Ankush Jain

About Ankush Jain

Senior Financial Crime Analyst with 3+ years of experience in AML, KYC, CDD, EDD, Risk & Compliance, PEP and Sanctions screening within a Tier-1 banking environment.Currently working at NatWest Group, supporting end-to-end financial crime risk management across customer onboarding, ongoing due diligence, transaction analysis, and customer exit processes. Experienced in applying a risk-based approach to identify, assess, and mitigate financial crime risks in line with regulatory and internal policy requirements.Key responsibilities include conducting AML and KYC reviews, performing Enhanced Due Diligence for high-risk customers, analysing transactions and alerts, and completing PEP, sanctions, and adverse media screening. Actively involved in customer exit decisions by documenting clear risk rationales and ensuring accurate, audit-ready case outcomes.Known for strong attention to detail, sound judgement, and the ability to handle complex cases independently while meeting quality and turnaround expectations.Open to Senior Analyst opportunities in AML, KYC, Compliance, and Financial Crime within banking, consulting, or regulated financial services environments.

Experience

1. Senior Analyst - Gcs Pep Screening Aml & Compliance

   NatWest Group

   Aug 2025 — Present · Gurugram, IN

   Lead end-to-end PEP screening and risk assessment for individual and entity customers across onboarding, periodic reviews, and trigger events, applying a robust risk-based AML approach.• Perform Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) for high-risk customers, including PEPs, RCAs, and complex ownership structures, assessing source of wealth, background risk factors, and jurisdictional exposure.• Conduct sanctions, adverse media, and negative news screening, analysing complex matches and determining true and false positives with well-reasoned conclusions.• Review and assess AML, KYC and CDD documentation to ensure customer profiles are complete, accurate, and aligned with regulatory and internal policy standards.• Support high-risk customer onboarding and ongoing due diligence, identifying financial crime risks and recommending appropriate risk ratings, controls, or exit actions where required.• Contribute to customer exit and account closure decisions for high-risk relationships by providing clear risk rationales and defensible documentation.• Act as a senior point of escalation for complex or judgement-based cases, providing guidance to analysts and ensuring consistency in risk decisions and case outcomes.• Ensure high-quality, audit-ready case documentation, meeting SLA, quality, and regulatory expectations in a fast-paced, high-exposure environment.

Education

• Maharshi Dayanand University

  Bachelor of Commerce - BCom, Commerce