Ambitious professional aiming to leverage 5.7 years of expertise in KYC, transaction monitoring, customer due diligence, research, third-party due diligence, and business intelligence across global markets.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Associate
BDO Rise Private Ltd.
03.2023 - 10.2024
Conduct research using various publicly available online open sources, proprietary databases, subscription sources, and search tools in support of investigate and intelligence cases undertaken for individuals and their associated companies from across the globe applying for Citizenship by Investment programmes.
Creation of Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) reports by analyzing the retrieved data adhering to client requirements to meet internal SLA's and quality.
Conducting education and employment verification by establishing direct contact with the educational universities, companies via e-mails, limited telephone inquiries which may be necessary in support of investigations.
Verifying the declared SOW of the Individuals by conducting required credit checks and property checks if available publicly in the respective jurisdiction.
Analysis of the bank statements and deposit receipts provided by the applicant to in order to highlight the suspicious transactions if any.
Senior Research Analyst
Refinitiv, a business of LSEG
07.2021 - 10.2022
Writing Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) reports in a timely manner on subjects (Company/Individuals) across the globe for the varying business and/or compliance requirements of clients.
Review, summarize and analyze data retrieved from open media research online databases like Google, company websites, paid sources such as Lexis Nexis, company registrars, world check, eikon, judiciary, and other government departments on the subject of investigation.
Conduct false positive analysis on matches identified during adverse media screening on subject of investigation PEP and sanction screening.
Identification and reporting of any potential risk factors which include sanctions, corruption, bribery, money laundering, regulatory violation and criminal activities associated with the subject of investigation.
Liaising with vendor team, case managers ensuring timely resolution of queries.
To filter information accurately and quickly and empathize with the client's requirements to ensure a quality and timely product is delivered.
Training new recruits, level one analysts and reviewing of their reports.
Review and escalate alerts to the appropriate teams such as vendor, business intelligence and customer success manager teams based on findings.
KYC Associate Analyst
HSBC Electronic Data Processing India Private Ltd.
08.2018 - 12.2019
Handling and maintenance of confidential client documentation, collection and verification of confidential client data via publicly available and internal sources for the purpose of Account opening and client onboarding.
Have specialized in APAC region client on-boarding.
KYC analysis across various business lines and ensuring adherence to AML regulations.
Obtain and update the client's information using approved sources.
Timely and accurate updating of management information and control as advised.
Wealth Management-Associate financial analyst
Qness software Private Ltd.
08.2017 - 07.2018
Monitoring consolidated wealth for four clients, with total assets of $1.2 billion.
Consolidate the financial and non-financial assets managed by the custodians (financial institutions, private money managers).
Monitoring financial transactions by keeping a check on trade price, fees, and taxes.
Preparing periodic reconciliation of investment activities and cash flows.
Education
MBA - Finance and Human Resource Management
MP Birla Institute of Management
Bangalore
07.2017
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting
Vijaya College
Bangalore
06.2015
Skills
Eikon
Lexis Nexis
World Check
KYC Norms
Client on-boarding
Adverse media research
Report writing
Client onboarding
Risk analysis
Data verification
Customer due diligence
Anti-money laundering
Regulatory reporting
Data keeping
Reconciliation
Conducting research
Enhanced due diligence
Attention to detail
Disclaimer
I hereby declare that all the above given information is true to the best of my knowledge.
Timeline
Senior Associate
BDO Rise Private Ltd.
03.2023 - 10.2024
Senior Research Analyst
Refinitiv, a business of LSEG
07.2021 - 10.2022
KYC Associate Analyst
HSBC Electronic Data Processing India Private Ltd.