Experience

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  Doha Exchange

  • Qatar
  • Financial Services
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO)

    • Dec 2021 - Present

  • Deputy Money Laundering Reporting Officer (DMLRO)

    • Mar 2019 - Dec 2021

    o Collaborating with Compliance Manager/MLRO in implementing necessary changes in system to combat against ML/TF as per regulations & instruction received from Qatar Central Bank including filing STR to country FIU, policy writing, preparing reports, providing training to staffs & Board of Directors and other ad-hoc activities if anyo Reviewing/Assessing of correspondence agents annually as part of compliance program and correspondence banks/agents query handling.o Periodic PEP and staff account monitoringo Ongoing transactions monitoring – final level review of Internal STR’s raised by branch and system generated alerts to detect any suspect like ML/TF, Fraud, any illegal activities, etc. o Conduct EDD/CDD for customer based on internal requiremento Transaction authorization as part of name screening processo Reviewing and validating different types of documents provided by customer while they conduct transactionso Guiding and coordinating with Branch Managers as part of any compliance requirements.

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  Standard Chartered Global Business Services

  • Chennai Area, India

  • Specialist - Financial Crime Surveillance Unit

    • Jan 2014 - Mar 2019
    • Chennai Area, India

    o Analyzing and reviewing of transactions to detect any suspect of money laundering or terrorist financing activity o Quality check / Final decision for the first level review of system generated cases and alertso To gather information on the transacted entities from public domain search and from available internal source systemo Request of additional information about customer’s profile, business activity, source of income and other required details based on case review from respective parties/correspondence partnerso Coordinating with multiple countries to receive cheque copies (KYC & KYCC) and to review the same based on selected samplings made as per policy/procedure to detect any suspicion (ML/TF & other illegal activities)o Final level decision making on review and information received for the cheque activity (quality control)o Screening the names of transacted parties against internal black lists databaseo Escalating unusual activities if identified based on review to respective country contacto Weekly MIS and monthly report preparation.

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  Tata Consultancy Services

  • Chennai Area, India

  • Process Associate

    • Jul 2011 - Jan 2014
    • Chennai Area, India

    o Inward and outward clearing of chequeso Honoring and returning of cheques by checking all details (Sign verification, technical verification).o Aware of fraudulent and non-compliance chequeso Settlement of FCY cheques received under International Cash Letter Serviceo Name screening against internal black lists databaseo Cross currency handling and dealing with treasury rates in cross currency transferso Online transfer request handlingo Draft issuance and cancellations as per request by customerso Placement of stop on cheques under customer requesto Cheque and invoice discounting and liquidationso Incoming transfer – Receiving transfer from other bank to credit our customers by verifying against compliance and other internal procedures. o Outgoing transfer – Initiating domestic and internal transfers (both in LCY and FCY currencies) upon customer’s requesto Salary transfer from Corporate to its employees (by verification of necessary checks based on internal policy and procedures)o Treasury updating and cross currency handling with the online rateso Monthly MIS, query handling and Monthly proofing preparation.