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Education
Skills
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Affiliations
Accomplishments
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Certification
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ACHINI RAMANAYAKE

ACHINI RAMANAYAKE

Sharjah

Summary

Experienced professional with over 10 years in diverse industries in Sri Lanka and the UAE. Currently, a consultant at Tanfeeth LLC - Customer Onboarding and Screening Process. Specialized in Financial Crime Risk since 2020 at HSBC, contributing to various FCR functions. Additionally, appointed as a Section Coach/Trainer, Subject Matter Expert (SME), and acted as OIC in the absence of the Line Manager. Moreover currently pursuing ACAMS Certification which is recognized as a superior level AML Certificate and provides expertising AML/CFT.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

TANFEETH LLC (UAE) -

CONSULTANT - CUSTOMER ONBOARDING AND SCREENING
07.2022 - Current
  • To perform standard due diligence of the customers/entities
    and onboarding of the customers after compliance &
    regulatory checks/ screening is completed.
  • To review information of all legal/Identity documents received
    from sourcing unit for Onboarding new customers into the
    bank and to validate entire customer profiles in compliance
    perspective.
  • Engage and work with multiple business units for assessment
    of customer risks and accordingly categorize the profile for further due diligence.
  • Conducting due diligence search/ screening of information
    through Multiple systems and portals (World
    check/OFAC/Media search,etc.)
  • Implement and complete work/ project assigned by
    managers.
  • Maintaining relevant Trackers/ Reports as per Management
    requirements
  • Participating in system sanity activities when necessary
  • Support Business Banking Unit to complete non Individual Compliance Reviews when necessary
  • Support Accounts Opening Team as a Checker whenever required
  • Allocation of Daily Compliance requests among team members based on criticality of Cases

CONSULTANT

TRANSACTION MONITORING UNIT - EI
07.2022 - 11.2022
  • Evaluate alerts triggered in FCRM as per AML SOP
    within stipulated TATs, escalating cases to
    investigation team when essential.
  • Provide assistance to AML Investigation team in
    quality analysis of reviewed cases and highlighting
    key financial crimes risk throughout analysis to Line
    Manager and/or Head of Transactions
    Monitoring/delegate.
  • Monitor AML System and conduct appropriate
    reviews adhering to directives received from
    Compliance Manager categorizing cases towards
    closure or further investigation.
  • Used transactional and customer records, external data,
    publicly- available information and other information to
    identify suspicious or unusual activity.
  • Performed detailed analyses to detect patterns, trends,
    anomalies and schemes in transactions and relationships
    across multiple businesses and products.
  • Conducted enhanced due diligence research of individuals,
    institutions and trust through FCRM/FISERV and other internet
    tools.
  • Created graphs using pivot tables from previous year’s
    dash board to estimate incoming and outgoing remittances.
  • Performed Enhanced Due Diligence on customers deemed
    high risk, and suggested account restrictions and/or account
    closures based on risk to the institution.
  • Engage in eLearning and one-to-one training, along with a proper understanding of the regulatory environment.
  • Conducting Quality Checks for the completed cases of the offshore team members and doing rectification and raising RFI's when required.

HSBC ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING - SRI LANKA

ANALYST TRANSACTION MONITORING CRIME RISK OPSS
01.2020 - 05.2022
  • investigations on alerts/cases triggered in systems. Alerts are
    triggered based on different typologies/scenarios in-built within
    the system. The investigation typically revolves around the
    customer behavior and how the alerted activity deviates from
    the expected and known behavior and the subsequent risk
    mitigating factors. If any potential financial crime risk is
    identified, the fully investigated case will be reported to
    Financial Crime Threat Mitigating (FCTM) team for further
    reporting and action.
  • Investigating Level 2 - Special Category Client (SCC) Cases
  • Achieving Daily/ Weekly and Monthly targets while
    maintaining the required RPH
  • Sending out reports on an adhoc basis to stake holders both
    onshore and offshore.
  • Attending calls with stake holders as and when required
  • Act as the OIC in the absence of the respective Line Manager.
  • Working as a Designated SME for Transaction Monitoring
    Process -Singapore
  • Conduct Weekly/Monthly Supplementary reviews and Audits
  • Act as a referral point for new hirees, underperformers in the
    team, along with auditing the work of new hirees during on the
    job training (OJT) phase, and provide timely feedback to ensure
    sustainable improvement
  • Conduct Procedure Trainings for new hirees
  • Conduct refresher sessions for PIP staff (Performance
    improvement Plan)
  • Provide hands-on support for new hirees during OJT period.
  • Conduct system trainings for new hirees during OJT
  • Successfully completed the internal E-learning Modules and
    Required Exams in relation to Financial Crime Risks such as
    AML legislations and requirements/Trade Based Money
    Laundering (TBML)/Anti Bribery and corruption/Sanctions/
    Crypto currency/Terrorist Financing etc.

LEXUS TRADING COMPANY PVT LTD

MARKETING ASSOCIATE
08.2015 - 09.2019

LAUGFS HOLDINGS LIMITED

MANAGEMENT TRAINEE (MARKETING & BRANDING)
02.2014 - 07.2015

EXFREIGHT ZETACOLOMBO (PVT) LTD (SKYFER LOGISTICS

ACCOUNTS EXECUTIVE
08.2013 - 02.2014

BANK OF CEYLON -SUPER GRADE I BRANCH – DEHIWALA

MIDDLE MANAGEMENT TRAINEE
06.2012 - 07.2013

Education

General Certificate Exam of Advanced Level -

Central College, Bandarawela, Sri Lanka
01.2008

General Certificate Exam of Ordinary Level -

Central College, Bandarawela, Sri Lanka
01.2004

National Diploma in Business Finance -

Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education - SLIATE (Currently Pursuing)

Skills

  • MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Office Applications & Power Point)
  • Internet E-mail Applications
  • Excellent Communication and Writing Skills
  • Analytical & Critical Thinking Skills
  • Leadership Skills
  • A High Standard of Professionalism in My Work
  • Able to Work Autonomously and in a Team Environment

Languages

Sinhalease
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2

Affiliations

  • READING
  • WRITING
  • BLOGGING
  • TRAVELING & OUTDOORS

Accomplishments

  • Awarded in PAS COE/R-ACEQ3 and Q4 under the category of retail onboarding and customer screening.
  • Received appreciation Award for the recognition of commitment towards the company – LEXUS AGM

PERSONAL DETAILS

  • NATIONALITY: SRI LANKAN
  • PASSPORT: N9494358
  • EIDA: 784-1988-8337374-2
  • DATE OF BIRTH: 17TH NOVEMBER 1988
  • MARITAL STATUS: SINGLE
  • NIC: 888224203V

Certification

  • Certificate of participation for the successful completion of the webinar "Fundamentals of Fraud Risk" from Sri Lankan Bankers Association - UAE.

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

TANFEETH LLC (UAE) -

CONSULTANT - CUSTOMER ONBOARDING AND SCREENING
07.2022 - Current

CONSULTANT

TRANSACTION MONITORING UNIT - EI
07.2022 - 11.2022

HSBC ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING - SRI LANKA

ANALYST TRANSACTION MONITORING CRIME RISK OPSS
01.2020 - 05.2022

LEXUS TRADING COMPANY PVT LTD

MARKETING ASSOCIATE
08.2015 - 09.2019

LAUGFS HOLDINGS LIMITED

MANAGEMENT TRAINEE (MARKETING & BRANDING)
02.2014 - 07.2015

EXFREIGHT ZETACOLOMBO (PVT) LTD (SKYFER LOGISTICS

ACCOUNTS EXECUTIVE
08.2013 - 02.2014

BANK OF CEYLON -SUPER GRADE I BRANCH – DEHIWALA

MIDDLE MANAGEMENT TRAINEE
06.2012 - 07.2013

General Certificate Exam of Advanced Level -

Central College, Bandarawela, Sri Lanka

General Certificate Exam of Ordinary Level -

Central College, Bandarawela, Sri Lanka

National Diploma in Business Finance -

Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education - SLIATE (Currently Pursuing)

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