Mandem Ganesh
Financial Crimes Analyst
Bangalore
Summary
Dynamic KYC professional with four years of experience in financial crime compliance, specializing in Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) and KYC remediation. Demonstrated ability to investigate suspicious transactions while ensuring adherence to Standard Due Diligence (SDD), Customer Due Diligence (CDD), and EDD protocols. Expertise in drafting Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) and managing sanction alerts, with proficiency in tools such as LexisNexis and World-Check. Strong knowledge of regulatory frameworks including BSA/AML, OFAC, and FATF guidelines enhances risk mitigation capabilities.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
3
3
Languages
Work History
Senior Associate - Operations
WNS Global Services Pvt. Ltd.
03.2025 - Current
- Conducted thorough investigations into flagged and suspicious transactions to assess risks of money laundering and terrorist financing.
- Analysed complex customer account data to detect irregular behavior and patterns, utilizing various investigative techniques and tools.
- Remediated customer KYC records in adherence to client risk ratings, applying CIP, CDD, SDD and EDD standards, while consistently meeting production targets.
- Reviewed sanction alerts and negative media hits, accurately distinguishing between true hits and false positives to determine disposition.
- Conducted comprehensive Currency Transaction Reporting (CTR) reviews, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely filing in accordance with regulatory requirements.
- Composed and drafted clear, concise, and compliant Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) narratives, effectively communicating complex financial transactions and associated risks.
- Performed in-depth research on customers and related parties using tools like LexisNexis, World Check, and other third-party databases.
- Maintained expert understanding of ongoing industry trends and the evolving regulatory landscape concerning transaction reviews, alert adjudication, and US & EU sanctions.
- Authored comprehensive investigation reports and documentation for review by senior compliance staff and regulatory bodies.
Sr.Officer-Process Quality-I
Mphasis Limited
04.2021 - 02.2025
- Client Due Diligence: Executed Customer Onboarding (CDD), Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD), Periodic Reviews, and Ongoing Monitoring for retail and corporate clients.
- Identity Verification: Reviewed client registry documents, verified Source of Funds (SoF), and assessed Ultimate Beneficial Ownership (UBO) structures.
- Risk Escalation: Identified and escalated adverse media hits, PEP associations, unusual activity patterns, and hard-match sanction risks.
- Sanctions & Screening: Applied databases including OFAC, EU, UNSC for sanctions checks, delivering accurate risk assessments. Investigative Reporting: Drafted structured case files, escalated suspicious activities to respective teams, and ensured compliance with AML frameworks.
- Regulatory Alignment: Ensured all KYC reviews complied with global policy standards, turnaround times, and quality benchmarks.
- Processing of Accounts (Banking and Finance)
- The Project Involves verification of Clients data, Reviewing KYC Documents and AML Procedures, Performing the Risk Assessment of Clients.
- Dealing with the funds, transferring the funds into a specified account.
- Controlled all Confidential Information related to Company and Clients, Creating Credit cards, Processing Limit Increase and Limit Decrease for Customers
- Worked as a Quality Analyst to Ensure Delivery Cut off is met Daily.
- Creating Quality Reports on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.
- Ensuring compliance with all AML laws, regulations, guidelines, written procedures, KYC, customer/transaction monitoring Knowledge in KYC and Gone Through AML, CDD and EDD Performed Sanctions Searches and Determined Supporting Evidence Needed for Compliance Team.
- Manage new client's adoption or periodic reviews stream to ensure that all requests are approved in accordance with regulatory requirements and the bank internal policies. Manage exception ensuring that SLA's defined with the business on timelines and quality are adhered.
- Attending Monthly PKT with Minimum of 100% scores, Ability to maintain 100% of Accuracy Month Over Month
- Conducted the Daily team meeting Huddle and Discussed about the Top Errors.
- Providing feedback to the agents on their impact and for the customer and internal error.
- Hands on experience in interaction / working with people of different nationalities is a truly globalize working environment.
Education
B.Sc - Computer Science, IT
Shri Gnanambica Degree College
Madanapalli11.2020
Skills
Team leadership
Core Competencies
- Standard Due Diligence (SDD)
- Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD)
- Sanctions Screening (OFAC/UN/EU)
- Project Management
- Know Your Customer (KYC)
- Transaction Monitoring Escalation
- Alert Disposition & Case Escalation
- Politically Exposed Person (PEP) Identification
- Customer Due Diligence (CDD)
- Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR)
- AML Risk Assessment & Reporting
- Currency Transaction Reporting (CTR)
Hobbies
- Playing Cricket
- Volleyball
- Listening Songs
- Cooking
Tools
- Clear Tool
- LexisNexis
- Dun & Bradstreet
- Jira
- Pega
- S3
- Host on Demand
- C3
- IMRS
- Rosettapps
Timeline
Senior Associate - Operations
WNS Global Services Pvt. Ltd.
03.2025 - Current
Sr.Officer-Process Quality-I
Mphasis Limited
04.2021 - 02.2025
B.Sc - Computer Science, IT
Shri Gnanambica Degree College