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New York

Greater New York City Area

Developed the AML and sanctions audit department from two to ten full time employees, program development included performing a risk assessment, developing testing plans and approach, identifying controls and testing scripts, sample methodology, operational and IT processes, training, documentation- Presented audit program results to OCC and Federal Reserve- Managed large scale audits of 7 team members across multiple lines of business and products. - Proactively identified and… Show more Developed the AML and sanctions audit department from two to ten full time employees, program development included performing a risk assessment, developing testing plans and approach, identifying controls and testing scripts, sample methodology, operational and IT processes, training, documentation- Presented audit program results to OCC and Federal Reserve- Managed large scale audits of 7 team members across multiple lines of business and products. - Proactively identified and advised on BSA/AML and OFAC program weaknesses Show less

Greater New York City Area

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Greater New York City Area

New York

Developed and enhanced BSA/AML compliance programs for multi-national financial institutions, NBFIs, and FBOs- Performed gap assessments to regulatory expectations- Developed KRIs and KPIs for risk executives- Enhanced control environments through RCM development and control testing- Executed audit programs- Assessed tone at the top- Developed policies and procedures- Managed teams of 10- Developed and tested Quality control / Quality assurance - Completed… Show more Developed and enhanced BSA/AML compliance programs for multi-national financial institutions, NBFIs, and FBOs- Performed gap assessments to regulatory expectations- Developed KRIs and KPIs for risk executives- Enhanced control environments through RCM development and control testing- Executed audit programs- Assessed tone at the top- Developed policies and procedures- Managed teams of 10- Developed and tested Quality control / Quality assurance - Completed model validations Show less

Global Banking and Markets transaction monitoring team lead for the Correspondent Banking product- Led teams of 30 analysts and contractors performing investigations and lookback SAR reviews- Provided global internal training on Informal Value Transfer Systems and provided training for payments types, report writing, SARs, case studies, red flags, OFAC, ML/TF transactions, escalations to law enforcement. - Developed analyst performance metrics

Developed and managed regulatory compliance program for a Gubernatorial campaign. - Managed daily report submissions for donations and disbursements- Managed $4 Million budget - Managed public financing request and submission

Conducted financial investigations (bank secrecy act, money laundering, and tax violations). Worked extensively with DOJ and other federal agencies to pursue criminal and civil prosecution. Experienced with written investigation reports, reviewing financial and non financial documentation to identify weaknesses in controls, areas vulnerable to fraud, and unusual activity, obtaining evidence pertaining to alleged violations, testifying, and evaluating and conducting high risk undercover and… Show more Conducted financial investigations (bank secrecy act, money laundering, and tax violations). Worked extensively with DOJ and other federal agencies to pursue criminal and civil prosecution. Experienced with written investigation reports, reviewing financial and non financial documentation to identify weaknesses in controls, areas vulnerable to fraud, and unusual activity, obtaining evidence pertaining to alleged violations, testifying, and evaluating and conducting high risk undercover and other enforcement operations. Managed a tax fraud program in the New England region from 2007 - 2010. Show less