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Financial Crime Executive
Stephen Crowe MSc, DipAML MICA
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Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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Senior-Level Financial Investigation and Loss Prevention Leader • Loss Prevention • Corporate Crime • Financial Investigation • Compliance • Process Improvement • Team Development Executive leader with expertise in all facets of financial crime investigation, financial intelligence management, financial analysis, loss prevention, security, and compliance within high-profile corporations. Skilled in collaborating with all members of the organization to achieve business and financial objectives. Instrumental in streamlining and improving investigation processes, enhancing team productivity, and implementing technology solutions. Possess Master's Degree in Counter Fraud, Counter Corruption, and Intelligence.
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2019 - ?
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Correspondent Banking Complex Investigations - Europe and APAC Regions
BARCLAYS BANK PLC.
Support financial crime compliance team to achieve all statutory obligations related to reporting suspicious activity. Implementation of compliance policies, procedures, and regulations for correspondent banking and corporate banking line of business across all AML surveillance.
• Management of suspicious high-risk transaction alerts across all correspondent banking operations.
• Manage investigations processes including critical quality checking.
• Leverage existing systems to optimise compliance programme.
• Identification of new and emerging AML behaviours.
• Streamlining of processes and new ways of working.
• Spearheaded design and execution of new investigation processes to optimise efficiency.
• Training and development.
• Tuning of alert scenarios.
• Transaction monitoring optimisation.
• Submission of Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs).
• Management of suspicious high-risk transaction alerts across all correspondent banking operations.
• Manage investigations processes including critical quality checking.
• Leverage existing systems to optimise compliance programme.
• Identification of new and emerging AML behaviours.
• Streamlining of processes and new ways of working.
• Spearheaded design and execution of new investigation processes to optimise efficiency.
• Training and development.
• Tuning of alert scenarios.
• Transaction monitoring optimisation.
• Submission of Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs).
Design, Operations, Training, Optimization, Management, Compliance, Banking, Implementation, Support, Monitoring, Development, Tuning, Processes
2015 - 2019
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Corporate Investigations Senior Manager
ALSHAYA GROUP.
Spearheaded operations in Europe, Turkey Middle East, and North Africa dealing with investigations, analytics, ecommerce crime, cybercrime, compliance, anti-bribery, corruption, whistle blowing, security, incident management, loss prevention and intelligence. Developed processes to identify fraud trends, risks, and delivered solutions to reduce revenue loss for 90 international retail brands including Starbucks, H&M, Debenhams, Victoria's Secret, Mothercare, and Pottery Barn. Led investigations and developed investigation training programs, prioritizing integrity, and ethics.
• Oversaw daily operation of the fraud analysts, corporate legal support, and business intelligence team while coordinating cross-functional projects.
• Designed and executed fraud prevention strategies while optimizing productivity and operational success through technology solutions.
• Developed company policies, best practices, and transaction fraud rules while driving successful investigation output growth by over 300%.
• Spearheaded implementation of new transaction monitoring system to optimize team success.
• Conducted over 4,500 successful internal and external investigations across 50,000 employees and 4,000 retail stores.
• Provided risk mitigation analysis across crime and damage to business reputation.
• Managed forensic solutions and covert investigation methods whilst also serving as law enforcement liaison.
• Maintained compliance through rapid expansion of opening over 600 new stores each year.
• Led successful investigations into numerous multi-million-dollar corruption and fraud cases in the Middle East and Turkey.
• Spearheaded investigation planning and execution across multiple countries while achieving compliance with differing laws and regulations.
• Subject Matter Expert in relation to fraud prevention providing guidance on all projects, incidents, and procedures.
• Development of end to end processes in relation to transactions and compliance to local and international regulations such as PCI, GDPR, etc.
• Developed the fraud prevention strategy, risk appetite and fraud rules for the gift card programs, loyalty schemes and e-commerce platforms for Starbucks, H&M, Mothercare, Footlocker, MAC, Victoria Secrets, Debenhams, and many other international brands.
• Developed performance and trend reports for all levels of management up to CEO level.
• Implementation and design of both Point of Sale and E-commerce fraud detection software.
• Responsible for over 4,000 retail stores and over 55,000 employees.
• Managed a team of analysts and investigators across ten countries.
• Analytical visionary for the company with regular development meetings with Information Technology department building solutions to future proof the business. Worked on investment project of just under 100 million US dollars in world leading technology to replace 95% of the business systems.
• Office 365 and eDiscovery skills.
• Knowledge of SQL, PYTHON and writing fraud detection rules.
• Relationship development with stakeholders across the business holding regular one to one meeting to identify new ways to support the various departments.
• Utilised fraud detections systems to identify training and performance gaps across the business to help improve the customer experience cycle and drive profit through efficiency.
• Cybercrime Investigations.
• Point of contact for all major incidents such as suicide bombers, terrorism, fires, and serious injuries.
• Management and investigation of serious health and safety incidents.
• Delivering of loss prevention training and advisor on security management of bricks and mortar locations.
• Subject matter expert on retail crime.
• Management of relationships with over 90 Presidents and Directors of International Brands.
• Coach, mentor, and developer of the loss prevention team.
• Managed 37 investigators, 5 analysts and 1 legal advisor/interpreter.
• Oversaw daily operation of the fraud analysts, corporate legal support, and business intelligence team while coordinating cross-functional projects.
• Designed and executed fraud prevention strategies while optimizing productivity and operational success through technology solutions.
• Developed company policies, best practices, and transaction fraud rules while driving successful investigation output growth by over 300%.
• Spearheaded implementation of new transaction monitoring system to optimize team success.
• Conducted over 4,500 successful internal and external investigations across 50,000 employees and 4,000 retail stores.
• Provided risk mitigation analysis across crime and damage to business reputation.
• Managed forensic solutions and covert investigation methods whilst also serving as law enforcement liaison.
• Maintained compliance through rapid expansion of opening over 600 new stores each year.
• Led successful investigations into numerous multi-million-dollar corruption and fraud cases in the Middle East and Turkey.
• Spearheaded investigation planning and execution across multiple countries while achieving compliance with differing laws and regulations.
• Subject Matter Expert in relation to fraud prevention providing guidance on all projects, incidents, and procedures.
• Development of end to end processes in relation to transactions and compliance to local and international regulations such as PCI, GDPR, etc.
• Developed the fraud prevention strategy, risk appetite and fraud rules for the gift card programs, loyalty schemes and e-commerce platforms for Starbucks, H&M, Mothercare, Footlocker, MAC, Victoria Secrets, Debenhams, and many other international brands.
• Developed performance and trend reports for all levels of management up to CEO level.
• Implementation and design of both Point of Sale and E-commerce fraud detection software.
• Responsible for over 4,000 retail stores and over 55,000 employees.
• Managed a team of analysts and investigators across ten countries.
• Analytical visionary for the company with regular development meetings with Information Technology department building solutions to future proof the business. Worked on investment project of just under 100 million US dollars in world leading technology to replace 95% of the business systems.
• Office 365 and eDiscovery skills.
• Knowledge of SQL, PYTHON and writing fraud detection rules.
• Relationship development with stakeholders across the business holding regular one to one meeting to identify new ways to support the various departments.
• Utilised fraud detections systems to identify training and performance gaps across the business to help improve the customer experience cycle and drive profit through efficiency.
• Cybercrime Investigations.
• Point of contact for all major incidents such as suicide bombers, terrorism, fires, and serious injuries.
• Management and investigation of serious health and safety incidents.
• Delivering of loss prevention training and advisor on security management of bricks and mortar locations.
• Subject matter expert on retail crime.
• Management of relationships with over 90 Presidents and Directors of International Brands.
• Coach, mentor, and developer of the loss prevention team.
• Managed 37 investigators, 5 analysts and 1 legal advisor/interpreter.
Development, Implementation, Growth, Developer, Support, Safety, Incident Management, Ceo, Monitoring, Health, Security, Office, Coach, Software, International, Processes, LED, Manager, UP, Training, Sql, Python, Writing, Business Intelligence, Ecommerce, Retail, Operations, Office 365, Customer experience, Design, E-commerce, Mentor, Mac, GDpr, Management, Analytics, Technology, Compliance
2003 - 2015
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Detective Constable
DURHAM CONSTABULARY.
Led financial intelligence and suspicious activity reports management (SARS) department. Served as lead investigator in numerous high profile and international investigations. Spearheaded joint investigations and provided critical support to the National Crime Agency.
• Achieved the chief constable commendation for spearheading processes involving detection of burglaries and car crime.
• Conducted financial investigations, interviewing, intelligence gathering, cover operations, fraud, presenting evidence, case management, community policing, proceeds of crime management, anti-money laundering, specialist operations, covert operations, cybercrime, and forensics.
• Developed key relationships with financial institutes and government agencies to investigate financial crime involving high profile organised crime groups with money laundering and large-scale fraud operations. Supported successful prosecutions involving millions of British pounds.
• Trained in forensics, eDiscovery, and analytical tools.
• Early policing career involved setting up and managing several retail crime initiatives across Country Durham.
• Achieved the chief constable commendation for spearheading processes involving detection of burglaries and car crime.
• Conducted financial investigations, interviewing, intelligence gathering, cover operations, fraud, presenting evidence, case management, community policing, proceeds of crime management, anti-money laundering, specialist operations, covert operations, cybercrime, and forensics.
• Developed key relationships with financial institutes and government agencies to investigate financial crime involving high profile organised crime groups with money laundering and large-scale fraud operations. Supported successful prosecutions involving millions of British pounds.
• Trained in forensics, eDiscovery, and analytical tools.
• Early policing career involved setting up and managing several retail crime initiatives across Country Durham.
Retail, Operations, Management, Presenting, Support, Community, International, Processes, LED, UP
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Masters, Counter Fraud, and Intelligence
Masters, Counter Fraud, and Intelligence
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