Ella McKay

Senior Consultant, Financial Crime Compliance @FTI Consulting

Supported a Middle Eastern business advisory firm facing an upcoming regulatory health check. Re-drafted the firm\'s money laundering and compliance policies, procedures and KYC processes, following amendments to local AML Laws. Implemented revised procedures across the firm’s client base, identifying and remediating potential breaches. • On behalf of the DOJ, worked alongside a global law firm to conduct a multi-year review of a large retailer’s money service business, focusing on testing the firm’s manual processes of filing and escalating suspicious activity reports. • Assisted in conducting an independent monitorship review of a large international bank’s compliance to OFAC sanctions, alongside a global law firm. Working within the Internal Controls workstream, conducted interviews and testing across KYC, Trade Finance and Correspondent Banking operations in high-risk jurisdictions to determine outstanding weaknesses in controls and processes.