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Shalium Kumari Zakka

Shalium Kumari Zakka

Terre Haute

Summary

Demonstrated expertise in sanction screening with a proven ability to develop and implement false positive rules and proficiency in customer due diligence, including onboarding and KYC PR reviews and remediation's.

• Experienced in PEP and negative news screening, ensuring comprehensive risk mitigation strategies.

• Track record of effectively managing and implementing robust compliance strategies, fostering a culture of continuous improvement to ensure adherence to global regulations and mitigate financial crime risks effectively.

• Proficient in interpreting and implementing regulatory requirements related to KYC/AML projects, minimizing risk exposure, and successfully managing regulatory inspections and audits.

• Skilled in leading and communicating across multiple locations, promoting collaboration, excellence, and continuous improvement. Recognized for exceptional communication skills, engaging effectively with stakeholders at all levels, including senior management, regulators, and global partners.

• Strong leadership presence with the ability to navigate fast-paced environments while maintaining attention to detail and delivering results. Proficient in automation and process optimization, driving initiatives to streamline operations, enhance productivity, and add value to projects.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Business Analyst

Shipping Saint
Terre Haute, IN
09.2025 - Current
  • Analyzed shipping data to identify trends and optimize logistics processes.
  • Assisted in developing reports for management to enhance decision-making.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to streamline communication and project timelines.
  • Supported implementation of new software tools for tracking shipments and inventory.
  • Supporting product development by analyzing user feedback, system performance, shipping data to guide feature performance.

AML QA Specialist

Wells Fargo & Company
Hyderabad IN
02.2021 - 08.2023
  • Responsible for performing sanctions review
    on clients who has exposure to sanctioned
    countries and investigating the business
    relationship of the client with the bank. Work
    with the list of customers with sanctions
    connections to consider additional controls
    relating to their payments.
  • Conducted due diligence inquiries on
    individuals, firms and organizations
    suspected of money laundering and terrorist
    financing crimes, utilizing research and
    analysis of public records, commercial
    databases, global media sources,
    Lexis/Nexis and other third party internet
    related searches.
  • Properly identify risks and escalate
    derogatory/ high risk findings to senior
    management; risks include but not limited to
    – PEP, high risk global jurisdictions and
    specially designated nationals (SDN)/ office
    of foreign assets control (OFAC) matches.
  • Actively identify process improvement
    initiatives, implementing solutions, while
    maximizing productivity and resources.
  • Spearhead the development and execution of enhancement strategies alongside quality assurance personnel, aimed at fortifying financial crime and risk management practices.
  • Collaborated with the Global KYC management team to design and execute a target operating model encompassing people, processes, and technology.

Senior AML Analyst

Cognizant Technology Solutions Ltd
Hyderabad, IN
11.2019 - 02.2021
  • KYC documentation for the existing relationships with
    the bank in the past years while Coordinating with the
    client related to United States, United Kingdom.
    Understanding the ownership, according to the nature
    of the client Screening needs to be performed on the
    client name and connected parties.
  • Analyze risk connected to politically exposed persons
    (PEPs, drafting PEP forms) and Providing
    comprehensive and conclusive information for financial
    crime and high management.
  • Perform sanctions searches and further analyst, quality
    control of escalations and data collected by analysts.
    Performing documentation review of the customer and
    gathering the source of information from both the
    internal and external sources.
  • Providing constant feedback to the clients and the
    Onshore leads and determining the Course of action to
    be taken.
  • Performing Quality checks also and has been value to
    the project by giving process Improvement plans

AML /Senior KYC Analyst

JP Morgan Chase and Co
Hyderabad, IN
12.2018 - 11.2019
  • Associated with Consumer and Community
    Banking Team working on different remediation
    projects like CIP Prospects, FINCEN NON CMS,
    FLS Remediation and Unconventional Customers.
  • To verify the Legal Entity Information/Individual
    Information using Documentary and Non
    documentary sources like Lexis Nexis,
    SOS etc. Also to complete the CIP Module by
    saving them in respective folders for future reference.
    Verify Demographic Information and raise
    requests whenever any changes identified for legal
    name, entity type, tax ID, ownership and address.
  • Verifying the merchant/sub merchant CIP details
    and perform full KYC by using AML Addendum
    and Merchant Application(or) doing RM reach outs for
    New Addendum/Merchant Application
    To verify the ownership information and
    controller information by using various internal
    and external resources.
  • Verifying Assets/Revenues of entities from internal
    and external resources like company website and
    LN (DNB).

KYC Reviewer

HSBC Global Resourcing Group Service
Hyderabad, IN
03.2015 - 11.2018

Processed the KYC UK Annual Remediation work.
• PEP Screening, Sanction Checks and Negative news searching using World Check and RDC • Responsible for Updating of KYC and IDVA, Investigating of account active review Customer
transactions and sending letters to both personal and Business Customers in a case of missing KYC
and IDVA information accordance with the HSBC Global Standards.
• Review of account active by Customer Risk assessment, Transactional Monitoring, Customer
Screening and Global Sanctions Policy.
• Generated daily, weekly and monthly MI reports for calibration of team performance.
• Worked as an Auditor in different queues (Medium Risk, KYC, Service Intervention, Digital FTFR). • Analyze risks on escalated, referred, or alerted negative news. Communicate negative findings to
lines of business and supply guidance on course of action. • Identifying and researching transactions and customer data to detect, prevent, mitigate and report
suspicious activity related to money laundering and terrorist financing.

Education

Master of Science - Business Analytics

Saint Francis College
Brooklyn, NY
05-2025

MBA - Finance Management

Osmania University
Hyderabad, IN
07-2015

Bachelor of Arts - Accounting And Finance

Osmania University
Hyderabad, IN
07-2013

Skills

  • Microsoft Office
  • SVP
  • LexisNexis
  • SQL
  • World Check

Timeline

Business Analyst

Shipping Saint
09.2025 - Current

AML QA Specialist

Wells Fargo & Company
02.2021 - 08.2023

Senior AML Analyst

Cognizant Technology Solutions Ltd
11.2019 - 02.2021

AML /Senior KYC Analyst

JP Morgan Chase and Co
12.2018 - 11.2019

KYC Reviewer

HSBC Global Resourcing Group Service
03.2015 - 11.2018

Master of Science - Business Analytics

Saint Francis College

MBA - Finance Management

Osmania University

Bachelor of Arts - Accounting And Finance

Osmania University