Omkar Sonawane

• Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
• Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
• Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
• Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
• Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
• Passionate about learning and committed to continual improvement.
• Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.
• Strengthened communication skills through regular interactions with others.
• Organized and detail-oriented with a strong work ethic.
• Adaptable and proficient in learning new concepts quickly and efficiently.
• Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.

Managing and Guiding team of 9+ individuals and oversee their work to ensure it is at the highest quality standards.

Schedule, allocate and review work of learn members for accuracy and completeness.

Established performance goals for the team and outlined processes for achievement, Implementation of KYC standards, guidelines, policies and procedures.

Hired and managed employees to maximize productivity while training staff on best practices and protocols.

Conducting calls with clients and solve their queries/onboarding new fund etc. Performing Due Diligence on customer onboarding for across all region including Cayman Islands and APAC.

Gathering and Analyzing KYC documentations in accordance with AML Policy requirements to identify and Assess overall risk.

Record keeping of fund specific trackers, investor documents, checklists and perform periodic remediation as per risk rating of investors.

Supporting the business group and Compliance to respond with Regulatory/Audit, AMLCO Reports and assist with evidence gathering.

Screening and investigating investors and their related parties to identify and record High Risk and PEP investors along with Monitoring overnight screening results.

Escalate and liaise with internal and group Compliance to address potential risk identified as part of on-boarding new clients, on-going monitoring and periodic refresh of existing clients. Reviewing investor tax form and self-cert to ensure compliance with FATCA and CRS Reporting

• Managing client relationships and interacting with Hedge and Private Equity fund principals, Placement agencies and their investors.
• Performing Due Diligence [CDD/SDD/EDD] on Client Onboarding for multiple jurisdiction including Cayman, Delaware, Ireland, Bermuda etc.
• Conducting complete and throughout investigation of assigned AML cases to collect and analyze KYC documents of the investors.
• Review and check wire instructions of investor to check Source of Funds. Initiate call back for all the wire instructions as a recorded line as a part of internal procedure.
• Understand trade life cycle and process the trades (Subscription, redemption, transfers and switch) without any error and within TAT.
• Application form review and updating share registry with key information's such as Contact details, Wiring details, Amounts etc.
• Proving portal read-only access to investor(s) contact to view and access investment statements, NAV reports, fund documents, capital and distribution notices.
• Tracking the Investors monies, Capital call, source of funds and financial activities.
• Coordinating / Liaising with other departments objectively whenever require [Fund accounting, operations, Implementations, IT development and other].
• Collecting IRS tax forms and Self-certification forms, FATCA and CRS digitizing and filling for the reportable investors for tax purpose. Performing effective On-the-job training to ensure adequate conceptual understanding within the team. Ensure Cross-training on all accounts to reduce key main risk

Managing client relationships and interacting with Hedge and Private Equity fund principals, Placement agencies and their investors.
Performing Due Diligence [CDD/SDD/EDD] on Client Onboarding for multiple jurisdiction including Cayman, Delaware, Ireland, Bermuda etc.
Conducting complete and throughout investigation of assigned AML cases to collect and analyze KYC documents of the investors.
Review and check wire instructions of investor to check Source of Funds. Initiate call back for all the wire instructions as a recorded line as a part of internal procedure.
Understand trade life cycle and process the trades (Subscription, redemption, transfers and switch) without any error and within TAT.
Application form review and updating share registry with key information's such as Contact details, Wiring details, Amounts etc.
Proving portal read-only access to investor(s) contact to view and access investment statements, NAV reports, fund documents, capital and distribution notices.
Tracking the Investors monies, Capital call, source of funds and financial activities.
Coordinating / Liaising with other departments objectively whenever require [Fund accounting, operations, Implementations, IT development and other].
Collecting IRS tax forms and Self-certification forms, FATCA and CRS digitizing and filling for the reportable investors for tax purpose. Performing effective On-the-job training to ensure adequate conceptual understanding within the team. Ensure Cross-training on all accounts to reduce key main risk