Ankita Samaddar

About Ankita Samaddar

Dynamic and result oriented professional with an experience in KYC-AML, Financial Service…

Experience

1. Analyst Fco-2

   Commonwealth Bank

   Nov 2022 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Identify or detect unusual or suspicious behaviour which may represent in money laundering/terrorist financing by researching the background of client transactions2. Assess, Analyse and Act on transactions from automated and manual Transaction filtering processes against the applicable global and local lists3. Conduct WLM (Watch – List Management) tasks - PEP Screening & Periodic reviews of PEPs. High risk customer reviews, negative media information, SUAR and SMR reporting to regulators4. Conduct customer due diligence (CDD) & Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD)Perform investigation on AML - Transaction monitoring alerts5. Ensuring all alerts actioned in appropriate manner within agreed procedure standards6. Ensuring that Team maintains Group Money Laundering Prevention Policy, ETS policy and Procedures to the extent applicable and reporting all breaches of security to the senior management7. Screening all Incoming and Outgoing SWIFT messages against Sanctions list using Net Reveal filter8. Sanctions – Customer name screening, Pre-Employment checks, Vendor screening checks9. Complex Sanctions Team management – including handling correspondent bank inward SWIFT sanctions related inquiry messages10. Responsible for direct supervision, performance management, setting process standards, quality control, and technical review of the Sanctions work11. Provide subject matter expertise in the area ofAML & KYC. These include: Process update and knowledge gap assessments and training.Investigating all swift messages as per Bank’s Economic and Trade Sanctions policy, Anti-Money Laundering, and Trade Sanctions Policy12. Test sanctions screening solutions for effectiveness and efficiencyImplementing KYC improvements and participation in AML related projects

Education

• Bishop Cotton School, Nagpur

  Secondary School Certificate

  1995 — 2008

• Govindram Seksaria College of Commerce and Economics,

  Bachelor of Commerce - BCom

  2010 — 2015

• G S College of Commerce & Economics, Nagpur

  Master's degree - M.Com

  2013 — 2016

• Dinanath School and Junior College

  Higher Secondary Certificate

  2008 — 2010

Skills

• Finance
• Strategic Planning
• Marketing
• Microsoft Office
• Management
• Microsoft Excel
• Leadership
• Microsoft Word
• Accounting
• Project Management
• Customer Service