Saikrishna Ravula

Experience

1. Senior Process Executive

   Cognizant

   Nov 2023 — Present · Hyderabad, IN

   1)Working as a Senior Process Executive with Cognizant in Sanctions/Transactions Screening/Processing & OFAC Investigation.2)Roles & ResponsibilitiesWorking as an effective Sanctions Screening Officer with respect to referral.I have developed and maintained client relationship and completed all the tasks given by the client and achieved client satisfaction.3)I have got the opportunity to work closely with the clients which helped me in learning and exploring new things at work.4)As a first line of defense against illicit money movement and counter terrorist financing. Validate messages against Public Sanctions List such as OFAC, EU, United Nations, and HMT list.5)Review and undertake full investigation of the alerts and ensure the potential / true matches are closed as appropriate; False Positives are discounted as appropriate; RFIs are raised if client information is insufficient to take a decision and unable to determine if the alert is the PEP or Not.6)Analyze and review transactions on a case-by-case basis and resolve or escalate as needed.7)Identify, escalate, and / or report any unusual or potentially suspicious transaction activity in accordance with corporate policy and guidelines.8)Investigations or decisions need to be completed within the global procedures and as per the standards agreed in the process.Adhere to process requirements and in accordance with established procedures and set standards and build on the 9)knowledge of latest sanctions and Anti Money Laundering Trends.To identify and escalate Potentially Exposed Persons (PEP), Sanctions Individuals or Entities, Fraudsters and Money Launderers in accordance with procedures in timely manner and mitigate risks associated with Financial Crime Department.10)Process payments via SWIFT, FEDWIRE and CHIPS and Contacting Relationship Manager for further information.Complete assigned task independently in the established timeframe as per process benchmarks.