Alex Kinuthia Mwangi
Nairobi,NY
Summary
Experienced Senior Business Consultant and Client Service Executive offering 20+ years of experience dedicated to assessing current systems with critical eye, streamlining processes and strengthening teams to meet challenging business objectives. Well-organized, performance-oriented leader, highly analytical problem solver, resilient and pragmatic with good eye for both important details and big-picture needs.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
21
21
years of post-secondary education
Work History
MARKETTING aND CLIENT SERVICE EXECUTIVE
TUEM CONSULTING LIMITED
Nairobi, Kenya
10.2017 - Current
- Alex’s key responsibilities are to assist businesses to affordably transform their businesses through adoption and implementation of suitable SAAS products that address customer pain points, solve business challenges, enhance client relationships, service delivery and increase their revenue.
- Accomplishments:.
- Successfully led customer prospecting and opportunity identification for new SAAS product offerings targeting small businesses which was used to generate $10k in annual revenue.
- Prepared and effectively delivered numerous client facing presentations, and products demonstrations that helped clients and prospects purchase SAAS products.
- Led change management and user training which resulted in acceptance of new product, quick adoption, consistent and effective use.
- Cultivated solid relationships with clients by constantly communicating through telephone calls, email communications, online and face-to-face meetings for timely response to all client inquiries.
- Ensured that correct terms of sale were communicated to clients and followed up with clients for timely payments in line with terms of sale.
HEAD of FINANCIAL CRIME COMPLIANCE
National Bank Of Commerce
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
11.2016 - 09.2017
- Alex’s key responsibility was to oversee anti-money laundering surveillance systems, monitor and challenge management of financial crime risk, and operational anti-money laundering risk management and control activities.
- Ensured that bank compliance with know your customer (KYC) regulatory requirements by working closely with bank operations team, retail and corporate product teams in implementation and operation of anti-money laundering risk management and control activities.
- Oversaw review of all new-to-bank relationships, KYC, transaction and sanctions screening alerts to ensure 99% compliance with regulatory know your customer requirements.
- Drafted and presented KYC compliance review report findings, including RAG ratings and risk mitigation steps to banks Executive Risk Committees and Board.
- Developed and delivered KYC compliance training to all bank personnel.
- Co-chaired Financial Crime Key Risk bimonthly forum.
FINANCIAL CRIME CONSULTANT- AVP
BARCLAYS BANK TANZANIA
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
09.2015 - 11.2015
- Established strong working relationship with bank internal and external stakeholders to ensure Barclays bank Tanzania was fully compliant with AML regulatory requirement.
- Oversaw review of all new-to-bank relationships, customer, transaction and sanctions screening alerts to provide assurance on compliance with regulatory know your customer requirements.
- Drafted and presented monthly Financial Crime Key Risk Assessment report findings, including RAG ratings and risk mitigation steps to banks Executive Risk Committees and Board.
- Co-chaired in country Financial Crime Compliance Governance committee and assisted committee in comprehending AML Risks and identifying mitigation activities and stakeholders.
COUNTRY MANAGER RISK
CONSULTING, KPMG EAST AFRICA
Da, Tanzania
09.2013 - 08.2015
- Alex took up two year secondment to KPMG Tanzania to manage Risk Consulting department comprising multi-disciplinary team of internal auditors, IT advisors and Forensic Services advisory.
- Effectively held oversight of staff utilization through weekly staff meetings and coordination with staff line managers to ensure adequate task allocation.
- Coordinated and contributed to biannual staff performance review appraisal within set timelines.
- Effectively managed department’s financial matters, through timely billing of clients, follow and collection of payments, monitoring debtors with regular communication for payments, monthly reporting to Nairobi.
- Led business development initiatives including timely response to request for proposals, client facing presentations and meetings to pitch risk consulting services to prospective.
MANAGER REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
KPMG EAST AFRICA
Nairobi, Kenya
09.2010 - 08.2015
- Led research and drafting of over 600 enhanced integrity due diligence reports on politically exposed persons (PEP) customers for National Bank of Commerce in Tanzania and Barclays Bank Tanzania.
- Successfully designed and delivered an up-to-date robust Anti-money laundering/counter terrorism financing program for the Eastern and Southern Africa Trade & Development Bank (PTA Bank), including training of all the bank staff, senior management, the board of directors and the board of governors.
- Designed KYC customer risk scoring framework for National Microfinance Bank in Tanzania and performed scoring and categorization of over one million customer accounts in accordance with their money laundering risk.
- Successfully led team of 80 staff in Know Your Customer (KYC) review project of approximately 900,000 customer mandate files across 145 branches over 12 months for National Microfinance Bank in Tanzania.
- Conducted AML conformance review at Barclays Bank Botswana, Barclays Bank Uganda, NBC Tanzania and Barclays Bank Tanzania, to provide assurance of adherence to Barclays Group AML policies and local AML regulatory requirements.
- Led team of 5 in KYC remediation quality review and KYC data validation project to assess effectiveness of remediation through re-review of approximately 1,000 remediated customer files to determine KYC compliance in line with Tanzania AML legislation and NBC AML Standards, and validity of customers’ data.
- Conducted AML framework gap analysis and presented report findings, including RAG ratings and risk mitigation steps to Exim Bank Tanzania Executive Risk Committees and Board.
- Led team of 50 advisors across 3 countries Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania in 21 days in conducting assessment of over 16,000 customer mandate files with strict daily reporting for Barclays Africa to provide assurance on compliance with Barclays Africa Group KYC policies and procedures, local AML laws and regulations.
- Conducted Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Conformance review for Citi Bank Kenya to assess effectiveness of KYC controls and customer due diligence in line with KYC policies, procedures and local AML law
- Delivered numerous training to boards of directors, senior management and personnel of various organizations and Financial Institutions on AML and Fraud Risk Management.
- Prepared and conducted Fraud Risk Management and AML training for the Board of Directors and senior management of; Co-operative Bank of Kenya, Eastern and Southern Africa Trade & Development Bank (PTA Bank) and Britam Insurance Uganda.
MANAGER, FORENSIC ADVISORY
KPMG KENYA
Nairobi, Kenya
09.2008 - 08.2010
- Conducted numerous fraud investigations for various clients in diverse industries (Financial Services, Manufacturing, Telecommunication, International and Local Non-governmental Organizations, Donor Agencies and Hospitality among others) across East Africa.
- Undertook numerous fraud investigations into suspected fraud and misconduct to ascertain occurrence of fraud, quantify loss from fraud, identify all parties culpable for fraud and prepared reports for senior management to use in disciplinary action and or litigation proceedings.
- Pioneered KPMG Kenya’s Forensic Technology Services (FTECH) unit and assisted clients in finding, preserving, and recovering digital evidence for launching or defending against lawsuits or to support administrative actions.
- Assisted numerous clients in meeting cyber-investigation requirements by expeditiously mining financial and non-financial data, identifying relationships and anomalies in businesses records to uncover processing inefficiencies, biases in data, errors, and fraudulent activity.
- Trained over 80 managers from different branches of Cooperative Bank of Kenya on fraud awareness and risk management..
- Made presentations to executives and senior management from diverse organizations in East Africa on fraud risk management.
- Trained 20 investigators in KPMG Kenya Forensic on use of IDEA data analysis tool to detect anomalies, patterns, and trends that are potentially indicative of fraud or other misconduct.
SENIOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ADVISER
KPMG KENYA
Nairobi, Kenya
09.2004 - 08.2008
- Conducted numerous Information Technology (IT) Audits for numerous KPMG audit clients in various market sectors including banking, insurance, industrial and manufacturing and telecommunication.
- Undertook IT risk assessments to provide assurance on existence, implementation and operating effectiveness of general Information Technology controls in place to mitigate Information Technology.
- Alex used IDEA data analysis tool on numerous financial audit assignment to provide assurance to financial audit team on completeness, existence and accuracy of sales, cost of sales, stocks, debtors and creditor balances, for various clients in manufacturing and agricultural industry.
- Provided assurance to financial audit team on completeness, existence and accuracy of interest expense or income on loans, call/ time deposits and current /checking accounts for various financial institutions.
- Alex supervised team of five in business re-engineering assignment which involved conducting workshops to map & review business processes, extracting software specifications from Heritage insurance company business processes to implement integrated insurance solution and ensure that all processes meet industry best practice.
- Carried out pre-implementation audit of TEMENOS (T24) security provided in system architecture and provided assurance on adequacy of T24 system controls.
- Carried out pre-implementation audit of Information Technology environment at Postal Corporation of Kenya head office and 16 outlets and provided assurance on adequacy of hardware, networking facilities between outlets and headquarters; bandwidth and backup systems to support a global Electronic funds Transfer (EFT) service.
- Reviewed SOX IS (Global Service Delivery) controls for selected Financial Critical IS applications and provided assurance to Diageo plc on adequacy of SOX 404 documentation, design and operating effectiveness in meeting external audit requirements of Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting (‘ICOFR’) audit.
- Alex carried out technical IT infrastructure configuration assessment exercise for Royal Dutch Shell plc in Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Djibouti & Algeria and provided assurance on implementation of mandatory technical configurations and controls.
- Delivered IT Security Policies review assignment for Umeme electrical power utility company in Uganda and updated IT security Policies in line with ISO17799.
- Delivered 3-5 year IT strategy with practical recommendations on business process improvement for Pyrethrum Board of Kenya.
- Led team of four in functional requirements definition assignment for Ministry of Local Government in Uganda where he developed project plan, coordinated meetings, assessed business, users and hardware requirements, capacity of existing Local area network (LAN) and Wide Area Network, (WANS) that would facilitate selection and implementation of centralized public financial management system across 60 local governments, interfaced with other central government, government ministries’ financial and statistical systems and with multiple reporting features to meet Government of Uganda, Local Governments and Donor reporting requirements.
NETWORK ADMIN & FIREWALLS SECURITY SPECIALIST
KPMG
Nairobi, Kenya
07.2000 - 08.2004
- Ensured that all external network and modem links are adequately documented and protected;
- Ensured that appropriate access control methods and tools were in place for all network components;
- Continually monitored and analyzed logs from all devices controlling and protecting network boundary;
- Provided guidance and support on network security practices to national IT organization’s staff in general and to end user support staff in particular to assist them in protecting security of network environment;
- Added newly identified network security issues and risks to IT issues database and followed up on execution of actions allocated to address security issues and mitigate associated risks.
Education
Diploma - Management Information Systems
BCS, The Chartered Institute For IT
London 07.2000 - 08.2021
Skills
Time management skills
Clear communication skills
Strategic planning
Staff Management
Effective leader
Account management
Solution selling
Analytical problem solver
Business development and planning
B to B sales
Accomplished manager
Conducting investigations
Risk analysis
Document reviews
Training delivery
Process Management
Quality Management Processes
Supervision
Workflow Analysis
Gap analysis
Business process mapping
Accomplishments
- Forensic Data Analysis Methodology Training September 2008 – Netherlands;.
- K-Trace data analysis Training September 2008 – Germany;.
- IT Project Advisory February 2007 - Kenya.
- Information Risk Management in KPMG Audit Methodology Training October 2005 - Kenya.
- Africa IT Services Technical training workshop June 2005 – South Africa.
- Information Risk Management Academy - Information Technology Risk Methodology.
- Benchmarking (ITRMB) & Business Process Analysis (BPA) February 2005 – Kenya;.
- Information Risk Management in External Audit (KPMG Audit Methodology ) 2004 - Kenya.
- Windows 2003 Domain migration Workshop – India.
- Information Technology and Liaison Partners Workshop 2003 – Egypt.
- Information Technology and Liaison Partners Workshop 2002 – South Africa.
- Professional Skills I & II - Kenya.
- Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure – South Africa.
- Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure – South Africa.
- Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and Microsoft Windows 2000 Server - Kenya.
- 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – Kenya.
- Cisco PIX firewall administration & Certified Cisco Network Associate (CCNA) – Router configuration, management and support – Kenya Title of qualification awarded.
- Certified Information Security Auditor (CISA).
- Licentiate member of the Institute for the Management of Information Systems (IMIS), UK.
- Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) windows 2000.
- Computer Technology Industry Association CompTIA Network+ Certified Professional.
Additional Information
- Background Alex is an experienced and seasoned professional with twenty (20) years work experience acquired in Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, Botswana, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Rwanda, Algeria and Southern Sudan in Advisory Services. Alex is skilled in Financial Crime Risk Management; Cyber Security/Forensic Technology Reviews, Forensic Audits, Fraud Investigations, Fraud Risk Management, Anti-Money Laundering, Sanctions Compliance, Regulatory Compliance, Data Analysis, IT Audits, IT Security Risks and Controls Review, and Formulation of IT Security Policies and Procedures; Business Process Review, Data Analysis using IDEA. He has conducted cyber security investigations for numerous clients in diverse industries (Financial Services, Manufacturing, Telecommunication, International and Local Non-governmental Organizations, Donor Agencies and Hospitality among others) in Eastern Africa. The objective of the investigations was to ascertain the occurrence of fraud, quantify loss from the fraud, identify all parties culpable for the fraud gather all relevant documentary and digital evidence and prepare a report for senior management to use in disciplinary action and or litigation proceedings. Alex is also an accredited trainer who has conducted numerous trainings in the areas of Fraud Risk Management; Detection, Prevention and Response; Data analysis tools and techniques Anti Money Laundering (AML); Know Your Customer (KYC); Customer Due diligence; Board management and staff roles. Alex is a mature, reliable, an excellent communicator, able to work within tight deadlines, results oriented, and strong leader with excellent management skills.
Timeline
MARKETTING aND CLIENT SERVICE EXECUTIVE
TUEM CONSULTING LIMITED
10.2017 - Current
HEAD of FINANCIAL CRIME COMPLIANCE
National Bank Of Commerce
11.2016 - 09.2017
FINANCIAL CRIME CONSULTANT- AVP
BARCLAYS BANK TANZANIA
09.2015 - 11.2015
COUNTRY MANAGER RISK
CONSULTING, KPMG EAST AFRICA
09.2013 - 08.2015
MANAGER REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
KPMG EAST AFRICA
09.2010 - 08.2015
MANAGER, FORENSIC ADVISORY
KPMG KENYA
09.2008 - 08.2010
SENIOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ADVISER
KPMG KENYA
09.2004 - 08.2008
NETWORK ADMIN & FIREWALLS SECURITY SPECIALIST
KPMG
07.2000 - 08.2004
Diploma - Management Information Systems
BCS, The Chartered Institute For IT
07.2000 - 08.2021