Mallikarjuna Reddy

Analytical and detail-oriented due diligence analyst with over six years of experience in KYC, AML, and financial crime compliance. Skilled in conducting risk-based due diligence on individuals and legal entities, including UBO identification, PEP and sanctions screening, and adverse media analysis. Adept at interpreting complex ownership structures and ensuring compliance with global regulatory frameworks, such as FATF, OFAC, and EU AML directives.

Proven ability to collaborate with compliance, onboarding, and front-office teams to maintain operational efficiency and regulatory standards.

Due Diligence Analyst - Wells Fargo International Solutions Private Limited - Bangalore, India

(2025-04)

• Conduct CIP, CDD for all customers, and EDD procedures for required customers.
• The customer investigation was done based on geological location, purpose of account opening, and checking for any suspicious activities.
• Perform EDD on high-risk customers and acquire additional information on such high-risk customers through clients, as per regulatory requirements and KYC procedures.
• Reviewed new accounts and customer profile updates, which are screened against the KYC SOP and Matrix to accumulate and document the necessary documents and support.
• Ensure meeting the set productivity target and quality for month-on-month, etc.
• Managed onboarding for new clients, including high-net-worth individuals, corporations, and institutional clients.
• Reviewed and verified KYC documents, such as IDs, corporate registration, ownership charts, and tax forms.
• Ensured compliance with the U.S. And international AML/KYC regulations, and internal risk policies.
• Performed PEP, sanctions, and adverse media screening using tools such as LexisNexis.

Associate Content Analyst - London Stock Exchange Group PLC - Bangalore

(2018-01 - 2025-04)

• Renewals and existing clients should ensure that documentation is completed on time, with high standards of quality, in accordance with the guidelines. Researching client websites, company registries, stock exchanges, and regulators.
• Performing KYC reviews on different entity types, such as Trusts, Hedge Funds, regulated entities, SPVs, government entities, banking institutions, private companies, etc.
• Ensuring KYC/AML risk assessments using corporate compliance tools and methods.
• Reviewing and updating KYC files with missing and updated information to satisfy compliance requirements.
• Performing Sanctions Screening, PEP and adverse news screening on different type of entities.
• Identification of potential risk factors associated with the entities.
• Prepare due diligence reports for different entities.
• Performing risk assessment for the entities.
• Performing corporate action updates by analyzing annual reports and shareholder structures.
• Working knowledge of Organization Authority, World-Check, SEC Filings and various Registries.
• Periodic Review Teams, as a maker for US, UK and EMEA clients.
• Researching on client websites, company registries, stock exchanges, regulators and well-known Third-party information providers.
• Supported KYC team on critical reviews that required escalations to onshore or compliance.
• Trained for the KYC project within the team members and helped them learn the process for new joiners.
• Remediation for existing clients to ensure documentation is completed on time, with high standards of quality, in accordance with the guidelines.
• Contacting RM's or the Business Team for the required documents.
• Performing background checks on the client, legal representatives.
• Recognized for care for our colleagues, clients, handling various priority clients, and completion of work within the time.

Master of Business Administration - MBA - PVKK Institute of Technology (2017-12)