MANI RAGINI
Hyderabad
Summary
Dynamic Assistant Manager at Deloitte South Asia-LLP with a proven track record in operations management and team leadership. Expert in KYC compliance and AML risk assessments, driving efficiency and accuracy in client due diligence. Passionate about fostering employee performance and achieving organizational goals while mitigating financial crime risks.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Manager
Deloitte South Asia-LLP
09.2024 - Current
- Managed KYC periodic reviews of global clients, ensuring compliance with FATF and OFAC guidelines.
- Conducted AML risk assessments before account openings and continuously to manage risks effectively.
- Executed name screenings against sanctions lists, PEPs, and adverse media; escalated relevant high-risk findings.
- Performed client due diligence using a risk-based framework to address money laundering and terrorism financing risks.
- Reviewed customer ownership structures; conducted UBO drilldowns to highlight related parties affecting risk levels.
- Investigated transaction monitoring alerts and suspicious activity reports, compiling evidence from internal data sources.
- Oversaw daily trackers, checklists, and reporting dashboards to ensure timely updates.
Int controls & compliance Analyst
Accenture Solutions Private Limited
07.2022 - 07.2024
- Performed end-to-end KYC regular reviews for existing clients for EDD and CDD, ensuring compliance with global and local regulations.
- Performed end-to-end KYC of clients through due diligence procedures, including collecting, verifying, and annotating KYC documents and AML procedures.
- Perform EDD/CDD for special entity types, such as private, parent, exchange, listed, and regulated entities.
- Conducted screening to mitigate risks associated with PEP, sanctions, and adverse media.
- Ensured accuracy of KYC information and adherence to regulatory and internal requirements.
- Performing and reviewing KYC due diligence for corporate customers.
- Participated in calls with subject matter experts to clarify processes.
AML Senior Sanction Screening Analyst
HSBC
09.2016 - 06.2022
- Performed screening of clients and entities against global sanctions, PEP lists, and negative media sources to ensure compliance.
- Screened sanction alerts for APAC and Middle East regions using OWS application to ensure compliance.
- Sorted and prioritized sanction alerts based on a detailed checklist to ensure compliance with regulations.
- Conducted customer screening to analyze individual data obtained from global watch lists.
- Conducted comprehensive analysis of customer profiles using various systems including Hubs, NGT, CDD Tool, GMSS, and FMT Tool.
- Perform all kyc reviews for all checklist i.e Sanctions, AML, SCION Exits, PEP's.
- Evaluated Clients AML/KYC risk, conducted independent research.
- Conducting screening and discounting any positive hits and material negative news found on the client and counterparties.
- Escalated hits to relevant teams and analyzed data to detect patterns, trends, anomalies, and schemes in transactions and relationships across multiple businesses/products.
Accounts Payable
Genpact
06.2014 - 08.2016
- Managed the Accounts Payable operations.
- Met SLA and customer expectations while handling OCR, Invoice Processing, and Vendor Data Management in accounts payable.
- Managed Invoice Processing and addressed queries raised by Helpdesk.
- Monitored Invoice processing to align with the SLA.
- Monitored dashboards to ensure adherence to process metrics and targets.
- Set daily targets for production, quality, and efficiency, and enforced floor discipline.
- Directed team operations, assigned tasks and responsibilities, and evaluated individuals.
- Interaction with clients via emails and conference calls for the Process needs and activities.
Education
MBA -
St. Francis Institute of Management
Hyderabad, India01-2016
B.Com -
Sri Sai Vignan Bharathi College
Hyderabad, India01-2013
Board of Intermediate -
Sri Sai Vignan Bharathi College
Hyderabad, India01-2010
SSC -
St. Gabrial High School
Hyderabad, India01-2008
Skills
KYC compliance
AML risk assessment
- Due diligence
- Project management
- Operational oversight
- Team guidance
Employee assessment
Efficient time management
Additional Information
- Attended trainings like, Essential communication skills, Basic email writings, & Leadership in Action workshop, conference calls, which is helping me in delivering better services to the department.
- Designated as SPOC for BAU activities of customer screening for HBAP and Singapore regions.
- Facilitated process training for new hires on client screening for multiple regions.
- Preparation of monthly PPT's required for monthly governance calls.
- Providing floor support in order to assist the team on queries.
- Assisted with process walkthrough to multiple region visitors. Actively contributed as the HR SPOC by managing shared drive space and organizing team birthday celebrations.
Rewards And Recognition
- Received appreciation from client for the quick turnaround for an ad hoc request.
- Lean trained and tested.
- Awarded for 'Star of the month' among all the New Hires.
- Gained the leaders recognition at the time of Backlogs situation in the process.
Timeline
Assistant Manager
Deloitte South Asia-LLP
09.2024 - Current
Int controls & compliance Analyst
Accenture Solutions Private Limited
07.2022 - 07.2024
AML Senior Sanction Screening Analyst
HSBC
09.2016 - 06.2022
Accounts Payable
Genpact
06.2014 - 08.2016
MBA -
St. Francis Institute of Management
B.Com -
Sri Sai Vignan Bharathi College
Board of Intermediate -
Sri Sai Vignan Bharathi College
SSC -
St. Gabrial High School