Vishal Ranjan

Background

About Vishal Ranjan

In my current role with IOOF/Insignia Financial I conduct the investigations on alerted customers’ profiles to identify any potential ML/TF risk. This primarily involves Transaction Monitoring and Name Screening. Any profile deemed to have suspicious activity is reported to AUSTRACT via an SMR (Suspicious Matter Report). I am also skilled in performing KYC CDD and ECDD investigations on customers’ profiles. Further have been an integral part of transitioning process of MLC from NAB to IOOF. I have also been part of scenario uplift initiatives at MLC division. In my profile with NAB I worked as Senior Analyst – Transaction Monitoring (AML) aligned to the Financial Crime Operations (FCO) which is a multi-functional team helps bank combat organised crime and threats within banking by overseeing the quality of relevant processes. Conducting a thorough investigation on customers’ profile is the everyday work to mitigate any risk/threat posed by activities primarily involving the money. We worked with a common motto of “Stop the Money Stop the Crime”. Apart from reviewing the customers’ profiles to mitigate the possible risks I also managed quality to achieve the compliance requirement to ensure there are no potential risks involved for the bank. I also reviewed SMR (Suspicious Matter Report) to be submitted to AUSTRAC once a profile is deemed reportable. I have more than 13 years of experience in the service industry. My career profile has been a blend of roles that cover a wide horizon of Business Intelligence Project Management Market Research Data Analysis Business Analysis Insights Management Compliance Management MIS Issues & Risk Management and other related activities. I have worked in a big team as well as an individual contributor aligned to the senior leadership. I have been an Analyst and also been a part of the Management Consulting team supporting with Strategies formulations and decision making. I have a fair experience of working with stakeholders across different geographies and cultural backgrounds. My Prince2 Project Management Certifications coupled with Six Sigma Green Belt are suitable for any information-driven industry to help them excel in what they do best. My willingness to learn new skills and explore new opportunities has no boundaries. I am a tech-savvy person with a high level of digital literacy and always eager to learn new tools. I am an Australian Citizen with unlimited working rights in Australia and New Zealand.