VASANTHA THIMMALAPURADA

• Conducted Risk-Based Assessments (RBA) using AML/KYC frameworks to evaluate high-risk corporate entities, complex ownership structures, and Ultimate Beneficial Ownership (UBO) profiles.
• Performed Standard Due Diligence (SDD), Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD), and Product Due Diligence (PDD) using LexisNexis, World-Check, and Dun & Bradstreet to support regulatory compliance and financial crime investigations.
• Executed rigorous Client Due Diligence (CDD) workflows while consistently meeting or exceeding strict SLAs in high-volume onboarding queues.
• Streamlined CDD verification processes, quickly resolving documentation roadblocks to uphold compliance standards and meet service timelines.
• Investigated discrepancies between internal KYC records and public registries, escalated AML red flags, and supported suspicious activity analysis through risk synthesis and adverse media reviews.
• Balanced thorough risk assessments with rapid case resolution, enhancing operational efficiency and turnaround times across global markets.
• Ensured operational quality and compliance governance through proactive audits and process evaluations.
• Managed service desk operations to ensure timely support for user inquiries.
• Executed rigorous Client Due Diligence (CDD) workflows while consistently meeting or exceeding strict SLAs in high-volume onboarding queues.
• Balanced thorough risk assessments with rapid case resolution, maintaining high operational efficiency and turnaround times across global markets.
• Streamlined CDD verification processes, resolving documentation roadblocks quickly to ensure compliance standards and service timelines were met

Worked successfully with diverse group of coworkers to accomplish goals and address issues related to our products and services.

• Executed internal and concurrent audits across bank branches and operational units, ensuring adherence to policies through thorough review of daily ledgers, high-value transactions, and cash handling.
• Proposed innovative ideas and solutions that improved team performance and outcomes.
• Collaborated with diverse coworkers to achieve goals and resolve product and service-related issues.
• Performed physical verification and substantive testing of cash balances, inventory, securities, and collateral against bank records.
• Detected transactional irregularities, procedural lapses, and revenue leakages, facilitating immediate escalation, tracking, and rectification.
• Identified transactional irregularities and procedural lapses, escalated issues, and tracked resolutions.
• Contributed innovative ideas and solutions to enhance team performance and outcomes.