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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Projects
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References
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Anousha Mungur

Anousha Mungur

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Summary

Financial services analyst with more than 10 years experience in KYC/CDD, AML and compliance in the banking and non-banking financial services in Mauritius. Most commonly described as strategic thinker, leader and great team player, I am looking for opportunities to grow outside of Mauritius, share what I have learnt in my country and discover new ways of working of other jurisdictions.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Analyst

Financial Services Commission (FSC)
01.2021 - Current
Regulating licensees:
  • Conduct assessment prior to approving appointments of officers; assess KYC documents: Ensure proper identification documents received, Personal Questionnaire is properly filled-in and check CV of applicants for discrepancy in information submitted in application form/personal questionnaire.
  • Conduct assessment prior to approving change in controller/UBO: Assess KYC documents, verify source of funds and source of wealth.
  • Conducting independent checks (WorldCheck, Google Search, ect) on all applicants.
  • Issuing certificates of good standing to licensees: checking whether the company is in good standing in terms of fees and reporting obligations.
  • Assessment of any other requests under the Financial Services Act, the Securities Act and other rules and regulations of the FSC.
  • Ensure that resolutions/board minutes are attached to every application received.
Inspections:
  • Conduct AML onsite inspections to ensure compliance with Mauritian Anti-Money Laundering laws.
  • Conduct Prudential onsite inspections to ensure compliance with all Mauritian laws.
  • Conduct Core Income Generating Activities (CIGA) inspections to ensure that the major chunk of income generated by companies go through their bank account in Mauritius.
  • Conduct offsite reviews to ensure financial soundness of companies.
Inter-Department Collaboration:
  • Provide technical input to other departments for speeches and surveys.
  • Provide statistics to management and for public dissemination.
  • Referring cases of non-compliance with the law and attending to queries from Enforcement department.
  • Collaborate to standardize processes across departments.
  • Work with other departments to draft policy papers for onwards submission to the Chief Executive and ultimately the Board of Directors.
Intra-Agency Collaboration:
  • Recommend Tax Residency Certificate on the Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) Platform: Ensure applicants are satisfying the substance requirements and are in good standing with the FSC in terms of fees and reporting obligations.
  • Approve the registration of Money Laundering Reporting Officers on the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) Platform: Ensure that the registered party has been approved by the FSC.
  • Attend to requests for information from local and international counterparts in line with the various memorandum of understanding.
  • Participate in knowledge sharing sessions.
  • Conduct Joint-onsite inspections with the Bank of Mauritius (BoM).

Junior Analyst

HSBC Mauritius
09.2015 - 12.2020
  • Attend to local authorities' enquiries (request for information, attachment orders, request for KYC & transactions) & assist compliance department to reply to any other queries within deadline
  • Transfer abandoned funds to BoM & their recall
  • Account opening and servicing for Global Business, Commercial Banking and Retail Banking
  • File reviews
  • Validation of FATCA and CRS forms
  • Process Succession files
  • Load Direct debit & Standing Orders on the system & issue letters to customers
  • Reactivation/ closure of unclaimed a/c for retail and commercial banking
  • Term Deposit - new, uplift, renew
  • Revocation of freezing orders within deadline
  • Audit confirmation request
  • Special & Hold Instructions
  • Credit card maintenances; issuing card balance confirmations & no liability letters, clearing card balance and placing memo
  • Provide End of Month statistics and compiling error reports for management
  • Updating procedures to make them more customer oriented and reduce the risks of frauds.

Junior Corporate Administrator

Global Wealth Management Solutions Ltd
11.2014 - 08.2015
  • Incorporation of Domestic Companies, GBL 1, Authorised Companies
  • Application for TRC
  • Contacting the Registrar of Companies (RoC), the FSC and the MRA for regular to follow ups
  • Fill-in forms for opening of Bank Accounts for companies
  • Act as facilitator between the client and the bank or other third parties like the RoC and the FSC
  • Initiate and authorise online payments for clients
  • Conducting file reviews and monthly compliance checks
  • Attend to client queries.

Accounts Executive

Capital Horizons Ltd
01.2014 - 10.2014
  • Incorporation of Domestic Companies, GBL 1, Authorised Companies
  • Contacting the RoC and the FSC regularly to follow up on incorporation of companies and attend to client queries
  • Fill-in forms for opening of Bank Accounts for companies and individuals
  • Act as facilitator between the client and the bank or other third parties like the RoC and the FSC
  • Contacting hotels, restaurants and other services providers to establish partnerships for various side projects of the company
  • Help clients throughout their application for Occupation Permit: Fill-in the application forms, prepare business plan and pack for submission.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Law and Management

University of Mauritius
12.2013

Skills

  • Communication
  • Problem Solving
  • Leadership
  • Time Management
  • Customer Service
  • Adaptability
  • Teamwork
  • Critical Thinking
  • Analytical Thinking
  • MS Excel
  • Friendly, Positive Attitude
  • Know Your Customer
  • Anti-Money Laundering

Projects

Financial Services Commission

  • Annual Report Drafting
  • Revamping of the Mauritian Securities Act
  • Internal Process Standardisation
  • Implementation of modules for digitalisation of processes on FSCOne Platform

HSBC Mauritius

  • User Acceptance Testing for FATCA and CRS
  • Client files remediation as part of client database cleaning
  • Closure of alerts generated on internal AML platform
  • Training of Global Service Centre staff for a smooth handing over of back office processing

Languages

English
French
Hindi

References

Available upon request.

Timeline

Analyst

Financial Services Commission (FSC)
01.2021 - Current

Junior Analyst

HSBC Mauritius
09.2015 - 12.2020

Junior Corporate Administrator

Global Wealth Management Solutions Ltd
11.2014 - 08.2015

Accounts Executive

Capital Horizons Ltd
01.2014 - 10.2014

Bachelor of Arts - Law and Management

University of Mauritius

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