GUNDALA LAVANYA
Calgary
Summary
AML/CDD specialist with close to 8 years of experience in the Financial industry. Proficient in conducting thorough customer due diligence (CDD) investigations and implementing robust anti-money laundering (AML) procedures. Skilled in identifying and mitigating compliance risks, ensuring adherence to regulatory standards. Strong attention to detail with a commitment to maintain the integrity of financial systems. Committed to staying updated on evolving AML regulations and industry best practices to mitigate financial crime effectively.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Analyst II
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) – Natwest Group
2021.07 - 2024.01
- Quality checker in CDDI and CDDR
- Part of UK region and Performing Quality checks on Institutional clients based on KYC requirements at CDD Initiation and CDD Review
- Building customer profile with up-to-date information with use of internal system & tools and public available source as per the KYC requirement and raising exit process for closed account
- Expert in Transactions Management: Skilled in analyzing and scrutinizing financial transactions to detect potential risks, anomalies, and suspicious activities and report to SAR/STR and raise an IMLSR if necessary.
- Vetting Untoward incident database (UID) hits against customer for any activity which might constitute money laundering or any fraudulent activity and decide whether discount or escalate it to the concerned team
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and self-manage in fast-paced AML investigations on Daily basis
- Worked on Partnerships, Trust, Banks, Financial Institutions, Clubs and Societies, Listed Companies, Unlisted companies, Private Limited, Public Limited, Sole Trader and Others
- Supported SME Team for 4months during the need
- Supported CDDI project, CDDR project, APN project and Ad-hoc activities
- Training New joiners and looked after their accreditation
- Managing queries of team members and conducting the feedback sessions
- Allocating the cases to team members on a daily basis
- Sending daily dashboard and other reports to higher management
- Recognised for balancing BAU's and managing the team with other activities.
Senior Analyst
Societe Generale Global Solution Centre
2016.06 - 2021.07
- Part of KYC Onboarding Process Migration team from France to Bangalore
- This was successfully carried out in France for a month by me
- Initiating onboarding process based on client requests and liaising with different stakeholders to process the request (Funds and Asset Managers)
- Collaborate with various Stakeholders for any missing documents to initiate onboarding request and communicate with Client for updates
- Sharing reports with the senior management on overall onboarding of clients in Europe (France) & GBR (UK)
- Recognized from client and other stakeholders for completing the project on Faster onboarding before the deadline
- Preform quality checks on Funds and Asset managers based on KYC requirements
- Act as a client facilitator to procure the missing documents from Clients, RM's / FO's and other different stake holders
- Proven Problem Solver - Demonstrated ability to resolve customer inquiries promptly and accurately, enhancing overall operational efficiency and maintaining regulatory integrity.
- Managing two different team members to complete the KYC Periodic review
- Regular connects through calls & emails with the clients to obtain required KYC documents
- Demonstrated strong decision-making skills in identifying and escalating potential AML risks to SAR team, Compliance team for prompt solution
- Training new joiners on policy and process
- Implemented process improvements and innovative strategies in AML capabilities as a problem solver to enhance better relationship with Clients and reduce false positives
- Led initiatives to improve accessibility in AML documentation and procedural manuals, promoting better understanding and adherence to regulatory requirements
- Single point of contact on briefing process (Sit-in's) to senior management such as COO, Department heads or co-heads etc
- Analyst: Quality Checker of Periodic Review Clients
- Performing Due Diligence and completing the review
- Visited other company office (i.e., Chennai) to train new joiners on the process
- Performing Initial Due Diligence on funds after extensive research and different client types.
Education
M.Com - Finance
Indira Gandhi National Open University
01.2018
BCOM - Finance
Maharani Lakshmi Ammanni College For Women
01.2016
PUC - Commerce
Maharani Lakshmi Ammanni College For Women
01.2013
SSLC - Science /Social Science
Sri Chaitanya Children's Academy
01.2011
Skills
- Team Management and Training
- Knowledge of MS Office/Excel
- Experience in handling number of systems/tools
- Excellent Written and Oral Communication Skills
- Time Management
- Client Relationship Management
Certification
Certified ICA (International Compliance Association), 12/01/20, Completed ICA in Advanced Certificate in Practical Customer Due Diligence course with Distinction
Languages
English
Telugu
Kannada
Hindi
Timeline
Senior Analyst II
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) – Natwest Group
2021.07 - 2024.01
Senior Analyst
Societe Generale Global Solution Centre
2016.06 - 2021.07
M.Com - Finance
Indira Gandhi National Open University
BCOM - Finance
Maharani Lakshmi Ammanni College For Women
PUC - Commerce
Maharani Lakshmi Ammanni College For Women
SSLC - Science /Social Science
Sri Chaitanya Children's Academy
Certified ICA (International Compliance Association), 12/01/20, Completed ICA in Advanced Certificate in Practical Customer Due Diligence course with Distinction
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