Lauren Coleman
Financial Crimes Investigator @Heitmeyer Consulting
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WORK HISTORY
Financial Crimes Investigator @Heitmeyer Consulting
Execute end-to-end complex financial crimes investigations spanning AML, KYC/CDD, sanctions/watchlist alerts, anti-bribery & corruption, and fraud typologies across multiple product lines including pig butchering scams, elder exploitation, account takeover (ATO), synthetic identity fraud, and cross-border layering schemes∙ Prepare detailed investigative findings and regulatory reports including Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs), FinCEN 314(a) matches, and sanctions true-match escalations in accordance with federal compliance requirements∙ Leveraged open-source intelligence (OSINT) and blockchain analytics tools to support investigations involving digital-asset-adjacent financial crime activity∙ Perform advanced data analytics tasks utilizing Excel, SQL, and Tableau Manage a high-volume investigative portfolio while consistently meeting SLA deadlines and maintaining quality and accuracy standards exceeding internal benchmarks
EDUCATION
Western Governors University
Master of IT Management
Capella University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Business Administration and Management, General
Western Governors University
Master of Business Administration - MBA
ABOUT LAUREN COLEMAN
Senior AML and financial crimes professional with over 10 years of experience across global banking and fintech environments. Expertise in KYC, CDD, EDD, complex investigations, transaction monitoring, SAR writing, and QA and control testing across large-scale AML programs.Strong background in high-risk customer types and complex entity structures including PEPs, MSBs, NGOs, and offshore entities. Experienced in beneficial ownership analysis, sanctions screening, and identifying emerging fraud typologies such as pig butchering, synthetic identities, account takeover (ATO), and cross-border layering.Proven record of improving review accuracy, reducing turnaround times, and strengthening control frameworks through QA programs, remediation initiatives, and root-cause analysis. Consistently delivering high-quality financial crimes investigations while supporting junior analysts, audit readiness, and regulatory compliance.Skilled in leveraging tools such as Actimize, Verafin, LexisNexis, World-Check, SQL, and Tableau to enhance investigative analysis and identify risk across systems and large datasets.
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