Spandana Woolvara

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT SPANDANA WOOLVARA

Experienced Anti Financial Crime Professional – over the course of 7 years across AML, Fraud, Compliance, Risk and Credit for traditional banks and Fintech. Skilled in conducting end to end AML and Fraud Investigations. Other areas of expertise include: Risk Assessment, Transaction Monitoring, EDD, Sanctions and Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT)- Conducted special high-risk investigations involving predicate offenses such as drug trafficking, human trafficking, illicit cannabisoperations, fraud and organized crime - Filed numerous well-documented Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs), demonstrating strong expertise in identifying and articulating suspicious activity; contributed to key national initiatives including Project Protect (human trafficking) and Project Legion (illicitcannabis operations)- Sound knowledge of FINTRAC guidelines, PCMLTFA regulations, CDD/EDD procedures, Know Your Customer (KYC) norms, OSFI guidelines, FATF 40 recommendations, Money Laundering typologies, Bank Secrecy Act, USA PATRIOT Act and other AML regulatory frameworks- On-boarded and trained onsite an offshore team in India on Fraud, Compliance and Risk Ops for a US based Fintech client- Completed Chainalysis Certifications - CCFC and CRC. Recently completed Masters in Management Analytics from Smith School of Business, Queens University-