chandrika harikantra

chandrika harikantra

Senior Analyst in natwest

Bangalore

#OpenToWork

About

Experienced Customer Service & Operational Analyst with a strong background in KYC risk analysis, customer due diligence, and sanctions screening within financial services. Proven ability to enhance operational processes through meticulous quality control, ensuring regulatory compliance and risk mitigation. Skilled in managing risk profiles and performing detailed reviews across diverse client entities, consistently supporting team efficiency and accuracy.

What I'm looking for

I am looking for complete work from home with general or APAC shift with team lead or sme,qc role in kyc, sanctions, fincrime

Experience

Natwest

Customer Service & Operational Analyst

Jan 2021 – Sep 2023

Leading roles in fund monitoring •Providing Depository Services to 13 locations in EMEA •Accountable for Final NAV preparation, review, and sign off •Performing reconciliation of pricing that impacts daily tolerance. •Uploading NAV in JPM internal application •Daily NAV calculation and reconciliation of prices •Reviewing corporate action breaks affecting NAV •Engaging in intra-office migrations and new client onboarding •Managed strict deadlines for daily, weekly, and monthly fund monitoring tasks, ensuring timely completion of tasks. Customer support and operational analysis •Conducting comprehensive KYC risk analysis •Managing risk profiles for various clients •Undertaking Customer Due Diligence assessments •Performing screening for sanctions and adverse press •Conducted thorough review of KYC Due Diligences profiles for various entities , such as LLCs, Partnerships, and Corporations. •Utilised the QC methodology to conduct objective reviews of client files, ensuring accuracy and compliance. •Conducted precise and reliable QC checks on KYC files, ensuring consistency and accuracy across various locations, business areas, and client types. •Detected potential risks within the KYC documentation, ensuring timely resolution and appropriate escalation through the established process. •Established and updated a comprehensive quality control checklist for all profiles and processes, ensuring accuracy and adherence to regulatory requirements. •Performed thorough Sanctions screening, effectively identifying Politically Exposed Persons PEPs) to ensure compliance with regulatory standards. Successfully managed high-stakes fund monitoring tasks with zero compliance breaches during my tenure.

Fund monitoringKYC risk analysisSanctions screening

Natwest

JP Morgan

Senior Fund Monitoring Analyst

Jan 2019 – Jun 2021

Proficient in KYC policies and compliance Demonstrates strong organizational skills with attention to detail KYC Knowledge Organizational Skills Zero Compliance Breaches

KYC policiesComplianceOrganizational Skills

JP Morgan

Accenture

Transaction Processing Associate

Jan 2018 – Dec 2019

Operational management focused on KYC •Managing operational risks in financial services •Validating clients' KYC risk profiles •Processing sanctions screening and investigations •Validating multilingual documents

KYCOperational riskSanctions screening

Accenture

Wipro

Process Associate

Jan 2015 – May 2018

Transaction processing and customer compliance oversight •Onboarding customers/clients and verifying requisite documents •Performing enhanced periodic reviews of Google customers •Ensuring compliance with AML laws and regulations •Analyzing transaction history against KYC standards •Conducting investigations and assessments for risk evaluation

Transaction processingAML complianceCustomer onboarding

Wipro

Education

NewEnglish School

2015 – 2018

BeenaVaidya Commerce and Science Degree College, Murdeshwar

2014 – 2015
SDMCollege Honnavar

SDMCollege Honnavar

2012 – 2013

Skills

Qc, sme or team leadFincrimeCddKycRisk evaluationInvestigationsClient onboardingAML complianceTransaction processingOrganizational SkillsCompliance proceduresOperational analysisFund monitoringRisk mitigationQuality controlSanctions screeningCustomer Due Diligence

Languages

English (Professional working proficiency)