Suruchi Gawde

I am very enthusiastic about new things, new work and challenges that come with it. I am self-driven, motivated, always learning and assisting others within and outside of the team and enjoy interacting with all, share thoughts and seek feedback, clear speaker, and a quick learner. Responsibility and the sense of achievement of and in my work is the driving force and I strive very hard to accomplish it. I am operationally oriented with a critical and analytical mindset. Acquiring newer ideas and information in the ever-evolving world of KYC/CDD/TM/AML/CFT is critical for the business.

Previously worked with Citi, India and as an integral part of my work have done acquisition of new accounts and with that the important task of onboarding, KYC documentation, UBO validations, customer communications for requirements, complete compliance pendency’s. Manage the CDD cycle with periodic reviews and run risk assessments for specially designated nationals (SDN), FATCA-CRS. Writing false positives and true match reports with the customer brief - business and economic profile, geographies of operations is in my experience for any Transaction monitored.

In my early years of work, being able to Interact with customers having varied business profiles has expanded my horizon of how business’s work and the significance of a continued KYC/CDD journey along with transaction monitoring.

I am a Certified Anti-Money laundering specialist (CAMS) – ACAMS (May 2021), ardently follow various compliance and regulatory bodies webinars and papers to keep up with the newer rules and regulations. Basic fluency in Dutch language.

I have immense interest in the field of compliance and its operational processes. I will passionately use my experience, learn each day and be an integral part of the larger team given an opportunity to be a part of a team and build a promising career. I will put in force my ability to make customer first, uphold organization values, liaise with internal & external stakeholders, build customer documents, analyze shortcomings, and maintain the compliance cycle. It is imperative to focus on compliance for the smooth functioning of the accounts to avoid or minimize any untoward situation entailing in financial, regulatory, and reputational risks. 

Thanking you for taking the time to read my cover letter and await a conversation to share my fervor.

Business Consultant - DXC Technology - Dec 2021 till date

Sales & Service relationship manager - Citibank Mumbai. India

Certified Anti-money Laundering Specialist - ACAMS

Master in Commerce, Mumbai University, India