

Education

Bachelor of Commerce - BCOM

Indian Institute of Management & Commerce
Hyderabad, TG
04.2014

Intermediate - MEC

Sri Chaitanya Junior College
Hyderabad, TG
04.2011

SSC - Schooling

ICFAI Republic School
Hyderabad, TG
04.2009

Skills

  • Strong problem solving ability
  • Investigation and Analytical skill
  • Quality Assurance
  • Customer Relationship Management
  • Leadership and team building
  • AML & KYC / Banking Operations
  • High risk account reviews
  • Transaction Analysis

Accomplishments

  • Silver Awards in R&R Q3 and Q4 in 2016
  • Best Trainee award in 2018
  • KYC performance award for constant hard work and customer engagement 2019 - 2020

Languages

Telugu
English
Hindi

Websites, Portfolios and Profiles

https://www.linkedin.com/in/harish-attem-9a29a7a4

Timeline

Business Process Lead

Tata Consultancy Services
12.2023 - Current

Senior KYC Analyst

Genpact India Private Limited
03.2021 - 11.2023

KYC Analyst

HSBC Electronic Data Processing Private Ltd
11.2018 - 02.2021

Senior Associate

Optum Global Solutions
01.2015 - 11.2018

Intermediate - MEC

Sri Chaitanya Junior College

SSC - Schooling

ICFAI Republic School

Bachelor of Commerce - BCOM

Indian Institute of Management & Commerce
Harish Attem