JOHNSON TIPARTHI
AML, Fraud Detection And KYC Professional
Hyderabad
Summary
Results-driven professional specializing in operations management and client relationship management within the banking, finance, and compliance sectors. Expertise in fraud detection, prevention strategies, sanctions screening, and KYC , developed through impactful roles at leading firms such as Cognizant, PWC, JP Morgan Chase, Wipro, and ICICI Bank. A proven track record of leading teams, enhancing processes, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards highlights a commitment to operational excellence. Proficient in AML, OFAC regulations, sanctions compliance, and local laws for effective performance in complex environments.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Team Leader
Cognizant Technology Solutions
06.2025 - Current
- Led a team of 15 analysts performing real-time and batch sanctions screening for global banking clients.
- Ensured compliance with OFAC, UN, EU, and local regulatory requirements. Managed daily operations, including alert review, escalation handling, and SLA adherence.
- Conducted quality checks and implemented process improvements, reducing false positives.
- Coordinated with compliance officers and client stakeholders for the timely resolution of high-risk alerts.
- Delivered training sessions on sanctions regulations and screening tools to new hires and existing staff.
Associate II
PricewaterhouseCoopers Service Delivery Centre
04.2022 - 03.2023
- Managed a team of 10 analysts to investigate fraud cases and process chargebacks efficiently.
- Conduct investigations for suspected fraudulent activities and do the mitigations according to the fraud types like Profile Take over (PTO)/ Account Take over (ATO), First Party, ID theft.
- Reviewing key elements of KYC due diligence case with risk-based approach (High Risk, Medium Risk, Low Risk).
- Screening individuals and entities against global sanction lists issued by OFAC, EU and other international and government agencies.
- Identifying and screening the Ultimate Beneficial owners (UBO's) and Other Beneficial Ownership (OBO's) for Entities.
- Monitor and analyze transactions for potential fraud activities. Good knowledge of regulatory practices in AML, OFAC, and sanctions and local laws.
Team Leader
JP Morgan Chase
03.2018 - 03.2022
- Supported quality reviewers to ensure the effectiveness of fraud detection and prevention strategies for US clients.
- Ensured that risks associated with business activities were identified, measured, and controlled through rigorous quality checks.
- Assigned cases and conducted metric analysis while providing constructive feedback to enhance analyst performance and productivity.
- Trained and supervised 10 KYC analysts conducting EDD for annual periodic reviews of high-risk clients.
- Sound understanding of performing and completing CIP, CDD, Screening, and OFAC requirements' knowledge ability to screen for PEP's, Sanctions & Adverse Media across a variety of systems.
- Perform independent check of KYC information provided by front office. Perform periodic KYC reviews on risk-based schedule.
- Performing local due diligence as per the country regulations. Working with onshore officials in completing renewals of the client end to end and requesting RFIs for the same.
- Taking care of SLA and prevent breaching the due dates of the KYC records.
- Requesting for account closure based on different types of cases like account involved in money laundering, gambling, incomplete KYC, Terrorist financing, personal account using for business purpose.
Senior Associate
Wipro Ltd
07.2015 - 03.2018
- Financial Crime and Regulatory Compliance Operations. Perform AML and KYC checks on new and existing clients.
- Conversant with a diverse range of operations in the Financial Crime Risk Management entailing variety of AML Compliance functions - Due Diligence (Standard & Enhanced), Sanctions Screening and Compliance (OFAC), KYC Policies and Procedures, Regulatory Audit and Reporting, Risk Assessment and Core Banking Operations.
- Handling the processes as per the SLA requirements. Escalate issues identified from the sanction screening into KYC profile and risk categorization.
- In-depth understanding of Regulatory Risk & Compliance, Sanctions Screening, PEP screening and adverse media screening and escalating true match.
- Excellent knowledge of using AML Research / Investigations database such as World-Check, Lexis-Nexis Secretary of state, Factiva, Eclipse, Concierge, STARS.
Team Member
I Process India private limited (ICICI Bank)
06.2014 - 07.2015
- Risk Control Unit. Monitoring and analyzing transactions of the account holders with the view of money laundering and terrorist financing.
- Matching transaction pattern in account with the profile of the account holder. Ensuring high quality standards and adhering to the TAT.
- Screening the names of customers against the Negative list provided by RBI. Ability to analyse transactions and to detect fraudulent accounts/ transactions. Ensuring adherence to KYC guidelines prescribed by RBI from time to time.
Education
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) -
CMR Institute of Technology JNT University
Hyderabad01.2014
Skills
Fraud prevention and detection
Accomplishments
Acchived client focus award for meeting the quality consistently
Timeline
Team Leader
Cognizant Technology Solutions
06.2025 - Current
Associate II
PricewaterhouseCoopers Service Delivery Centre
04.2022 - 03.2023
Team Leader
JP Morgan Chase
03.2018 - 03.2022
Senior Associate
Wipro Ltd
07.2015 - 03.2018
Team Member
I Process India private limited (ICICI Bank)
06.2014 - 07.2015
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) -
CMR Institute of Technology JNT University