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Anushree Dikshit
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Summary
Anti-Financial Crime SME holding extensive expertise in SAR investigations, PEP/high risk onboarding, risk assessments, delivering training, FCC advisory and oversights. Extensive expertise in delivery of projects for a international bank under section 166. Diligent and seasoned banking professional bringing diversified experience in the field of financial crime and compliance.
Overview
11
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
State Bank of India UK
Senior Financial Crime Associate
07.2021 - Current
Job overview
- Performed SAR investigations adhering to regulatory guidelines. Prepared SOPs for SAR investigations in accordance with NCA guidelines.
- Conduced reviews of correspondent banking customers
- Training to FLOD for detection and prevention of money laundering and other related financial crime activities
- Conducted oversight on PEP/high risk cases & SAR investigations and prepared compliance monitoring program.
- Provided decision on high risk/PEP onboarding cases.
- Drafted and implemented country risk assessment
- Involved in risk assessment process and implementation of changes as required.
- Responsible for SME advice to front office and operations from AML/CTF perspective.
State Bank of India UK
Senior Compliance Associate
03.2021 - 06.2021
Job overview
- Assisted in the delivery of the annual compliance monitoring program by undertaking agreed monitoring activities
- Work proactively to identify control gaps and weaknesses, determine root cause, and escalate and propose viable solutions to the risks and weaknesses identified
- With the support of the Compliance Manager, agree action plans with the business because of monitoring work and follow up with the business to ensure identified risks are adequately mitigated and closed in line with agreed action plans and for evidencing and recording rationale for closure
- Relevant reporting and MI to inform Management of the compliance risks and their status
- Ensure departmental logs and the Compliance Monitoring Program are maintained and up to date and that they are appropriately risk rated in line with process.
Deloitte UK
KYC Analyst
12.2020 - 02.2021
Job overview
- Conducted enhance due diligence on high risk customers
- Conducted intensive transaction monitoring for targeted customers.
- Liaised with customer contact team in order to obtain the missing or required information as per AML
guidelines. - Conducted sanctions and adverse media screening checks and escalated to financial crime compliance.
Bank of Baroda UK
Remediation Analyst
09.2020 - 11.2020
Job overview
- Analyzed existing structures to identify potential structural weaknesses and recommend remediation strategies
- Conducted thematic reviews on cooperates, trusts, SPVs and PEP customers.
- Conducted screening checks on the customers using Dow Jones, Dun & Bradstreet and CIFAS.
- Assisting the AML team in scheduling required trainings and providing inputs to enhance the process.
Punjab National Bank UK
Senior KYC Analyst
12.2019 - 03.2020
Job overview
- Documented and analyzed KYC information provided by clients or sourced from public domain to fulfill the bank's KYC policy, ensuring compliance with all regulatory & statutory requirements and where appropriate implemented actions to always protect business
- Analyzed KYC and KYB information for a broad range of clients and entities including trusts, limited companies, partnerships, sole traders, charities etc
- Performed extensive transaction monitoring and prepared SARs were required.
Tide Business Banking
KYC On-boarding Analyst
06.2019 - 10.2019
Job overview
- Performed 1st line KYC review using risk-based approach to assess financial crime risks
- Identify and assess ultimate beneficial owners within complex ownership structures
- Perform adverse media searches to identify and investigate any customer risk
- Applied due diligence to identify deficiencies, discrepancies, and omissions of relevant documentation.
HSBC India
Internal Quality Control Officer
07.2018 - 12.2018
Job overview
- Prepare and submit reports on screening activities and findings
- Communicate effectively with internal stakeholders, including Compliance, Risk Management, and Operations teams
- Implement and adhere to quality control measures to maintain the accuracy and integrity of KYC data
- Participate in periodic internal and external audits to ensure compliance with standards
- People coaching & team handling- As part of a medium size team, I was responsible for coaching and mentoring 6 analysts
- Conducting quality checks on the files of the analysts and submitting it for the final approval
- Identify opportunities for process improvement and contribute to the enhancement of KYC screening protocols
- Propose and implement solutions to streamline workflows and improve efficiency.
HSBC India
KYC Analyst
09.2016 - 07.2018
Job overview
- Responsible for conducting comprehensive screening and due diligence on new and existing customers to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and mitigate financial crime risks
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to investigate and resolve potential compliance issues
- Provided training to new employees on KYC regulations, procedures, and best practices
- Perform screening of customers against global sanctions lists to identify and mitigate potential risks
- Investigate and escalate any matches or hits in accordance with established procedures
- Conduct PEP and sanctions check and mitigate the risk in line with FCRM framework.
Australia and New Zealand Banking GroupIndia
Senior Financial Analyst
10.2014 - 06.2016
Job overview
- Review accounting transactions for data accuracy
- Maintaining the records of the customer and onboarding activities
- Dealing with ad-hoc analysis to maintain the quality and accuracy of financial data
- Received multiple appreciations for handling multiple tasks at the same time and meeting the deadlines with delivering the quality and accuracy of the work
- Designing budget and maintaining the monthly financial deliverables
- Team lead: Responsible for teamwork and efficient staff working as a team of 6 and providing the desired output.
Ernst and Young LLPIndia
US Tax Analyst
07.2013 - 07.2014
Job overview
- Experience in filing US 1040, state tax returns, and federal tax returns
- Efficient in handling US income tax and India income tax Preparing tax returns both domestic and foreign (Expatriates and Inpatriates)
- Advisory: Advising the clients on the ways of saving tax
- Auditing: Auditing of the tax returns prepared by peers Analyzed complex tax documents and prepared accurate tax returns for the company.
Education
All India Management Association
Post Graduate Diploma in Finance and Marketing
06-2013
Barkatullah University
Bachelor of Commerce
06-2011
Skills
- Correspondent banking
- Training & coaching
- PEP and high risk onboarding
- Sanctions escalations
- SAR investigations
- Transaction Monitoring
- Quality Control
- Compliance monitoring and oversights
- MI reporting
- Risk assessment
- Stakeholder management
Accomplishments
- Successfully completed a remediation project for an international bank under section 166
- ABCD (Above and Beyond Call of Duty) award in June 2022
- Reward and Recognition (RnR award) in 2017
- Appreciation and additional perks received in return of stakeholder feedback in 2015
Certification
- ICA Diploma in Financial Crime Prevention (2023)
References
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Timeline
Senior Financial Crime Associate
State Bank of India UK
07.2021 - Current
Senior Compliance Associate
State Bank of India UK
03.2021 - 06.2021
KYC Analyst
Deloitte UK
12.2020 - 02.2021
Remediation Analyst
Bank of Baroda UK
09.2020 - 11.2020
Senior KYC Analyst
Punjab National Bank UK
12.2019 - 03.2020
KYC On-boarding Analyst
Tide Business Banking
06.2019 - 10.2019
Internal Quality Control Officer
HSBC India
07.2018 - 12.2018
KYC Analyst
HSBC India
09.2016 - 07.2018
Senior Financial Analyst
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group
10.2014 - 06.2016
US Tax Analyst
Ernst and Young LLP
07.2013 - 07.2014
All India Management Association
Post Graduate Diploma in Finance and Marketing
Barkatullah University
Bachelor of Commerce
- ICA Diploma in Financial Crime Prevention (2023)
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