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Anuradha Munigela

Anuradha Munigela

Preston

Summary

An experienced financial crime compliance professional with over 9 years of experience in the banking and corporate sectors in know-your-customer (KYC), anti-money laundering (AML), and compliance arenas. Expert in due diligence, enhanced due diligence (EDD), end-to-end KYC, sanction and PEP screening, transaction monitoring, SAR reporting, and overall compliance monitoring. Proficient with domestic and international AML (FATF, EU, FCA, BSA) and sanctions (OFAC, EU, UN, HMT) regulations. A meticulous individual with a solid ability to make decisions based on sound judgement and analysis, a great collaborator with excellent communication and people skills. A critical thinker and an enthusiast capable of working in a multicultural environment.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work History

Financial Crime Investigator

Virgin Money
4 2023 - Current
  • Effectively execute 1st Line Financial Crime tasks and procedures within the scope of quality and efficiency objectives, enhancing the customer experience and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards
  • Perform initial Sanction, PEP, and AML investigations, including assessment of PEPs against VMUK definition, and swiftly escalate any potential true matches, providing comprehensive details and assessment and outlining the potential impact
  • Investigate AML transaction monitoring alerts, which include conducting KYC and CDD checks and analyzing financial data to determine the possibility of financial crime
  • Collaborate with the second line Financial Crime team to advise and guide first line colleagues, documenting the advice to enhance financial crime controls and prevent potential future reoccurrences
  • Document and escalate emerging trends in financial crime and system performance and communicate to second-line colleagues to ensure continuous and consistent system improvement
  • Effectively identify and escalate suspected money laundering, confirmed PEPs, or genuine sanction matches to FC Managers
  • Examining high-risk jurisdiction referrals includes investigation into transactional activity and source of wealth/source of funds.

AML Transaction Monitoring Specialist

First Abu Dhabi Bank
04.2022 - 09.2022
  • Performed Transaction monitoring tasks on (SAS application) on multiple scenarios by adopting risk-based approach and mitigate potential risk as per AML/BSA policies and procedure
  • Reviewed KYC/CDD documents, internal bank records, adverse media, and public domain information in relation to the flagged alerts
  • Effectively identified and drafted Suspicious Activity Report/Suspicious transaction reports, applied appropriate risk mitigation measures, while ensuring appropriate documentation of research and SLA
  • Actively supported managers and supervisors with moderately complex AML/Fraud investigations, corroborated with team members and other departments in handling potentially suspicious activity as required by applicable global and domestic regulatory, law enforcement or Financial Intelligence Units
  • Conducted risk mitigating tasks such as adverse media check, sanctions/PEP screening using Norkom, Firco soft, World Check and reporting to regulatory compliance unit for any substantial match
  • Assisted in identifying systemic procedural weaknesses & additional training requirements for Bank, actively engage in discussions regarding different scenarios of money laundering and suggest recommendations
  • Training new team members and assisting with queries on the job
  • Assisted in SAS UAT environment testing
  • Screen AML, Sanction and other risks associated with customer transactions
  • Identified weak system controls and provided feedback for appropriate SAS scenario tuning and false alert controls to increase quality alerts and work efficiency
  • Prepared daily MIS reports for correspondent banking alerts.

AML Consultant

03.2019 - 04.2022
  • Performed transaction monitoring activity on customers (Retail/SME/Corporate/correspondent banking) and report suspicious activity (STR/SAR) when required as part of BAU Alert & Case Management from AML point standpoint
  • Sent Request for information (RFI) to relationship/branch managers for updated KYC / CDD / EDD forms gather required additional information to take a decision on SAR reporting and case management
  • Identified and recommended suspicious activity reports to FLOD manager for onward submission to MLRO
  • Ensured compliance of domestic and international AML Laws and Regulations by following policies and procedures

Senior Team Member

J P Morgan Services India Pvt. Ltd
08.2017 - 03.2019
  • Performed public and internal research to complete due diligence on client KYC profiles and AML Quality Checks for Renewal & Remediation records based on risk rating
  • Consulted with Client Owners and Relationship Managers directly to acquire missing client KYC documentation and ensure its accuracy and completeness
  • Functioned as a KYC subject matter expert
  • Discussed and escalated complex issues surrounding client types and structures, financial products and services, and other AML risk-related issues with Compliance Department
  • Adhered to Local and Global AML policies and Regulations
  • Understood and maintained records as per the Regulatory and Compliance requirements
  • Analyzed client risk rating based on total experience in business, countries of operations and total net assets of client or company, Products, Ownership Structure, and other AML related parameters such as PEPs/Sanctions/Negative Media Exposure/Exceptions Handling Assisted managers with process improvements, training new joiners and providing support to colleagues with any updates/modifications to existing processes.

Senior Analyst

PwC India Private Limited
05.2014 - 07.2017
  • Conducted CDD checks and prepared comprehensive reports on individuals and entities from various industries by employing multiple search tools to gather detailed client information from public sources
  • EDD checks conducted on high-risk diverse Client Groups (Includes Private and Public entities, Organization, Government, NBFI, Trust, NGOs)
  • Evaluated client risk based on critical parameters such as industry, location, PEPs, sanctions, and adverse news
  • Categorized clients as Low, medium, and high-risk based on profiles
  • Conducted name screening for PEPs, sanctions, and adverse media by using World Check, Lexis Nexus, and Dow Jones Part of forensic investigation projects include mystery shopping, electronic document reviews and evidence gathering for fraud scenarios to identify red flags and determining escalation needs
  • Ensured timely resolution of work assignments through effective organization and prioritization also suggested regular process improvements
  • Provided training and support to newly joined team members.

Education

MSc Financial Investigation -

University of Central Lancashire UK
01.2022 - 04.2023

Bachelor of Science - Electonics And Communications

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
India
04.2001 -

Skills

Specialized in KYC / CDD / AML/ CFT & sanction compliance

Certification

Association of Certified Anti-Money laundering Specialist (ACAMS)

Professionalskillset

  • Self-Driven, Organized. Resolute and Challenge seeker
  • Analytical and Critical thinker
  • Experience working with software tools such as SAS, Netreveal, Firco soft, Norkom, world check, Dow Jones, D&B, Bankers Almanac, and Arachnys

Languages

English
Proficient
C2
Telugu
Proficient
C2
Hindi
Proficient
C2

Work Availability

monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline

AML Transaction Monitoring Specialist

First Abu Dhabi Bank
04.2022 - 09.2022

MSc Financial Investigation -

University of Central Lancashire UK
01.2022 - 04.2023

AML Consultant

03.2019 - 04.2022

Senior Team Member

J P Morgan Services India Pvt. Ltd
08.2017 - 03.2019

Senior Analyst

PwC India Private Limited
05.2014 - 07.2017

Bachelor of Science - Electonics And Communications

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
04.2001 -

Financial Crime Investigator

Virgin Money
4 2023 - Current
Anuradha Munigela