HUTSON PAUL A
Chennai
Summary
AML and Financial Crime Compliance professional with 6 years of experience in KYC, Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD), and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) processes. Skilled in conducting comprehensive client risk assessments, transaction monitoring, and regulatory compliance reviews to ensure adherence to global standards. Adept at identifying red flags, mitigating financial crime risks, and supporting robust Compliance frameworks.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior process specialist
Fidelity Investments India
10.2022 - Current
- Conducted comprehensive Customer and Enhanced Due Diligence (CDD/EDD) reviews to assess client risk, analyze source of wealth/funds, and ensure adherence to AML and CTF regulations.
- Performed detailed KYC reviews on individual and corporate clients, verifying entity formation, ownership structure, management, and supporting documentation.
- Researched client business activities and conducted adverse media screening, sanctions, and watch list checks on entities, directors, and UBOs.
- Carried out AML investigations and compliance reviews, particularly for clients and transactions linked to high-risk countries and jurisdictions.
- Analyzed transaction patterns to detect potential money laundering, terrorist financing, or other illicit activities, ensuring timely escalation and reporting.
- Managed transaction monitoring alerts and supported investigations to identify and mitigate financial crime risks.
- Conducted social media and open-source investigations to gather additional intelligence on clients, related parties, and potential risks.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to enhance compliance processes and develop effective AML/CTF risk mitigation strategies.
- Ensured continuous compliance with internal policies, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices to strengthen the organization’s financial crime prevention framework.
- Roles and responsibilities:
- Quality checking the data of the associates and providing the feedback on daily basis.
- Handling escalation mails and sending report to manager as work group leader/SME
- Allocating tasks to team effectively, to accomplish task as soon as possible.
- Sharing the process update to the team, if there are any.
- Handling day to day closing procedure, checking the production report to prevent SLA missing products/tasks.
- Provide training and mentorship to junior associates, fostering knowledge-sharing and maintaining high team performance standards.
F&A Operation Processing Associate
NTT DATA
07.2021 - 09.2022
- We perform level 1 screening activity for personal and business (personal and sole trader) that are new to bank.
- Identified and escalated red flags including PEP exposure, adverse media, and links to prohibited or high-risk sectors (e.g., gambling, narcotics).
- Conduct thorough due diligence and enhanced due diligence reviews for high-risk clients, ensuring compliance with AML and KYC regulations.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive reports on AML/KYC compliance activities and risk assessments.
- Experienced in Banking Sector Customer Due Diligence (CDD) and New customer on boarding (NCBO) for new entity and individuals.
- Responsible for identifying the secretary, director, shareholders, and ultimate beneficial owners of the company from the trusted sources.
- Screening the Director and ultimate beneficial owners using LexisNexis tool.
- Finding the Politically Exposed Person (PEP), Sanctions and Adverse media through screening the customers by identifying whether it is a true match with OFAC and other listed sanctioned lists
- Documentation of investigation.
- Analyzed transaction patterns to detect potential money laundering, terrorist financing, or other illicit activities, ensuring timely escalation and reporting.
- Resolving issues and recommended actions based on production and compliance reports.
- Utilized advanced tools to evaluate and resolve flagged transactions, identifying the context and patterns of suspicious activities.
- Provide training and mentorship to junior associates, fostering knowledge-sharing and maintaining high team performance standards.
Senior Customer Executive in KYC
Tele-performance
08.2019 - 06.2021
- Performing KYC as a part of periodic / historic review on clients covering UK region.
- Work for the individuals and entity for identifying and verifying their account. Investigating every SDD & EDD customers and reporting where necessary, includes PEP flag and Transaction screening, foreign trade
- For individuals we do CDD, in this we identify the falling risk factor by using D&B and OneSource tool, where we check negative media search for entity.
- For the UBO, we need to identify and verify the customer and maintaining continuous contact with customer in order to keep customer file updated
- Analyzing confidential client data from public and internal sources to ensure adherence to KYC requirements and identify AML red flags.
- Researching and evaluated customer risk levels, factoring in business types, location, ownership structure, and transactional behaviors.
- Ensuring all client documentation and supporting materials were accurate, complete, and up-to-date.
- Conducting comprehensive due diligence for various entities, including Trusts, Charities, Societies, Companies, and unincorporated bodies.
- Strong knowledge of Client Onboarding, (CDD), (EDD), and remediation processes.
Education
B.COM - General, ENGLISH
LOYOLA COLLEGE
01.2019
H.S.C - ENGLISH
THIRU.VI.KA.HR.SEC. SCHOOL
01.2016
S.S.L.C - ENGLISH
THIRU.VI.KA.HR.SEC. SCHOOL
01.2014
Skills
- KYC & Compliance
- Data analysis
- Sanction Screening
- KYC Screening & Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD)
- Regulatory Knowledge
- Problem Solving & Quick Decision Making
- Communication skills
- Project management
Certification
Certification completed on Financial Crime.
Accomplishments
- Received on the spot awards for outstanding performance.
- Received Zero defect awards for every month.
Languages
English
Advanced (C1)
Tamil
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
DECLARATION
I, A. HUTSON PAUL honestly declare that the above mentioned details are correct up to my knowledge. PLACE: CHENNAI DATE
Timeline
Senior process specialist
Fidelity Investments India
10.2022 - Current
F&A Operation Processing Associate
NTT DATA
07.2021 - 09.2022
Senior Customer Executive in KYC
Tele-performance
08.2019 - 06.2021
B.COM - General, ENGLISH
LOYOLA COLLEGE
H.S.C - ENGLISH
THIRU.VI.KA.HR.SEC. SCHOOL
S.S.L.C - ENGLISH
THIRU.VI.KA.HR.SEC. SCHOOL