Snehal Thakur has over 10 years of experience managing anti-money laundering (AML) and know your customer (KYC) guidelines and systems. She is currently a Senior Associate at Ernst & Young Advisory in Singapore providing advisory services for KYC-AML. Previously she has worked at banks like DBS in Singapore and India, YES Bank, and Kotak Mahindra Bank, where she helped set up their AML frameworks and managed transaction surveillance. She holds certifications like Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist from ACAMS and has received awards for her work setting up AML systems.

1. Snehal Thakur
| 21, Jalan Jamal, Singapore 457617 |
| Contact: +65 84815670 | Email: thakursnehal@yahoo.com |
Domain Experience
Know Your Compliance (KYC) – Anti Money Laundering (AML)
 Analysis and investigation of Money-Laundering and Fraud alerts, complaints, escalations. Portfolios include
Consumer Bank, Priority Bank, Corporate Bank Financial Institutions Group and securities
 Completed analysis of transactional information to identify risk, trends and potential wary activity and
Performed the required KYC screenings on customers documenting the information obtained on the client's as
required by global KYC procedures
 Statutory AML returns - Suspicious Transactions Reports (STRs), Cash Transactions Reports (CTRs) to
regulators
 Liaise and coach Relationship Managers in conducting proper Managed KYC reviews (on-boarding and
maintenance) in conjunction with countries/regions policies for Retail banking and corporate Banking.
 Thorough knowledge on KYC procedures and policies for Singapore, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, Australia
and India.
 Performed User Acceptance Testing for KYC Applications and KYC remediation projects - Secured, analyzed
and evaluated information and documents for KYC profiles remediation and AML gap assessments for High risk
Non US Banks
 Evaluated wire transfers and other payments for potential fraud, money laundering, patterns and
inconsistencies
 Assist in Structuring and Implementation KYC guidelines for Business and Support Functions - Ensuring
compliance with all AML laws, regulations, guidelines, written procedures; OFAC, CIP, KYC,
customer/transaction monitoring
 Assist in preparation of process manuals and with focus on standardizations of process - Cross-trained key
members of New Accounts department on AML, on-boarding policies, Customer Due Diligence (CDD) and
highlight the importance of KYC
 Communication with the AML Partners (AML Advisory, AML Legal Counsel, and Law Enforcement) and across
jurisdictions through the duration of investigation of suspicious transactions.
Compliance Risk:
 Monitored and tracked regulatory circulars / developments.
 Prepare, track and test Key Obligation Register (KOR) based on latest development in KYC- AML space for all
Business and Support Units.
 Conduct compliance trainings for various business and operations group for adherence to KYC-AML guidelines.
 Assist in internal audits as well as regulatory audits and follow up in resolving issues
 Ensure timely and accurate reporting to the Regulators and Head Office.
 Ensure implementation of Chinese wall and confidentiality Personal Investment Policy (PIP)
Program Management:
 Lead project team - implementation of automated solution for transaction monitoring.
 Implemented Actimize Anti-Money Laundering, Fraud detection and Know-Your-Customer solutions:
 Suspicious Activity Monitoring (SAM) – Transaction Monitoring
 Watch list Filtering against Customer Profile Screening
 Watch list Filtering against Real-Time SWIFT remittance Payment Screening
 Customer Due-Diligence (CDD)
 On-Demand Watch list name screening
 Anti-Fraud solutions: Employee Fraud, Deposit Fraud and Internet Banking Fraud
 Make suitable recommendations for alert suppression
 Performed SAR maintenance and quality assessments (SAR reviews).
Brief: Currently working at EY, SG providing advisory services for KYC-AML
 More than 10 years of extensive professional experience in managing Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and
Know Your Customer (KYC), guidelines, standards and systems.
 Expertise in planning, designing and implementing systems & procedures for compliance to manage
regulatory requirements with efficiencies.
 Key implementer for KYC-AML framework set up at DBS India and part of the set up team at Yes Bank Ltd.,
India
 Managed transaction Surveillance at DBS Singapore.

2. Organizational Experience:
Ernst and Young Advisory Pt. Ltd | February 2015 – Present
Senior Associate - 3, Advisory Services
 Worked on PMO project for large American bank
 Managed team of 4 for customer onboarding project for a large American bank
DBS Bank Ltd. (Singapore) | September 2011 – February 2015
Associate, Financial Crimes & Security Services - Transaction Surveillance Unit
DBS Bank Ltd. (India) | July 2008 – September 2011
Sr Executive, Legal and Compliance
 Awarded as “Ace Performer” by the CEO, DBS India for setting and implementing AML transaction Monitoring system for
DBS India.
YES Bank Ltd. | June 2006 – June 2008
Senior Officer, Know Your Customer/Anti Money Laundering Unit
Kotak Mahindra Bank | May 2005 – May 2006
Junior Officer, Account Opening Operations
Educational Qualifications
Mumbai University, 2001 - 2003
Bachelor of Commerce
Professional Qualifications / Trainings
 Association of Certified Anti-Money laundering Specialists (ACAMS), December 2012
Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist
 COMAT Training Institute, 2012
ICDL Advanced Certification in Microsoft Excel
 Indian Institute of Banking & Finance, December 2007
Certificate in KYC-AML
 NMIMS, 2003 - 2004
Diploma in Business Management
Personal Details
Date of Birth : 12th
February 1983
Marital Status : Single
Nationality : Indian
Work Status : Employment Pass Holder (Singapore),