1. PROFILE & OBJECTIVE
Specialist in anti-money laundering (AML) and countering the financing of terrorism with 4 years experience , seeking
position in Compliance/AML/KYC/client on-boarding department of financial institution.
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KEY SKILLS
Compliance & AML Knowledge of international regulatory systems: USA Patriot Act; FSA (UK); EU 3rd
Directive;
FATF international standards. Familiarity with profiling & reviewing Low, Medium & High risk
clients. Have worked with local regulatory requirements with special focus on USA, UK & France.
Products & Services Familiarity with due diligence requirements for Financial Institutions, Corporate Clients, Trusts /
Foundations, Individuals, Alternative & Standard Funds, SPV & Asset Backed Securities
Analytical skills Ability to analyse issues and provide constructive solutions. Ability to analyse data & produce
management reports.
Organizational skills Confidence in using problem-solving skills to handle complex situations under pressure. Ability to
juggle conflicting deadlines and prioritize responsibilities within a broad-ranged
workload.
Management skills Ability to manage projects from planning, coordinating, and execution stages. Ability to work with
team members from various backgrounds via interpersonal skills.
Training Skills Ability to conduct training for new hires and refresher training sessions. Skilled in the preparation of
documents, procedures, policies & training kits designed to facilitate training sessions.
LANGUAGE & IT SKILLS
Languages Fluency Spoken Read Written
English Fluent Fluent Fluent Fluent
IT proficiency
Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point)
EDUCATION
2001-2003 Velammal College of Mgmt & Computer Studies Chennai, India
Masters in Business Administration
1998-2001 M.O.P Vaishnav College for Women. Chennai, India
Bachelor of Business Administration
Professional Certification: Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS certified) .
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Chennai, India
HP: 91 9962203689
Email: Preaa.amith@gmail.comPriya Natarajan, CAMS
2. EMPLOYMENT
March 2011-Nov
2013
Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Banking Singapore
Senior KYC Controller
Responsibilities
Contributions &
Achievements
Approve due diligence performed by Know Your Customers (KYC) analyst
for all requests after performing Quality Control checks on KYC
Verify the accuracy, validity and completeness of the information &
documentation provided for a KYC file and make sure that the files
processed are compliant with the 3rd
directive and various local regulatory
requirements within the deadlines.
Identify, escalate and discuss the AML/KYC process & key issues with
internal stakeholders in order to effectively resolve issues.
Document any procedural changes that may arise out of the control / QC
activity and circulate the same to the team
Identify & investigate any negative information / PEP presence revealed
during the KYC process and escalate to the compliance team
Develop and maintain a good relationship with the Front Office,
Compliance & Analysts in order to effectively complete the KYC process
Training of New Hires (Analyst & Controllers) and provide advice to KYC
analyst on regulatory / internal requirements
Preparation of procedural documents and preparation of training kits
Identify & liaise with the IT team on application issues
Successful transition of Periodic Review & OnBoarding process for UK,
France & US hubs to Singapore.
Involved in the UAT process prior to Application Go Live and to ensure
that the KYC functionality is not affected.
Ensured high quality & accuracy of files as analyst and was subsequently
promoted to Senior KYC Controller
Ad hoc reporting activities (reconciliation reports, audit reports etc)
Part of the FAQ committee established to address process related
issues/questions and evaluate impact of regulatory / internal requirements
to provide timely feedback to the team
Mar 2007 - Nov
2008
DBOI Global Services (A Deutsche Bank Group Company) Bangalore, India
Process Supervisor (AML/ KYC – Asset Management)
Contributions &
Responsible for completing the entire KYC process for the Deutsche
Asset Management Customers (High, Medium & Low Risk)
Supervise the performance of the due diligence process for any New
Clients or review the existing clients for any changes in their profile or
risk level as a part of the periodic review process.
Ensuring that the team is adhering to all regulatory policies and
operating procedures governing this process
Investigate any adverse information, PEP, OFAC hits using various
resources (Lexis Nexis, RDC) and identify issues that require escalation
to compliance.
Ensure that effective controls are in place and any operational issues are
resolved.
Coordinate with the Sales team, Compliance and Onshore team to
ensure that all requests and document requirements are taken care of.
Coordinate and support key business initiatives/projects.
Coordinating and managing audits
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3. Achievements Manage the performance and aspirations of my team
Was awarded the “Spot Award” & “Star of the Month” awards in the
months of July 2007 & November 2007 respectively.
Was identified as one of Top Talents for the Talent Management Program
in 2008
Was awarded the 2008 Valuable Employee Share Award
May, 2004 - Dec
2005
ABN Amro Central Enterprise Services (Operations for LaSalle Bank,
Chicago)
Chennai, India
Officer. (Domestic Money Market Operations)
Preparation of the Certificate of Deposits to be mailed to the Depository
Trust Clearing Company.(DTCC)
Setting up the securities in the system (Fixed rate CDs, Zero Coupons,
Equity Linked deals Variable rate Deals and Callable deals)
Calculation of Interest and Maturity amounts on a daily basis by co-
coordinating DTCCs expected amount and ABN’s projected amounts and
make payments.
Handle Early Death Redemption requests from DTC.
Investigation & Query handling.
Processing of Commercial paper trades & investigation of reconciliation
report
Migration of the project from Chicago
Oct 2003-Apr 2004 DSL Software Ltd. (for Deutsche Bank London) Bangalore, India
Process Executive (Money Market Operations)
Setting up ISINs (International Securities Identification Number) for
commercial papers, Certificate of Deposits & Medium Term Notes.
Process CP trades
Interacting with clearing systems (Euroclear & ClearStream) on Settlement
and Clearance formalities.
Interaction with dealers & issuers and Query handling.
Follow up with dealers regarding their settlement instructions
Investigate any trade failures, overdrawn charges, settlement failure issues.
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