Sai Sudheer Aditya Theeda

• Conducted thorough Customer KYC reviews for Group entities through regular and trigger reviews
• Identified beneficial owners by analysing client ownership information and updating records in Fenergo
• Engaged in client outreach for document refresh and group policy adherence, ensuring regulatory compliance
• Reactivated Dormant Accounts based on client requests, aligning with comprehensive due diligence and risk factors
• Conducted screenings, including GNS, Blacklist, and Adverse news, for associated parties and implemented sanctions and PEP screenings
• Led customer due diligence for international corporate clients at Standard Chartered Bank, validating corporate documents and collaborating on trade volumes
• Scrutinized business documents, calculated entity risk ratings, and collaborated with stakeholders for issue resolution
• Conducted customer risk assessments, adverse media searches, and applied risk levels based on product nature, jurisdiction, industry, and ownership complexity.

• Collected and organized required documents for regulated entity Customer Due Diligence (CDD) in the UK, focusing on terrorism financing and money laundering
• Utilized Bloomberg for additional ownership analysis when client information was insufficient
• Conducted initial onboarding CDD/EDD reviews, collected CBO forms, and verified ID proofs for various entity types and to their natural persons in the US
• Tracked and analysed activities related to terrorist financing and money laundering as a FinCEN Analyst
• Conducted risk-based client reviews, collaborating internally to ensure KYC and AML compliance
• Identified and escalated risks, including PEPs, High-Risk Global Jurisdictions, Potential Reputational Risk and SDN/OFAC matches
• Performed Enhanced Customer Due Diligence (EDD) on high-risk clients and conducted specialized research
• Handled additional responsibilities such as background screenings, correspondent banking tasks, and raising Event Driven Reviews (EDRs).

• Conducted comprehensive periodic reviews for US and India customers, addressing all risk rankings
• Collected and organized necessary documents based on Matrix requirements, ensuring compliance with case type specifications
• Managed various customer types and linked related parties in Old Pipe to ensure comprehensive record inclusion
• Updated detailed information from provided documents into systems, maintaining up-to-date customer and related party records
• Raised outreach requests for missing information, utilizing applications like DQS, GDS, PIPE, Party Darwin, Matrix, Indigo, Bloomberg, and Lexis Nexis for efficient case-making and public searches.

• Collaborated across Second Line of Defence and Operations to manage potential financial crime risks
• Ensured high-quality triggers and feedback for due diligence processes in compliance with Financial Services and Markets Act and Money Laundering Regulations
• Conducted follow-up reviews of audit deficiencies, managed projects to completion, and escalated issues timely
• Applied a risk-based approach under UK Money Laundering Regulations, guiding Relationship Managers based on customer risk levels
• Supported RRCSC secretariat decisions on financial crime matters for CMB clients and executed structured exit decisions
• Developed and implemented MI strategy, tracked financial crime risk profile, and generated senior management reports
• Provided on-the-job training, improved investigation processes, and reduced error percentages through internal QC reviews
• Led team huddles, initiated AML knowledge presentations, and prepared monthly reports reviewing risk matrix, transactional data, unusual activity, and executive summary

Additional Responsibilities

• Trained team members to conduct on-the-job training for new joiners, ensuring they met investigation process and system expectations within stipulated timeframes.
• Performed internal quality control (QC) reviews, reducing error percentages and enhancing investigation quality.
• Led daily team huddles and actively facilitated presentations to share AML knowledge and provide refresher training.
• Prepared monthly volume decks and Compliance reports, including reviews of the risk matrix, transactional data, unusual activity, and executive summaries.