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Compliance and financial crime professional with 13+ years of international experience across AML/CFT, MLRO-equivalent responsibilities, fraud investigations, trade compliance, and regulatory engagement across APAC, EMEA, and North America.
Currently a Manager in Advisory at KPMG Mauritius, leading AML/CFT assurance and compliance reviews for regulated financial institutions across banking, fiduciary, fund management, and insurance sectors. My work focuses on assessing and strengthening KYC/CDD/EDD frameworks, transaction monitoring systems, STR processes, and compliance governance aligned to FATF and regulatory expectations.
I have led cross-border fraud and financial crime investigations, designed and operationalised compliance frameworks, and supported organisations in mitigating regulatory, operational, and financial risk exposure. My experience spans financial services, fintech, and energy sectors, with strong exposure to multi-jurisdictional regulatory environments.
Core areas of focus:
• AML/CFT & Financial Crime Compliance
• Fraud Investigations & Risk Mitigation
• Trade & Sanctions Compliance
• Compliance Monitoring & Control Frameworks
• Regulatory Liaison & Advisory
• Operational Risk & Internal Controls
Open to Compliance Manager / Financial Crime / AML leadership opportunities across banking, fintech, and regulated industries.
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Over 16 years of expertise in Information/Cyber security Strategy, Spending efficiency, IT Governance,IT/CS Audit, Cyber Maturity Assessment, BCMS, Data Sharing Strategy, Project Management, Change Management, Anti Money Laundering (AML), Risk Management, Supply chain Management and Process optimization.
In addition, gained extensive experience in the Government, Banking, Telecommunications and petrochemical sectors, providing consulting services in various technical and managerial fields in the Middle East
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I'm Ephraim Unuigbe, ACA, CISA — a Managing Consultant with 14+ years across Big 4 and Top 10 firms including EY, Grant Thornton, and S&W. Through Mou Consulting, I work exclusively with PE-backed and growth-stage SMEs to eliminate audit friction before it becomes a boardroom problem.
What I deliver:
→ Fractional CFO / Finance Director — Month-end close, management accounts, cashflow, KPI reporting, and board-level financial leadership on a part-time or interim basis.
→ Audit Readiness — A rolling evidence vault that eliminates the 11th-hour scramble and keeps your team in control year-round.
→ ITGC Governance — ERP controls, user access reviews, and IT governance frameworks built to PE and institutional audit standards.
→ Remediation — Prior-year findings converted into permanent, documented solutions that don't resurface next cycle.
→ Fractional Risk Leadership — Senior-level governance oversight without the full-time hire.
I bring the technical rigour of a Big 4 Senior Audit Manager with the commercial focus of an operator who understands what's at stake for your investors, your board, and your next funding round.
I also serve as an Independent Member of the Audit Committee at Southampton City Council and as a Governor and Audit Committee Member at Itchen Sixth Form College, bringing board-level governance perspective to every client engagement.
If your business is scaling and your governance needs to keep pace, let's talk.
📩 Connect here or reach out directly to start the conversation.
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- Vice President in Securitisation, based in the UK with 8 years of financial services experience.
- Currently working on complex private financing and capital markets transactions.
- Joined NatWest Markets’ Securitisation team in 2022, after roles at AIG, a UK mortgage lender, and Thomson Reuters.
- Took an unconventional path into banking, starting as a trainee accountant without a university degree.
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CFA certified Rotman graduate with experience working in investment banking, corporate development (internal M&A), business development and asset management.
Tim was previously the founder and CEO of multiple successful Canadian businesses. In addition, Tim has over 4 years experience working at the largest telecom business in Canada, providing strategic advice and professional services to over 150 enterprise clients.
He has worked closely with boards and management teams on strategy, M&A and capital raising. Notable transactions include the sale of Atrenne Computing Solutions ($139M) and Impakt Holdings ($329M) to Celestica (NYSE: CLS). Tim has also led major transformation efforts at Canada’s largest Electronics manufacturing company, on strategy, revenue, cost management and IT.
In addition, He is a board member of Student Assistance for Seniors in North Toronto community and tournament coordinator for Jays care foundation.
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Consulting Manager in the field of management consulting since 6 years.
Been also teaching as an academic fellow negotiation and decision making at Bocconi University.
Done a MSc in Management at Bocconi and a Master in Managerial Finance at London School.
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Finance and operations professional with experience across banking operations, securities data, fund/client operations, accounting support, reconciliations, KYC/AML documentation, and process improvement. I have worked with global financial institutions including State Street, HSBC, and Goldman Sachs-related operations, supporting reporting, controls, client documentation, and operational accuracy.
I also actively follow capital markets and trading, with practical knowledge of Indian equity and index options, option-chain analysis, volatility, support/resistance levels, and intraday risk management. I enjoy helping students and early-career professionals improve their resumes, prepare for finance interviews, and understand real-world finance operations and market concepts in a practical way.
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Management consultant, executive leadership advisor and former C-level executive with more than 35 years of international experience helping organisations solve complex strategic, operational and transformation challenges.
Former Director, Management Consulting at KPMG, with extensive experience leading strategic, operational improvement and organisational transformation projects across multiple industries.
Former Vice President / Non-Executive Director and COO at Premia Properties REIC, President & Group General Manager of Zeritis Group and General Manager at Toyota Hellas and Sfakianakis Group, combining executive leadership, consulting methodology and board-level judgement.
Extensive practical experience applying Generative AI tools, including ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Gemini and Perplexity, to executive decision support, strategic analysis, business research, report generation, workshop preparation, due diligence, market intelligence and productivity improvement. Comfortable evaluating AI outputs, identifying reasoning gaps and improving response quality through structured expert feedback.
Trusted advisor to business owners, family enterprises, listed companies and executive teams on leadership development, organisational effectiveness, governance, succession, executive coaching, business development and strategic transformation.
Known for translating complex challenges into practical action, building trusted relationships and helping organisations create sustainable long-term value through leadership and execution.
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Passionate about the financial sector since 2019, my career started in education, but I soon realized that my true motivation was in finance.I began as a financial advisor, and after some time working with individual clients, I had the opportunity to specialize in advising businesses. I have also worked as a market specialist at the regional level in Catalonia, an opportunity that has allowed me to consolidate and enhance my knowledge of investment and hedging products.Currently, I am taking on a new role as a Private Banker, where I apply my knowledge and experience in an even more personalized advisory service for clients in the segment.A proponent of continuous learning and professional development, I strive to keep growing in a dynamic and challenging sector.
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Well seasoned banking employee who is seeking for growth and adapts well in any given working environment
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The WSO mentor service runs at a very slight profit (~5-10% net margin) in order to help motivate amazing professionals to provide great (free) advice in the forums (many mentors have green "mentor" buttons next to their usernames) which strengthens the entire WSO community. Luckily, there is a surprising number of elite professionals within the WSO community that love giving back to motivated candidates. We also recently automated the mentor matching with an algo that helps reduce the manual work needed on the backend should a requested mentor not be available. Prices range from as low as $57 up to $997 depending on the package you purchase and the mentor you select. Given the success of our service and the number of repeat clients we have, we know that we can afford to run on thin profit margins and serve thousands of applicants. We also know that many of you will follow the advice of our mentors and invest in additional courses and/or services from WSO.
After checking out, your request will immediately be sent to the mentor you selected. You will be expected to fill our some basic information (location, industry preference, etc) along with upload a Word version of your resume in order to help the mentor decide if they feel like they are a great match. As soon as they accept (usually within ~9-12 hours), an email will be sent making an introduction. Your mentor will introduce him/herself and then proceed to review your current resume and/or offer times when you can connect for a mentor session. Over the following days, you will schedule a time that is mutually convenient for you initial phone call to go over what you need help with (mock interview, career consultation and/or both). If you would like to continue with this mentor, you can schedule more hours anywhere from 1 hour to 3+ hours with him/her over the following weeks & months.
Typically the match happens within 12hrs. If your preferred mentor has not responded within 9 hours or they indicate they can't take you on as a mentor, we will notify other top mentors that have the most in common with the mentor you selected (based on our matching algo). These backup mentors will indicate to you if they are available and you have the choice to move forward with one of them, get a refund or wait longer for your preferred mentor. If for whatever reason we cannot match you in time and/or there are no mentors that are available that you'd like to work with, we will refund your purchase in full, no questions asked.
We have an incredible team of 1,000+ dedicated mentors across top firms all around the world. Our #1 goal is to make sure you are placed in the hands of the most competent and detail-oriented professional in your specific target industry. This coupled with our strict process ensures a smooth and thorough experience. Why do we use actual professionals? The answer is simple: they are the ones ACTUALLY SCREENING APPLICATIONS for their own firms! They know what it takes to make it out of the trash pile and into the interview pile. On top of this, since we have been doing mentor sessions for over a decade across THOUSANDS of clients, we are able to immediately identify a top mentor and feed them more clients to ensure happy customers like you (due to our strict screening process). Our team includes investment bankers at all the top bulge brackets and elite boutique banks as well as private equity, hedge fund and VC professionals at the most prestigious funds. We also have reviewers at the top management consulting firms in the world, elite prop trading firms, top corporate finance roles as well as other related finance careers.
Usually these are all self-limiting beliefs, but if you're unsure if we are a good match for you, please send us a quick email to [email protected] and we can send over some bios if we think there might be a potential good match for you.
Too Young / Too Inexperienced: We do NOT recommend our mentor service until you at least have at least some relevant WORK experience that we can leverage. For the young clients out there, this means an internship, ideally in your target or related industry. If you are still in high school, it is unlikely that you have this experience. The earliest we'd recommend doing a mentor session is early freshman or early sophomore year as you prepare for summer internship recruiting. If you have no relevant experience then it probably doesn't make sense to sign up for the service. Our mentors are amazing, but they aren't magicians. If you tell us you really want to be in Investment Banking or Private Equity (for example) and everything in your background points to law or medicine, it's going to be an uphill battle. On the other hand, if you have unrelated experience but you have started the transition process by taking relevant classes and joining relevant clubs and associations, we'd love to work with you. You may not be the most competitive candidate, but we will highlight the most relevant education and functions at your current job that would translate well across industries.
Too Old / Too Experienced: We DO recommend our mentor service for more experienced professionals that are looking to make a transition or have an interview coming up. We have several very senior mentors that can answer the tough questions and make sure you are up to date on the latest trends in your target industry. However, before you move forward, we encourage you to give yourself an honest assessment. If you are looking to make the transition and have not made any steps outside of considering this mentor program, you probably aren't ready. If you've taken steps (education, new degrees, courses, etc) and feel like you're ready, we're on board and eager to help!
Yes, but if you have a negative attitude you are unlikely to have success. If you think a mentor session is an automatic referral, please don't bother to hire us.
Yes, our mentors often do refer our clients for open positions at their firms (over 20%), however, this should not be asked of our mentors to avoid a conflict of interest and it should not be expected as part of the service. It is up to you to impress the mentor if this is your goal, however, we believe you can gain much more out of the experience by being honest about your weaknesses and concerns with the mentor so there can be an open dialogue on how to improve your chances.
The only discounts are for larger packages and more hours purchased at once. This is an incredibly labor intensive 1-on-1 service using finance professionals that typically make well over $200/hr and are doing this primarily to give back.
This is a personal question and the answer is naturally subjective. If you are serious about landing a job in investment banking, private equity, hedge funds, trading, asset management, management consulting or any other competitive industry, it's more than likely that the answer to that question is a resounding "YES".
Career services advisers at your school are not screening applications for interviews...neither are your classmates. If you do happen to have a friend in the industry, are they going to take the hours necessary to give you a realistic mock interview? Odds are that their time is limited outside the office and if they do give you some guidance, it won't be as thorough as our expert mentors. If you look at the competitive nature of recruiting nowadays, why would leave your application up to chance when many of these jobs pay well over $100,000?
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