Mohammed Imran N
Compliance Specialist
Chennai
Summary
A seasoned compliance professional with extensive expertise in Transaction Monitoring, OFAC sanctions, and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations. Proficient in SDN list management, KYC, KYB, SAR, and PEP screening, ensuring strict adherence to international compliance norms. Skilled in reviewing SWIFT messages (MT103, MT202, MT199, MT299, MT910), managing compliance queues, and handling escalations related to potential sanctions matches across OFAC, UN, and global lists. Dedicated to process optimization, workflow enhancements, and team training, with a proactive approach to mitigating financial crime risks and maintaining regulatory excellence.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Compliance Specialist
PayPal India Pvt, Ltd.
03.2025 - Current
Sanctions Investigator
PayPal India Pvt, Ltd.
10.2021 - Current
- Ensure to comply with Transaction Monitoring and OFAC (Office of Foreign Asset Control) requirements & instructions involving SDN's (Specially Designated Nationals) according to Compliance with Company Policies and Procedures
- Conducting coaching & feedback sessions and Process update sessions every month to ensure the quality of the process
- Providing feedback to the immediate manager regarding necessary changes and updates; upgrades, and potential workflow changes
- Checking KYC Documents, ID Screening etc., to ensure company's compliance policies are strictly followed
- Processing queue items in a timely manner including KYC, KYB, SAR, PEP, OFAC, Transaction Monitoring, Kana, ATTACK, Norkom queues
- Exercised discretion in setting priorities, identifying accounts that require further investigation, and taking action to obtain the information required
- Reviewed new accounts and customer profile updates, which are screened against Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) lists through the OFAC system
Analyst
Societe Generale Global Solution Center
09.2020 - 10.2021
- Handling inquiries from Clients and Banks related to International Funds transfers
- Strict vigil on Compliance norms, such as Sanctioned country checks and AML norms
- Handling AML (Anti-money Laundering), Compliance queries
- Proficient in SWIFT messages like MT103, MT202, MT199, MT299 MT910, and others
- Reviewing and interesting transactions with reference to payments L1 alerts and escalations done further if identified containing potential matches against sanctions under OFAC, UN, Global list
- Responsible to Perform DA, Amendment, recall of funds, Return of funds, BCNR, and UTA
Process Advisor
Barclays Global Solution Center
12.2018 - 04.2020
- Maintaining day-to-day SLAs and helping the business with urgent queries
- Handling queries regarding learning modules and training sessions
- Works on daily, weekly, and monthly reports in the process of controls and Checks using tools (Success Factor)
- Dealing with businesses to fulfill their requirements in scheduling training in the system
- This helps the colleagues to complete their training and record their presence in the system
Education
B.com - Commerce
UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
01.2015 - 01.2018
Skills
Microsoft office
Siebel
GPI Tracker
LexisNexis
D&B sheet
Acquity
Investigation techniques
Anti-money laundering
Compliance monitoring
Sanctions compliance
Documentation review
Disclaimer
I hereby declare above-furnished information is true to the best of my knowledge.
Timeline
Compliance Specialist
PayPal India Pvt, Ltd.
03.2025 - Current
Sanctions Investigator
PayPal India Pvt, Ltd.
10.2021 - Current
Analyst
Societe Generale Global Solution Center
09.2020 - 10.2021
Process Advisor
Barclays Global Solution Center
12.2018 - 04.2020
B.com - Commerce
UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
01.2015 - 01.2018