Anuj
Shah
Anuj has extensive AML/BSA management experience and is a member of RSM’s national AML validation team. He has over 10 years of experience in the financial services consulting industry, and is adept at requirements gathering, early-stage integration scoping, and full-cycle validation of specialized anti-money laundering and sanctions screening solutions.
Anuj has worked on numerous validation and optimization engagements, including assessments of Actimize SAM, CDD, and WLF; GlobalVision Patriot Officer; Abrigo BAM+, and Verafin. Anuj has led system development, integration, and deployment efforts for Actimize and is adept at working with multiple client and vendor teams. Below is a selection of Anuj’s experience:
- Managed 12 AML and OFAC validations for banking clients between $1B and $50B in asset size, consisting of 3-6 colleagues per team, across 2022 and 2023.
- Led non-validation teams through system calibration, risk and coverage assessment, and FinTech operations assessment engagements across 2023.
- Managed a 20+ person team in developing and executing a user acceptance testing plan consisting of over 3700 test cases for the TM system implementation for a leading global payment processor.
- Oversaw the development of business and functional requirements for a new Actimize transaction monitoring system for a leading global payment processor.
- Led a full model validation of a regional bank’s Actimize SAM transaction monitoring module, including scenario gap analysis, alert replication and reconciliation, and governance review.
- Spearheaded the creation and implementation of enhanced automation processes for sanctions screening data manipulation, reducing error potential and increasing efficiency by upwards of 50%.
Professional affiliations and credentials
- Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist
Education
- Bachelor of Arts, Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign