Tarun Kumar
AML Compliance Analyst | Transaction Monitoring | KYC / CDD / EDD | SAR / STR Investigations | Risk Assessment
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FinCrime Analyst with 3+ years investigating customer activity using transaction monitoring systems to identify red-flag patterns including structuring, layering, and unusual cross-border flows. Experienced in conducting deep-dive OSINT and adverse media research on high-risk individuals and businesses, validating wealth and fund origins, drafting high-quality unusual activity reports, and providing front-line compliance expertise. Familiar with investigative methodologies including Excel (Basic).
Maintained 98–100% QA accuracy. Available for a variety of shifts including nights and weekends.
Experience
Compliance Analyst - TaskUs Pvt Ltd
(2023-06 - 2025-02)
- Investigated customer activity across personal and business accounts using transaction monitoring systems, identifying red-flag patterns including structuring, layering, and unusual cross-border flows; escalated findings with high-quality unusual activity reports (UARs/SARs) documenting transaction flows, risk indicators, and behavioural deviations aligned to regulatory standards.
- Conducted deep-dive research using OSINT and adverse media tools to assess reputational and FinCrime risk associated with high-risk individuals and businesses; validated the legitimacy of wealth and fund origins by analysing documentation against known customer profiles.
- Provided guidance on high-risk onboarding decisions and recommended client relationship exits where activity fell outside risk appetite; supported other teams with front-line compliance expertise by triaging complex cases to Safety, FinCrime, and FIU teams based on typology and severity.
- Contributed to the calibration of monitoring rules and threshold settings, identifying inefficiencies and proposing data-driven improvements that reduced false positives while ensuring detection of evolving criminal typologies.
- Sustained 98–100% QA accuracy across all KYC/AML compliance audits over 1.5 years, by applying rigorous CDD/EDD review standards and consistently meeting quality benchmarks on high-volume caseloads.
Customer Support Executive - Alorica Pvt Ltd
(2022-01 - 2023-05)
- Handled customer queries related to orders, deliveries, account issues, and billing for DoorDash users, ensuring accurate and timely resolution within agreed SLA and quality benchmarks.
- Managed cases through internal CRM tools with accurate and timely documentation, maintaining audit-ready records across all customer interactions.
- Upheld strict confidentiality and data security protocols across all customer and stakeholder interactions, ensuring adherence to applicable compliance and internal policy standards.
Education
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) - Information Technology - Chandigarh Engineering College, Chandigarh (2017 - 2021)