Sanaullah Sheriff, CAMI
Senior Analyst
Chennai,TN
Summary
An astute & dynamic AML & KYC CAMI Certified professional with vast experience in Anti Money Laundering (AML) Operations (Financial Crime Mitigation, Financial Crime Compliance, Transaction Monitoring, Negative News Screening, Transaction Filtering), KYC-CDD Client Remediation and seeking a senior, development-oriented position in banking / financial sector.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Analyst – KYC / CDD Periodic Review Process
Wipro Limited
09.2014 - 03.2025
- Sourcing a wide selection of client documentation from internal and external data sources in order to extract key information such as client profile, financial info/source of funds and wealth, ownership structure, key account parties, geographic footprint, negative news, PEP’s and other relevant information.
- Adhere the Federal regulatory requirements, specific bank requirements, Know Your Customer, USA Patriot act, Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), local country requirements, Global Standards & Processes.
- Completes extensive due diligence investigations using public and private database in accordance with Anti-Money laundering (AML), BSA and other regulatory Standards to assist business units and prevent operational and reputational risks.
- As a HMH QC, reviewing the makers Analysis and identifying the missing requirements and working with front office/KYC Managers to obtain the missing information to complete the KYC Profile.
- Identifies the accurate risk rating for review entity based on the Nature of Business, Operating and Trading Jurisdiction, Ownership structure, Regulation, Exchange Listing, Sanction countries, PEP and Opted Product & Services from the bank.
- Performs screening Checks on all related parties, against world check screening, Dow Jones screening and OFAC SDN list.
- Client: Top French financial institution
Senior Analyst – Team Lead
Standard Chartered Bank (Scope International Ltd)
07.2010 - 06.2014
- Handled the Transaction Monitoring for different countries regions (i.e., Indonesia, UAE, Nigeria and West African countries).
- People Management - Managed 8 team member’s performance and progress.
- Prepared the high-end analysis reports (Monthly pack MIS, Aging MIS, Capacity Model MIS and QA consolidation MIS (In-country QA / Internal QA).
- Forecasted the production capabilities, and co-coordinated with the stakeholders.
- Performed investigations on clients’ transactions that may violate AML protocols or economic sanctions procedures and make risk-based SAR recommendations for each situation.
- Liaised with technology team to complete the Change Request wherever applicable in Detica. (E.g., Detection Scenario alignment, threshold revision, transaction mapping)
- Assisted in the identification, prevention and detection of potential suspicious and/or unusual activities, negative news (watch list, world check), transactions and/or customer behavior by performed transaction analysis, investigations and monitored account relationships.
- Performed manual testing (i.e., User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and BCP (business continuity plan).
- Prepared feedback mechanisms Tracker to identify the areas for reducing costs, improving customer service and Process.
- AML Transaction Monitoring (Financial Crime surveillance / Compliance Unit)
Education
Master of Business Administration - Systems
University of Madras
01.2009
Bachelor of Business Administration - Administration
University of Madras
01.2007
Diploma in Electrical and Electronics Engineering - undefined
Thandhai Periyar E.V.R Govt Polytechnic & Engg College
01.2001
Skills
- Transaction Monitoring
- Negative News Screening
- Sanction Screening
- FATF
- Stakeholder Management
- KYC- CDD
- Team Management
- Motivating Peers
- Time Management
- Quality Assurance
Certification
- Certificate of Achievement Award, WIPRO – Q2 2019
- Best Star of Quality Award from Wipro Management
- SAR DYNAMITE MONTHLY ICON AWARD winner - SCB, 2 times
- Best AML investigator award - SCB
- Winner of Spark of the month of February 2012 - SCB
LANGUAGES
English : Read, Write & Speak
Hindi : Speak
Urdu : Speak
Tamil : Read, Write & Speak
SYSTEMS KNOWN
- Α Detica
- Α World Check
- Α Swift Registry
- Α Lexis Nexis
- Α E-Collect
- Α DJ Screening
- Α FCCR
- Α ORBIS System
- Α Bankers Almanac
PERSONAL STRENGTH
- Quick Learner
- Attention to detail
- Decision making skills
- Keen on process improvements
- Building team activities
- Motivating peers
- Good rapport with peers & subordinates
PERSONAL DETAILS
- Father’s Name: Md Sheriff (Late)
- Gender: Male
- Marital Status: Married
- Passport No: M7908750
Certification
- Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialist (CAMI)
Certificate Number : 4504
Timeline
Senior Analyst – KYC / CDD Periodic Review Process
Wipro Limited
09.2014 - 03.2025
Senior Analyst – Team Lead
Standard Chartered Bank (Scope International Ltd)
07.2010 - 06.2014
Bachelor of Business Administration - Administration
University of Madras
Diploma in Electrical and Electronics Engineering - undefined
Thandhai Periyar E.V.R Govt Polytechnic & Engg College
Master of Business Administration - Systems
University of Madras
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