I am currently working as a Quality Lead in the Regulatory and Compliance Risk - Financial Services - Customer Due Diligence domain at EY. Previously, I worked as an SME on the Global KYC Rolling Review project at KPMG Global Services Private Limited (KGS), where I joined in 2015. My experience at KGS primarily involved Client On-boarding, the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) KYC projects.Won Exceptional Client Service Award twice - EY Won Spot Award - EY
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Manager
EY
08.2022 - Current
Lead a QC Team, Responsible for the team's production and quality output
Coordinate with AML lead of the client in case of true matches for further action to be taken
Responsible for responding to queries from a QC reviwers
Maintain quality metrices for the entire project, and ensure any deviations are addressed via trainings, personal discussions, or developing tools to help improve quality
Responsible for resourcing and management of high performing individuals
Stake holder management includes setting expectation and delivering quality output within the set deadlines.
Collaborate with operations, client compliance and other teams to ensure quality output is delivered to the client
SME
KPMG Global Services Private Limited (KGS)
01.2015 - Current
SME Lead of an AML KYC – Data and Document Refresh Project, for a multinational investment banker
Have been involved in training the new joiners on the end-to-end process (8 batches were trained)
Responsible for addressing policy and procedural queries
Worked at the client location in the initial phase, and managed client expectation on deliverables
Lead the quality discussions with client, and other stake holders, and ensure remediation of key issues using the right tools and techniques. Also ensuring the policy and procedural updates are cascaded to the team in timely manner
Provide SME support, which includes policy clarification, process clarification and QA of
final deliverables
Creating profile (Company+2 individuals or 4 individuals) as per risk involved.
Background verification on entities and individuals through online databases including corporate registries, stock exchanges, courthouses, and media amongst others
Sanctions and negative list screening on lists issued by various global and country specific regulators/ organizations including office of foreign assets control (OFAC), Her Majesty’s Treasury (HM Treasury) and United Nations (UN)
Identification of politically exposed persons (PEP’s) and background checks for any potential Anti Money Laundering (AML)/ Foreign Corrupt Practice Act (FCPA) risk
Exposure on multiple geographies involving various jurisdictions with varied language capabilities including English, Spanish, Mandarin and Portuguese
Anti-Money Laundering – (Know Your Customer/Customer Due Diligence)
Conduct KYC Remediation for a leading bank
Review information for new and existing clients of the bank to ensure its AML/KYC compliance
Planning and execution of the entire project. Part of the management team in ensuring the timely delivery of deliverables
Was also part of the team that recommended improvements to the existing system to help enhancement of the process and the product
Tier 1 Quality assurer which involves KYC checks for the client onboarding for the client and affirming their EMIR compliance. Enriching Reference Data for the Investment Advisors and Beneficial Owners to ensure smooth reporting and data flows
Anti-Money Laundering – (Client Onboarding) Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and CRS Entity Self-certification Form
Conducting periodic review on FATCA forms (W8 & W9) and evaluating the address,GIIN/EIN/SSN mentioned on the forms
Classifying accounts under FATCA and CRS Entity Self-certification Form verification
Evaluating Entity/Organization Details such as Name of Entity or Organization, Country of Incorporation or Organization, TIN/EIN, Permanent Residence Address, Country,Postal/Zip Code, and Country/Countries of tax residence
Verify and validate client provided data and process it through our COB tool.
CRS Extractions and Self-Cert Validations and Performing KYC checks for the clienton boarding for the client and affirming their EMIR compliance.
OLO (Office and Legal Obligations)
Exposure Drafting, updating and mapping obligations and rules derived from various regulations for one of the major investment banks of USA.